Living with the Bowland Caping Knife

[Heym SR20]

For a long time I have really rated the Mora Knife, but at the Stalking Show I treated myself to a little caping knife from Bowland Blades.

It lives in the long tool pocket on my Fjallravens, and just forget it’s there. Blade length is just over two inches so legal for every day carry.

Its wickedly sharp. Gralloching a Roe buck is simple. I am not sure I would open up the chest cavity with it, thats a job for a bigger knife or saw. But I mostly never bother. Skinning and then butchering into major joints again no issue. I am sure it would be perfectly capable on a bigger deer, indeed I reckon you could take apart a Red stag on the hill to then carry it out in bits.

I initially thought the kadex sheath was a bit naff, a little leather sheath would be much nicer. But in use the kadex sheath works really well and easily cleaned. A leather sheaf can get rather rank with blood etc.

Very happy with it

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The Caping knife / Neck knife RED handle - Bowland Blades

The Caping knife . A 2 3/4″blade designed for neck carry knife ( though it would at just 6 1/2″ overall ) fit nicely almost anywhere from the bino pouch or trouser or jacket pocket or just as the handy out the way neck lanyard carry suplied . The design is intentionally multi purpose as… Read...

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NB. I have no relationship with Bowland other than just being a happy customer.

 

[billy_boyle_2010]

Its not a folder is it ?

If its fixed- then im 99% sure its not legal for every day carry......

Any locking or fixed blade regardless of length is not legal for every day carry. Folders with sharpened blades under 3" are. IMO even an Opinel knife- given it locks- isn't legal for every day carry. Removing the locking ring would make it legal.

 

[billy_boyle_2010]

But i must agree it does look a nice bit of kit!

 

[Sonicdmb73]

Its not a folder is it ?

If its fixed- then im 99% sure its not legal for every day carry......

Any locking or fixed blade regardless of length is not legal for every day carry. Folders with sharpened blades under 3" are. IMO even an Opinel knife- given it locks- isn't legal for every day carry. Removing the locking ring would make it legal.

Correct the three important parts for everyday carry are folding, non locking and cutting edge of not more than 3".
Not all Opinel are locking.

 

[billy_boyle_2010]

@Sonicdmb73 aren't they ? Oh thats good to know. I find the blades super easy to rust and tarnish on Opinels but they are wonderfully cheap

 

[Sonicdmb73]

@Sonicdmb73 aren't they ? Oh thats good to know. I find the blades super easy to rust and tarnish on Opinels but they are wonderfully cheap

I have a couple in my pocket now an inch blade and two inch non locking. I have a locking one somewhere too. They also come in stainless.

After that slight derail of the OP, I do like the look of that little knife. Handle a sensible colour too.

 

[Steff]

Correct the three important parts for everyday carry are folding, non locking and cutting edge of not more than 3".

TBH, who cares?

I don‘t think there is a single day nowadays that wouldn‘t put me into jail if I got caught.
Be it a knife on my belt or in the glove compartment, a rifle not locked up properly for a couple of hours, a drink before driving, speeding, not sorting my waste correctly and god knows what.

The more they impose on us the less I bother.

 

[Ferretlurcher70]

Looks very nice.
Only crime is getting caught