Mtnman1 I think you're on the right track. That is the closest thing to an ideal caping blade as I've seen, for me at least! I'll be anxious to see the finished product.
12334567, That top knife is an awewsome little knife andd if it's 6 3/4" or less would be close to my ideal field dressing knife! Neat little blade! But as far as a caper it's still too wide. If you did scale it down and take off some of the belly, it would definitely work. I think you were on the right track with the first knife with a few mods.
I'm not a taxidermist so I don't do near as many heads as they do. This year I peeled probably 10 bulls, 4 antelope, a couple of bucks, A desert bighorn and by the end of the year should do 4 or 5 aoudad. If I had to do it every day, I would probably use a victornox or exacto knife. I just like hand-made knives made for the job.
