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simon1979

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hi all, im looking at different knifes, whats the best all round knife, i mainly use it for rabbits and deer.
are the gut hucks any good, and i saw the earlyer post about the breast saw for deer which was useful. Dose any one use a skining knife to.
many thanks
simon
 
EKA swing blade is the best knife I have used, and I have used them all....well alot anyway :). They hold their edge and the gralloch blade which is not a hook is very useful. A hook often gets caught up when your trying to bleed the animal.
 
Just got one of these to try
Pocket Tools with Locking Blades: Victorinox Hunter XT --- Heinnie Haynes - Knives, Pocket Tools and Accessories
The safety blunt tip serrated blade is a great opener, folders are not for everyone but a sensible knife in a practical colour at not too silly a price. As blades lock and are a shade over 3 inches you must have a good reason for having a knife like this on your person.

Also +1 for the swingblade, TOP TIP don't buy a Buck or a gut hook knife, Bucks of late have lost the plot and gut hook knives are no good for cutting out the back passage.
 
me i like this type of blade quite narrow and will do the anal canal on smaller deer no problem but also long enough to bleed the biggest deer as well as it doing the atlas joint well although i have just started doing a thin blade for that purpose alone. I find the swingblade abit broad for my liking . Can i ask all you swingblade users if they are long enough to bleed the animal through the chest?, atb wayne
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I've got an EKA Swede 10 with orange handle - handles everything I've thrown at it - and just bought a Bear Grylls Scout folding from Lizard223 on here as back up.

Always carry a small folding knife for anything other than deer work

Cheers
i
 
I have an orange Eka swing blade and it is has proved very useable and keeps its edge.

I also have a £10 bush knife which gets used for everything. A few strokes on the falkniven to put the edge back on, boil the whole thing to get it clean, and if I loose it I just get another.
Nothing wrong with low priced, and you don't get attached to them.
 
I know a lot of people dislike the Gerber range due to the unknown steel they use but I got a Gerber Myth field dress kit ( http://www.ronniesunshines.com/myth-field-dress-kit.html?gclid=CP2Vn5mwhrUCFe7MtAodKi0APQ ) for xmas and have to say for the money it's bloody good. You get two knives in the same strong plastic sheath. One a nice strong skinning knife with gut hook and the other is much smaller thinner blade that is actually quite flexible so ideal for smaller animals (rabbits birds etc) and cutting the anal passage. Both knoives are very sharp out the packet, but I've not had it long enough to say how well they hold an edge or how easy to resharpen. I've also got a Mora clipper carbon thats cheap and good quality.
 
Love my buck knife with the gut hook,does everything i need even split a red stags chest open with it,but then i'm pretty good with knives so may not suit everyone.
 
Been through a few looking for the perfect knife . Settled on an eka folder to keep in the pocket but use a boning and tripe knife from awsmith with a nice scabbard to keep them in .
Atb Steve
 
I have several knives ( bit of a knife nut) ones for general stalking to avoid I,ve found are,buck zipper, Alfa hunters very hard steel,and most folding unless you like cleaning, there are a lot out there, get to handle as many as possible, but beware its contagious.
 
Cooter said:
I have an orange Eka swing blade and it is has proved very useable and keeps its edge.

I also have a £10 bush knife which gets used for everything. A few strokes on the falkniven to put the edge back on, boil the whole thing to get it clean, and if I loose it I just get another.
Nothing wrong with low priced, and you don't get attached to them.
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Depends on how much you value you digits. I have stopped using folders for same reason. Dont get me wrong a good old buck 110 was my first decent knife ( i still have it)but things are not what they used to be in knife making. All is made in china now except a select few, fallkniven spring to mind. to the man in the street the knives are far too expensive, but you only ever buy one (and you wont lose it cos it costs a hundred nicker). I have had all sorts of knives and owned over 30 and even made my own yet I am off for hinds next week and the only ones making the trip with me are the H1 and the TK2. rest are redundant.
There are knives and there are fallknven.
Here endeth the lesson.
 
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If you like folders the Chris Reeve Small Sebenza is an expensive but quality price of kit. Has a very solid lock up and is stripable for cleaning.Mora clipper will do most jobs well. Easy to clean and holds a good edge.
If you are into hand made stuff contact Alan Wood and have a look at one of his new models called the borders hunter. I have two, one in hunters orange G10 and housed in Kydex within leather.
 
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