(Recommened gralloching knife)

[swaro79]

hi all!looking for recommendations for a good quality stalking gralloching knife?for red roe sika.time for a change!whats peoples thoughts on a quality one with good steel and which can hold an edge and take a good sharpen custom or off the shelf. what you stalkers using? any pics?cheer

 

[Rory]

There is a decent thread here which covers a lot of variety and some descriptions about why.

 

[swaro79]

cheers will have a read..

 

[paulbshooting]

Danum blades.

 

[Border]

Stuart Mitchell makes some exceedingly nice blades.

 

[Hayduke]

Stuart Mitchell

 

[VSS]

I've said it before and I'll say it again:
Buck 110 will do everything you need in the field, and because it's a folder it's nice and discreet in its pouch on your belt, so no need to worry about taking it off when you pop into a service station or anything like that while you're out.

 

[Fair Hill]

Ali Express.

 

[Hayduke]

These are excellent, gralloch and cut heads & legs off heaps of reds before the edge needs a tickle. Absolutely first class knives,

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www.stuartmitchellknives.com

British made from Sheffield - the steel city that built an empire. And a top fella with a long family history in the business.

 

[lochty]

Gerber Gator. See my previous pictures.

 

[Milk no sugar please]

I cannot get past this, Fallkniven F2 for me. It only gets used in the field for gralloch, other knives in the larder for taking head and feet off.

Fallkniven F2

 

[webley701]

Ali Express.

There’s plenty of very reasonably priced Swedish products available without stopping as low as Ali express

 

[Overlay]

Danum fallow
It will do all your species of deer and more
I done a fair number of fallow with my one the last two seasons and all it has needed is a quick strop up
Feels good in the hand cuts superbly

I’ve got the Fallow, Roe and the Muntjac blades and each and everyone of them hold their own on use and durability
Give Alan at Danum a call he will make you what you want
Good luck
Phil

 

[Koenig]

This all comes down to budget. Sub £15 - Mora all day. Sub £100 - EKA Swingblade is a good choice. Over £100 Casstrom or custom.

 

[Fair Hill]

There’s plenty of very reasonably priced Swedish products available without stopping as low as Ali express

Apart from Ikea, Abba, Spotify, Volvo and Saab what have the Swedes ever done for us?

 

[RDPD308]

Apart from Ikea, Abba, Spotify, Volvo and Saab what have the Swedes ever done for us?

 

[Klenchblaize]

Manly Patriot D2 G10

With the Patriot, Manly presents the fixed version of the successful Comrade folding knife.

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[mole trapper]

I bought one of these a couple of years ago, it's ok, but the blade is a bit short for doing the bung on a red, and a bit fat for doing smaller deers bung. So I find myself picking up one of my many mora companions in preference ( in carbon) they do everything perfectly and cost about £12
They take a wicked edge, have a good grippy handle and you'd onto cry if you lose one, oh and the sheath goes through the dishwasher.

 

[JH83]

Budget?

If it’s a £300+ then think Danum, Mitchell, Stainthorpe.

£200ish snakes knives off here does some reallly nice, sharp things.

£100ish Falkniven F1

Less…helle, Castrom mini hunter, I’m sure there’s a ton more. And yes a mora will do the job, in the same way a ford fiesta gets you to work. But some folks want an audi.

 

[Sandy25]

Snake knives on here - very good knives holding amazing edge for the £100 -200 mark. I use one for the gralloch, but then reserve a Mora for all the bone work, and a chest saw for splitting the brisket. Just means that I only have to touch up the edge with a strop after a gralloch.

Also use a Caastrom mini hunter. Fabulous for Muntjac, but a little too short for bleeding fallow and roe and doing the back passage. Very handy for inside the abdominal cavity though