Show Us Your Hunting Knife

[BeeMaa]

Well, now the truth is out I have a few knives.
If you count the professional commercial kitchen knives I have bought for my wife and some different butchering and skinning knives from commercial makers, 2 Von Gruffs and an R@N blades plus a lightweight skinner from another kiwi maker, yeah, probably adds up.

Pics or it doesn’t count.

 

[Altitude sickness]

Zinz

It’s hard not to love a red stained stag handle.

 

[Swamptrudger]

Nuthin' to write home about, very modest, but it holds an edge and the scales are removable (to get the goo out from under). I like the strike edge at the rear, have used it! Also like the radius on the spine and full tang. Very comfy. The symmetry of the grinds are perfect, edge to shave with. Sleipner steel, which I'm told will rust away before my eyes.... has no dark spots on it yet, after 2 years. I do clean it, don't oil it except when really cleaning it well and putting it away till next time.

Lionsteel B41

That's just a stock image. Mine has dull sort of dusky olive micarta scales.

 

[BeeMaa]

Nuthin' to write home about, very modest, but it holds an edge and the scales are removable (to get the goo out from under). I like the strike edge at the rear, have used it! Also like the radius on the spine and full tang. Very comfy. The symmetry of the grinds are perfect, edge to shave with. Sleipner steel, which I'm told will rust away before my eyes.... has no dark spots on it yet, after 2 years. I do clean it, don't oil it except when really cleaning it well and putting it away till next time.

Lionsteel B41

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That's just a stock image. Mine has dull sort of dusky olive micarta scales.

C'mon @Swamptrudger, you can do better. Post a pic of your actual knife.

 

[BryceM]

The guys at Trophaendienste Taxidermy arranged to have a couple of knives made using our warthog tusks. Admittedly, it's been living on a shelf, but I think it's about time to break them in.

 

[Swamptrudger]

Well, if you insist... just a quick shot on a natty bedspread......

The other knife is a Tops Knives Kukuri 7 (their spelling). I have a love hate relationship with it. Its nice for a camp tool, but only to a point. Too heavy. Handle is atrocious - you either choke up and get control, but you hand slides back, or.... you hold it at the rear and lose control. No middle of the road. I keep telling myself that I should modify the scales, make something with a larger, more forward and more pronounced pommel, but.... there's always something else to work on. The blade itself is 1095, shows a bit of staining. Its chopped its share of firewood, split wood with batoning, takes a beatin' but that handle.....

If I go west for elk, I'll not have any of that. These strictly get me by out in the soggy bottom.

 

[Daniel Cary]

Is there any useful purpose, work, etc. from a Karambit?

many thanks. They can be found as low as < than $40.

 

[MS 9x56]

The guys at Trophaendienste Taxidermy arranged to have a couple of knives made using our warthog tusks. Admittedly, it's been living on a shelf, but I think it's about time to break them in.

That knife begs to make meat.

 

[BeeMaa]

Is there any useful purpose, work, etc. from a Karambit?
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many thanks. They can be found as low as < than $40.

Define useful. For hunting...probably not in most situations.

 

[MS 9x56]

Define useful. For hunting...probably not in most situations.

Not that is legal or immediately comes to mind.

 

[Daniel Cary]

Define useful. For hunting...probably not in most situations.

Better clarification, thank you.
Including a hunting application ..
I often ask to use other's knives, @ work, ie: cutting rope, packaging, around the house, etc.

I was told Cold Steel, Kershaw, Boker, etc. were generally well made. If it's difficult to sharpen, doesn't serve a purpose hunting, or aimed at tactical .. may not be the wisest choice? thank you.

 

[BeeMaa]

Not that is legal or immediately comes to mind.

The legality of knives is the same as guns, laws are made at the state level with California being the most restrictive...shocker. In some cases, like Los Angels, cities will enact even more strict knife laws on top of those made by the state. It would be wise to check the laws before making a purchase, regardless of where you live.

Most of the time the laws have to do with blade length, folding knife deployment method (gravity, push-button, assisted, balisong...etc) and how the knife is carried (open or concealed).

With the exception of self defense, I can not think of a hunting scenario where the karambit knife (shown by @Daniel Cary) would be useful in the field, however "looking illegal" is not a crime.

 

[marksman]

l have owned an old Puma knife for years

 

[Daniel Cary]

The legality of knives is the same as guns, laws are made at the state level with California being the most restrictive...shocker. In some cases, like Los Angels, cities will enact even more strict knife laws on top of those made by the state. It would be wise to check the laws before making a purchase, regardless of where you live.

Most of the time the laws have to do with blade length, folding knife deployment method (gravity, push-button, assisted, balisong...etc) and how the knife is carried (open or concealed).

With the exception of self defense, I can not think of a hunting scenario where the karambit knife (shown by @Daniel Cary) would be useful in the field, however "looking illegal" is not a crime.

Short of Local municipalities, MI's state laws though lenient can be interpreted however they perceive. "Intent" It looked menacing, but if its's not ideal for hunting, you saved me $40. Thank you.

 

[BeeMaa]

Short of Local municipalities, MI's state laws though lenient can be interpreted however they perceive. "Intent" It looked menacing, but if its's not ideal for hunting, you saved me $40. Thank you.

One of my most used knives is the original Canadian Belt Knife from Grohmann. They go for about $100 - $160 and offer different blade shapes, handle material, blade material and even a flat grind if you choose.

Grohmann Hunting Knives

Other members like @Pheroze and @Bob Nelson 35Whelen are also big fans of this knife design. Here is a picture of mine that still has some yellow paint on the handle...but that's another story.

So why do I bring this up? You mentioned the $40 price point and Cold Steel brand and I used to own a Cold Steel Canadian Belt Knife. It was a knife that my wife wanted for when we were deer hunting together. They go for around $20 and what we found is that the blade material wasn't the best and the lack of a full tang made it unbalanced in the hand.

In the end it was easier for her to appropriate my knife and force me to buy something else...funny because that's why I started this thread. LOL.

I just wanted to let you know that there are better designs out there for the budget minded but you will be giving up some desirable features. You will get what you pay for.

 

[MS 9x56]

The best hunting knife is a sharp one that holds its edge for some time. The rest is a matter of personal preference.

 

[gbflyer]

One of my most used knives is the original Canadian Belt Knife from Grohmann. They go for about $100 - $160 and offer different blade shapes, handle material, blade material and even a flat grind if you choose.

Grohmann Hunting Knives

Other members like @Pheroze and @Bob Nelson 35Whelen are also big fans of this knife design. Here is a picture of mine that still has some yellow paint on the handle...but that's another story.
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So why do I bring this up? You mentioned the $40 price point and Cold Steel brand and I used to own a Cold Steel Canadian Belt Knife. It was a knife that my wife wanted for when we were deer hunting together. They go for around $20 and what we found is that the blade material wasn't the best and the lack of a full tang made it unbalanced in the hand.

In the end it was easier for her to appropriate my knife and force me to buy something else...funny because that's why I started this thread. LOL.

I just wanted to let you know that there are better designs out there for the budget minded but you will be giving up some desirable features. You will get what you pay for.

I am a big fan of those. Especially the Bird and Trout.

 

[BeeMaa]

I am a big fan of those. Especially the Bird and Trout.

I have debated several times on possibly getting a trout and bird knife from them, but my next one might be a MKC…if the missus will indulge me.

Maybe this one…Magnacut Super Cub Drop Point Hunter with black and olive G10 scales.

 

[rifletuner]

A few weekends back, I exhibited knives at my first knife show (this was held in Melbourne, Australia). I had a very hectic week leading up to the show, trying to finish off knives before the start of the show on Saturday morning.

This knife is a modification of a design I have made before. It takes onboard some suggestions from when I had my knives assessed in April for membership of the Australian Knifemakers Guild. This version has more drop at the point, and also a slight false edge to taper the point to a sharper point to make the initial cuts a little easier.

The blade is 3mm NitroV with a full flat grind. The handle is ivory G10, with red G10 liners, brass Loveless bolts and a brass lanyard tube.

This photo is from my table at the show on Saturday before the doors opened. It was the first knife I sold, so I never got a chance to take better photos.

 

[Tex .416]

These are my most used in recent years, a Kephart in 20cv by Paul Rasp dba CPE Knives and a Case Bose Bullnose Trapper in 154cm.