Officially the best knife for stalking that money can buy.

[Shabz]

I’ve had a fallkniven f2 for quite a while now, used it for twenty or thirty grallochs and would like to officially declare it the best knife I’ve ever used. I think the only improvement possible would be an inch shorter blade. Other than that, it’s fantastic. Great steel, great grind, easy to keep sharp and stays sharp for donkeys.

Absolutely recommended. Get one bought.

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This knife has a broad range of use. The short, fairly slender blade works well for filleting, cutting and cleaning fish. The short blade makes the knife a…

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[calgeo]

For the money I don’t think you can beat a Mora companion. Does everything I need it to do and it doesn’t cost that much that I’m worried about losing it.

 

[Morkai]

Over £100 for a named butchers knife? no thanks.

 

[Donkey Basher]

+1 for the Mora & if you want a knife with a bit more 'heft' to it for sorting out larger species like fallow then the Buck Vanguard will take some beating.

 

[Acm]

Over £100 for a named butchers knife? no thanks.

Whilst I don’t agree with the op that it’s the best knife for the money. I do own an f2 and it is a great knife.
Compared to other butcher knives it’s in a different class, I broke down 4 decent pigs without reaching for the steel once, I tend not to use it out in the field, but use it a lot on the larder.

 

[Klenchblaize]

I’ve had a fallkniven f2 for quite a while now, used it for twenty or thirty grallochs and would like to officially declare it the best knife I’ve ever used. I think the only improvement possible would be an inch shorter blade. Other than that, it’s fantastic. Great steel, great grind, easy to keep sharp and stays sharp for donkeys.

Absolutely recommended. Get one bought.

F2z » Butcher's knives - Fällkniven

This knife has a broad range of use. The short, fairly slender blade works well for filleting, cutting and cleaning fish. The short blade makes the knife a…

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If that blade profile floates your canoe you’re in luck as rather than spend c£125 you can find good boning knives for under £15 from many makers.

F Dick Straight Boning Knife

www.cuttingedgeservices.co.uk

K
Ps: Whoops, just seen post #3!

 

[Morkai]

Whilst I don’t agree with the op that it’s the best knife for the money. I do own an f2 and it is a great knife.
Compared to other butcher knives it’s in a different class, I broke down 4 decent pigs without reaching for the steel once, I tend not to use it out in the field, but use it a lot on the larder.

For breaking down animals and meat, Ive got a knife off the lads at the local abattoir, theyre like £10 to £20.

If theyre good enough for the lads butchering dozens of cows a day then theyre definitely good enough for me.

 

[Morkai]

For the money I don’t think you can beat a Mora companion. Does everything I need it to do and it doesn’t cost that much that I’m worried about losing it.

I have the similar Hultafors one that I take fishing, got it for the same reason, sharp and cheap, dont worry if it gets lost.

 

[Klenchblaize]

+1 for the Mora & if you want a knife with a bit more 'heft' to it for sorting out larger species like fallow then the Buck Vanguard will take some beating.

Shameless product promotion. Again!

K

 

[Tim.243]

If that blade profile floates your canoe you’re in luck as rather than spend c£125 you can find good boning knives for under £15 from many makers.

F Dick Straight Boning Knife

www.cuttingedgeservices.co.uk

K
Ps: Whoops, just seen post #3!

Quite aggrege as the food industry use 15 quid knives and not one costing £112.00



@Shabz

 

[John Gryphon]

I did my years in the abattoirs and used "butchers knives' knives purpose made for the different tasks and before I graduated to "butcher I had a non butchers job in the abattoir. it was Opening Up,already skinned but nonetheless I was doing 3200 'unzips" a day on the mutton chain..yes 3200 of them and one used a proper knife.

 

[Acm]

Quite aggrege as the food industry use 15 quid knives and not one costing £112.00



@Shabz

To be fair though the food industry uses soft and easy to resharpen steels so anybody can rip a new edge onto them of course this is fine if you have a steel chained round your waist or on a nearby bench but that not really what the falky is designed for.
Ever broken down a moose in the field? I have on day 8 of a 10 day trip having carried all my equipment with me for a week. It was a blessing to have a knife that held an edge for the duration. It’s still a blessing now when I’m doing home kill and butchery not to keep reaching for a steel.

 

[Tim.243]

To be fair though the food industry uses soft and easy to resharpen steels so anybody can rip a new edge onto them of course this is fine if you have a steel chained round your waist or on a nearby bench but that not really what the falky is designed for.
Ever broken down a moose in the field? I have on day 8 of a 10 day trip having carried all my equipment with me for a week. It was a blessing to have a knife that held an edge for the duration. It’s still a blessing now when I’m doing home kill and butchery not to keep reaching for a steel.

If I was going that far and for a while then packing a small steel would be my choice with a couple of extra knives in the pack...If you lost your go to knife then you would be welcome to borrow mine with out a chain on the steel.
I have done reds on my own with my F Dick knives so just take a few seconds to rip an edge back on.

Use what you are happy with but anything expensive is double to replace as I have thousands of £'s of Snap-on Tools
with the only ones go missing are the 10/13mm combo.
To be fair the OP never mentioned Moose

 

[gixer1]

Over £100 for a named butchers knife? no thanks.

Another vote for mora. Companion or clipper in hi-via orange!

 

[Shootgun]

Can’t beat the Garron … buy once, cry once

 

[biffo]

Mora in carbon steel are great value and always in my bag as a back up knife. I use the casstrom Hunter mini, great size for the pocket and does the job on fallow.

 

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[Rake Aboot]

Always preferred my swing blade.
Unbeatable.

 

[Acm]

If I was going that far and for a while then packing a small steel would be my choice with a couple of extra knives in the pack...If you lost your go to knife then you would be welcome to borrow mine with out a chain on the steel.
I have done reds on my own with my F Dick knives so just take a few seconds to rip an edge back on.

Use what you are happy with but anything expensive is double to replace as I have thousands of £'s of Snap-on Tools
with the only ones go missing are the 10/13mm combo.
To be fair the OP never mentioned Moose

Funny what we all decide to spend money on isn’t it. Despite using them most days I could never bring myself to punt out money for snap on tools. Like you say, to each his own. And your right, the op never mentioned moose

 

[Tim.243]

Funny what we all decide to spend money on isn’t it. Despite using them most days I could never bring myself to punt out money for snap on tools. Like you say, to each his own. And your right, the op never mentioned moose

Snap-on are like expensive knives but with one draw back if it breaks you don't get a replacement knife...