4" to 5" Nessmuk Recomendations (flat grind)

Steelhog

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Hey all - I recently picked up the LT. Wright Camp Muk (about a 3.5" blade) and I am super impressed by the usefulness and practicality of the blade. This was my first experience with the nessmuk style and I can see why outdoors men have really liked this design. So throwing this out for feedback/recomendations on who makes a good 4-5 inch model. It seems LT no longer makes this size and I am having a hard time finding others. Let me know.
 
I was looking for the exact same thing several months ago, and they were pretty hard to find. A few come through the knifemaker's market. The Tops Camp Creek is one. The marbles woodcraft is similar as is the LT Wright jessmuk. Lt used to have a knife just called "muk" that was 4 1/8" according to the knife connection but I don't think it's made anymore. I think there was one or two more out there.

If you search for skinner knives, you get a lot that are similar but not quite the same, like the buck 103, since the concept of the nessmuk is very similar to a skinner, or a small butchering knife.

This is one that I picked up off of the knife maker's market. I think the blade is 3 1/2 or 3 3/4", so not quite there but better than 3.
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I also find this little guy interesting as an EDC, or little pairing knife in the kitchen. I used it frequently on small items like cleaning and chopping garlic.
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what is that on the bottom? I like the muk shape with the next gen handle!

bikerector said:
I was looking for the exact same thing several months ago, and they were pretty hard to find. A few come through the knifemaker's market. The Tops Camp Creek is one. The marbles woodcraft is similar as is the LT Wright jessmuk. Lt used to have a knife just called "muk" that was 4 1/8" according to the knife connection but I don't think it's made anymore. I think there was one or two more out there.

If you search for skinner knives, you get a lot that are similar but not quite the same, like the buck 103, since the concept of the nessmuk is very similar to a skinner, or a small butchering knife.

This is one that I picked up off of the knife maker's market. I think the blade is 3 1/2 or 3 3/4", so not quite there but better than 3.
c4gJ8NBl.jpg


I also find this little guy interesting as an EDC, or little pairing knife in the kitchen. I used it frequently on small items like cleaning and chopping garlic.
JQOWQ4hl.jpg
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Deinos said:
what is that on the bottom? I like the muk shape with the next gen handle!
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Much smaller than the next gen, I think it's a blind horse little drover, something pretty close to that. I think the blade is closer to 2 3/4", maybe a touch smaller. Got that one from the PIF thread a while back. I think it would be a pretty sweet small game skinner/hunting knife.
 
bikerector said:
Much smaller than the next gen, I think it's a blind horse little drover, something pretty close to that. I think the blade is closer to 2 3/4", maybe a touch smaller. Got that one from the PIF thread a while back. I think it would be a pretty sweet small game skinner/hunting knife.
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I like my LT Camp Muk... considered a lil muk... but I like that handle style a lot better than the muk handle style for sure.
 
steelhog said:
Hey all - I recently picked up the LT. Wright Camp Muk (about a 3.5" blade) and I am super impressed by the usefulness and practicality of the blade. This was my first experience with the nessmuk style and I can see why outdoors men have really liked this design. So throwing this out for feedback/recomendations on who makes a good 4-5 inch model. It seems LT no longer makes this size and I am having a hard time finding others. Let me know.
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SMKW exclusive ESEE-JG5 looks to fit the bill?
 
It is not a Nessmuk design, but it was designed for the same purpose: The Waterway. Plus it is impervious to weather, salt, corrosion, etc.

I carried a Buck 103 Skinner for years as my all around knife. I built shelters, cut stakes, skinned game, and pretty much all I need to do with it. As some point I took off the hump on the spine and liked it better for my uses.
 
DocT said:
It is not a Nessmuk design, but it was designed for the same purpose: The Waterway. Plus it is impervious to weather, salt, corrosion, etc.
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Having been researching LC200N for my native 5 salt, I think I need to revisit the waterway. Some of the nitrogen steels seem like they have some killer properties, when corrosion resistance is of high value. It makes me wonder if HT is a butt, or if it's simply the cost of the steel that keeps them from being used so much. I was pretty surprised to see the toughness it tested at in Larrin's charts on knifesteelnerds.
 
bikerector said:
Having been researching LC200N for my native 5 salt, I think I need to revisit the waterway. Some of the nitrogen steels seem like they have some killer properties, when corrosion resistance is of high value. It makes me wonder if HT is a butt, or if it's simply the cost of the steel that keeps them from being used so much. I was pretty surprised to see the toughness it tested at in Larrin's charts on knifesteelnerds.
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Yeah, LC200N is looking really good. Harder users have found this steel to be very nice.

BTW, Larrin will have an article on H1 on his site by Monday, he says.
 
The original nessmuk was designed as an exclusive skinning and butchering knife by the man himself. Are you planning on using it is a game processing blade, or something more of an all around field knife because that will obviously change what sort of thing you're looking for.
That said, I know that Lucas Forge makes an exact replica of the original Nessmuk knife of you want to try that out. Looks gorgeous and I've heard only good things about his work.
 
DocT said:
It is not a Nessmuk design, but it was designed for the same purpose: The Waterway. Plus it is impervious to weather, salt, corrosion, etc.

I carried a Buck 103 Skinner for years as my all around knife. I built shelters, cut stakes, skinned game, and pretty much all I need to do with it. As some point I took off the hump on the spine and liked it better for my uses.
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That’s an odd choice for a do all knife. I can see why you’d de hump it.

I’ve been looking at modifying the 103 thinking a neat little clip point is hiding in the blade waiting to be released. Almost like a 212. Did you just de hump it? Making a straight back with a high point?
 
Some of the Drovers from Blind Horse knives days are nice, they were 01 I think.
 
cbach8tw said:
Some of the Drovers from Blind Horse knives days are nice, they were 01 I think.
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I see an old sale add for one on the bushcraft forum that is O1, so you're right. It was at least available in that steel, if it wasn't in others. I know LT used a ton of D2 in his earlier models and I'm assuming that includes when he was still in Blind Horse before the split.

4 1/8" cutting edge, according the that add.

Specifications:
Overall Length 8 1/2"
1/8" 01 Tool Steel
Sharpened edge 4 1/8" inches
Saber Ground Blade
Steel Type – 01 tool steel

Short "review" of the knife. It's 90% about building a trap, so only the first few mins applies to the western drover. I think these are roughly the exact specs of the LT "muk" when that full-size was still offered as now they only offer the mid-szie camp muk and lil' muk, unfortunately.
 
bikerector said:
I see an old sale add for one on the bushcraft forum that is O1, so you're right. It was at least available in that steel, if it wasn't in others. I know LT used a ton of D2 in his earlier models and I'm assuming that includes when he was still in Blind Horse before the split.

4 1/8" cutting edge, according the that add.

Specifications:
Overall Length 8 1/2"
1/8" 01 Tool Steel
Sharpened edge 4 1/8" inches
Saber Ground Blade
Steel Type – 01 tool steel

Short "review" of the knife. It's 90% about building a trap, so only the first few mins applies to the western drover. I think these are roughly the exact specs of the LT "muk" when that full-size was still offered as now they only offer the mid-szie camp muk and lil' muk, unfortunately.
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That BHK western driver looks like a great one. But I would guess they hard to find.
 
Lots of great suggestions. It seems many of the nessmuks on the market are small or very utilitarian. I know the ESEE knife is a great one but I just have not be interested in ESEE for some time. At one point in my life I think I owned there entire line up. My interests are much more toward the small shops or traditional designs now. I see C.T Fischer makes one but it looks like scandi and I really dont know much about this maker.
 
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