Grohmann Russell belt knife questions

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I have a few questions for those who have and use Grohmann Russell belt knives.What model,steel,and handle do you have?Which do you think is best?How well does it do fine cutting like shaving slivers of wood for fuzz sticks?How well does it hold up to tough cutting chores like ripping open the rib cage of a deer?Does it hold a descent edge and resharpen easily?Does the point look reasonably durable for a knife of this type or does it look like it will break if you look at it hard?
Thanks in advance for any help,
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My first good knife was a grohman #1 stainless purchased back in 1972. Over the years I have used it for general camping and some small game hunting. I love the blade shape and handle ergonomics and the blade has never chipped in use. The company refers to the steel as high carbon German stainless and does not get any more specific. It does hold an edge reasonably well ( like AUS8 IMO) and sharpens nicely. Recently I purchased their skinner model and used it a little this past spring and summer. The steel seems to perform better than my 27 year old knife and the blade thickness is less at the edge. This allows for a lower angle for sharpening thus permitting a finer edge. All in all two decent knives with very good handling characteristics.
 
Thanks for the great info you guys.I thought I saw something about them in here before but when I tried a search nothing came up.
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I have Grohmann's #1 (original belt knife) and the #4 (larger survival knife). The first thing I noticed about these knives is how light they are. They have lots of belly and should work well for skinning.

The edge retention is decent, about the same as a Ka Bar Marine combat knife. This is not excellent but quite acceptable. As an added bonus these knives are extremely easy to sharpen.

I have split wood by hammering on the back of the blade with another piece of wood. I have done 5" blocks without any blade damage. Its a pain when the wood is bigger than the blade. Making fuzz sticks is a task that the #1 and #4 will do easily.

I like both knives and would happly carry the No. 1 in place of any folding pocket knife if it is possible. The No. 4 is bigger and accomplish a lot more without being too bulky.

Will
 
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