7" curved butcher from Herder Collection

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modaddyb

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This sold out from Smoky Mountain Knife Works sept 2010, pg 44
7" Curved Butcher Riveted Tang FHR719. They are old school and would love to find a couple to start my cut shop with. Can you help? Thank you, Chris.
 
What kind of buisness are you about to start?

I'm not familiar with the term "cut shop".
 
I used R.H. Forschner, by Victorinox in all my years as a butcher. The ones with the rosewood handles. Great value, and they still make them.

I also used them in my game processing buisness for many years.


I don't know anything about the one you mention, so can't help you with that.
 
Well thanks for the heads up with the experience. These knifes caught my attention flippin through the catalogue. Old steel from an old German company bombed during the war. I'd have to make the handles but they are beautiful blades.
 
modaddyb said:
Well thanks for the heads up with the experience. These knifes caught my attention flippin through the catalogue. Old steel from an old German company bombed during the war. I'd have to make the handles but they are beautiful blades.
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I haven't looked at those, and may be wrong, but knowing SMKW they may not be of great quality. And once it turns into a job the looks of your knife will not matter to you one bit, or doesn't to any I know/knew.

I would stick with something thats proven itself as a very popular choice for meatcutters if it were me. A good cheaper one that you may want to look at, esp since your just getting started, is Chicago Cutlery. Not as good as the one I mentined above, but still good meatcutting knives for the price.
 
Correct me if I'm wrong, but Chicago Cutlery dropped its professional line several years ago and the big box stores knives are all made in China.

As for the Smokey Mt. catalog. Which one? They are not on page 44 of the Xmas catalog I received a few weeks ago.
 
Sidehill Gouger said:
Correct me if I'm wrong, but Chicago Cutlery dropped its professional line several years ago and the big box stores knives are all made in China.
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Your would know more than me about the current Chicago Cutlery knives. It was in the 80's when I ordered several for a few of my meatcutters. I would let them learn to sharpen on them untill moving them up to the RH Forschner's. They did hold up to hard use very well back then, but wouldn't hold and edge very long.
 
Hey pops thanks for the input...
I'm not interested in only appearances however, this blade is awesome looking and will need a custom handle. But its the manufacture and the type of steel they used fifty plus years ago that really caught my attention. Oh by the way, if you want to send your old butching eq to me I'll be very happy to use it with care also.m Thanx Chris.
 
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