Let’s talk hunting knives. (Traditional)

Old Hunter said:
Just going back through looking at the pictures in the thread again - getting close enough to an antelope to kill it with a levergun is no small feat - nice work! OH
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My friend Ben there is a very experienced hunter. I shall pass on the kind words. Interestingly, that antelope provided handles for a knife for each of his grandkids:

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Horsewright said:
that antelope provided handles for a knife for each of his grandkids:
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Wow, your friend Ben has some fortunate grandkids! We have our first, a grandson, coming in two weeks (in our late 60's, we're beside ourselves as we never thought this would happen). I've been thinking about all kinds of outdoorsman things I want him to have! OH
 
About a decade ago I made my own "Sharpfinger" from a 440C blank and some bookmatched walnut. Breasted a couple of ducks with it, but nothing larger.
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The factory fixed blade that best fits my hand is the Schrade 172UH, with the finger notches. It just melts into my hand, and the Staglon is nice and grippy, too!
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I bought this lionSTEEL folder with the hopes of using it as a caper if I ever shot "the big one." So far I haven't. 😩
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Schrade USA 165OT, this one I keep in the truck toolbox as an extra. Picture is of me "helping" a buddy clean a deer after he said "forgot my knife!" If he wasn't my old OPS officer (that I think the world of) I would have let him clean it with a hacksaw blade I had in the toolbox. OH
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tongueriver said:
I will try this new addition in a few days in a whitetail cull for the freezer.
The Knife is 8"1/4 long overall.
Blade by Brisa, Made in Finland. Model: Skinner 95.
Blade is 3"3/4 (95mm) long, 1"3/16 (30mm) wide and 0.135" (3.5 mm) thick at the spine,
Blade Material: Swedish stainless steel Sandvik 12C27, (HRC 58-59).
Full flat grind with a small secondary bevel and distal taper.
One of the few factory blades with nearly perfect cutting geometry. Brisa got it right.
Custom Handle : Brass, stacked Birch Barck, stabilized Karelian Birch Burl,
G10 Spacers. Assembled on a rat-tail tang with a pommel nut and epoxy.View attachment 2389222View attachment 2389223View attachment 2389224View attachment 2389225View attachment 2389226
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Clean, pleasing lines on that Skinner; the perfect size, too.

Good luck on your hunt 🍻
 
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