Knife to separate leg joints, help needed

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Shriket33

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Separating leg joints of moose and Buffalo needs a special knife.
Wrenching motions, constantly hitting of course bone with the edge, still the blade must stay sharp enough to cut the tough ligaments and tendons holding the joint together, after it has cut through the tough dirt encrusted skin covering the joints.
Two front leg joints to be separated, the hind legs get snapped of along the suture below the joints, after the sutures get exposed. Not to mention the skinning job, for illustration, the hide of a large bull bison on top of the neck is 2.0 inches thick! Dirt encrusted on top.
You get the picture I hope.
Many blades break the tip or chip the edge. One production blade that does not break is the Mora, but dulls very quick cutting through the hide and hitting bone.
What steel would be needed to accomplish this task?
Are there production blades that would answer this purpose?
 
For bone work my choices would be Elmax, M4, 3V,52100. Edge retention and strength. I like d2 but others will be better.
 
Not sure there's a one knife, production blade solution for what you describe, but my steel choice for best balance of toughness and wear resistance would be cpm m4.

I'm curious what specific knifes and blade steels you know of that have chipped and broken.
 
I butchered a couple hogs yesterday and regularly butcher animals from cows in size to partridge. I recommend a knife in 3v.

Winkler belt knife tad edition in 3v would be my suggestion from personal use, it has plenty of belly for skinning and thick enough stock to handle torque but not too thick to be a good cutter.

Before I had access to a band saw and other processing equipment I would drop guts in the field and finish skinning and processing in my garage all with knives. Depending on how long it would be until I could bring the animal home I would skin in the field as well because skinning is easier when the critter is still warm.

Now I have access to a butcher shop with rollers and gambles and life is easy lol

Is this a ranch hunt? Or way out somewhere in the bush?

The pic I attached was a back up I had to my belt knife that I sold.. I wish I kept it though, I'll grab another back up though.
 

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I second the CPM3V.. Best value IMO is the new Cold Steel Master Hunter in 3V for under $100 in some places. Comfy grip too. If you want something that functions well and looks great, check out Bark River. They have more hunting style knives in 3V than any company that I know of. (video is for reference purposes only)

[video=youtube;eK7TafoqxKQ]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eK7TafoqxKQ[/video]
 
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