Let’s talk hunting knives. (Traditional)

[The Kidd]

The deer have been hitting the deck for us so the knives have been getting a workout.

Used my GEC Cody Scout to skin and cape a big mule deer I shot last week in CO.
My son used his Case Barlow he got for his birthday in October to dress his first buck last weekend.

And I used my old faithful GEC 23 on my whitetail buck I shot on the ranch Tuesday morning.
I’ll shamefully admit that all of the butchering has taken place with a cheap Barracuda 6” filet knife if you don’t count my 1930’s vintage US Berkel meat slicer.

 

[lutejones]

These two are my favourite fixed blades

The Muela Kodiak is an amazing knife although the steel is not great bad balance between sharpness/edge retention/ease of sharpening.
The helle has great steel but the grind is optimised for cutting wood rather than meat

my hunting mate is into guns, calibres and long range shooting as deep as I am into knives, the goat on the picture was eating the spring budding leaves on top of an almond tree 5 or 6 feet off the ground. He put it down from 500 yards away with well placed 300 wim mag from his Remington sendero. The goat was processed with my 64-69 case 6318pu stockman.
Lately every time I go out in the field I carry the case 6375 large stockman, there is something really nice in the combination of amber bone and dark grey carbon steel, this next picture is last September during the rut.
The knife did a great job skinning and quartering the bull

 

[JM2]

Looks like I have some catching up to do. I missed the notification for this thread a while back. Might as well start from the beginning.

 

[JM2]

Looks like I got some catching up to do. I missed the notification for this, might as well start at the beginning.

 

[Horsewright]

A Sonroran Hunter:

 

[cudgee]

A Sonroran Hunter:

What is that on the blade, hard to tell from a photo.

 

[cudgee]

My son used his Case Barlow he got for his birthday in October to dress his first buck last weekend.

Great to see him out in the fresh air learning a skill, rather than stuck inside on a mobile device.

 

[Horsewright]

What is that on the blade, hard to tell from a photo.

The steel is 26C3, a high carbon steel that was clay coated during heat treat. So what you're seeing is what I call a working hamon, as I don't spend hours polishing it or chasing it down a rabit hole. Even though I coat all the blades similarly ya never know how thats gonna turn out.

Each is an individual and ya just never know how its gonna turn out.

 

[cudgee]

The steel is 26C3, a high carbon steel that was clay coated during heat treat. So what you're seeing is what I call a working hamon, as I don't spend hours polishing it or chasing it down a rabit hole. Even though I coat all the blades similarly ya never know how thats gonna turn out.

Each is an individual and ya just never know how its gonna turn out.

Thanks. Did not know about that, but it is brilliant. I like the fact that you don't know how each blade will turn out, gives each knife it's own individual character.

 

[tongueriver]

delete

 

[Horsewright]

I just had to keep this thread from going into utter hibernation; these Remingtons will never see work in the field again but they were a force back in the day. Most of those old Remingtons had left hand sheaths. The right side was reserved for a handgun in a holster.
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As it should be! Why I make mostly crossdraw sheaths.

 

[jmh33]

 

[The Kidd]

I just had to keep this thread from going into utter hibernation; these Remingtons will never see work in the field again but they were a force back in the day. Most of those old Remingtons had left hand sheaths. The right side was reserved for a handgun in a holster.
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While much larger than I like those are a beautiful piece of history! I would love to have one to go along with my near mint M30 Express.

 

[.577NE]

While much larger than I like those are a beautiful piece of history! I would love to have one to go along with my near mint M30 Express.

"Don't fear asking about the knives I post; some are available." By tongueriver hint hint

You might just get lucky

 

[Old Hunter]

I've told this a few times before.
I bought a Buck 118 at an Army PX in either '69 or'70 and have used it almost exclusively through the years. This has the 440C steel and Buck's grind on it. I bought the Buck stones/oil and, of course, could never get an edge on it like from the factory.

In the late seventies or earlier eighties after a successful deer hunt, I was with my hunting partner to process our game. I had just spent a good amount of time getting the best edge I could on the 118 and let him use it, after he had asked. I turned my back and was wrapping meat when I heard the whirring and accompanying grinding of an electric sharpener! He had taken my 118 and was running it through that horrible machine! Needless to say he never used any knife of mine again.

I have thought about trying other patterns and steels, but I find that I always reach for and use the 118...muscle memory, you know.

Last year I had Leroy Remer, a former Buck Custom Shop manager put together 118 parts that I was gifted with an old-time looking Lucite handle. It is now my go to hunting knife.

The old and the new...

Preston, every time I see a picture of your Leroy Remer Buck 118 I love it all over again! Beautifully crafted handles! OH

 

[Old Hunter]

While much larger than I like those are a beautiful piece of history! I would love to have one to go along with my near mint M30 Express.

Wow, a M30 Remington Expresss still getting it done in the hunting fields - best version of a M1917 ever built! OH

 

[Hatchet_Jack]

That, my friend, is a black phase Fox Squirrel. Not to be confused with a black phase Grey Squirrel. This, was a once in a lifetime.....View attachment 1905079View attachment 1905080

Did you tan the skin or mount him?

 

[Rockon75]

Did you tan the skin or mount him?

Been getting mounted for all too long... I guess I need to call my guy and remind him to finish up, lol.

 

[pjsjr]

Preston, every time I see a picture of your Leroy Remer Buck 118 I love it all over again! Beautifully crafted handles! OH

Thanks Bruce, I have it out on the table where I can see it. I feel the same way.

 

[Hatchet_Jack]

I'm a flintlock hunter and appreciate all things 18th century, particularly anything leaning towards the French side. This is a replica french boucheron based off an excavated original from the french Fort Carillon (later fort Ticonderoga).