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KA-BAR USMC version or ColdSteel SRK.
Gerber Freeman Guide folding.
Cheap, but very sharp (ened).
Knowing there are very high quality knives available, have not yet determined which ones I should acquire.
You should check out Tim Olt's (michiganroadkill on 24cf) knives. He makes an excellent blade and they are very affordable.
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Thanks!
Some great looking tools.
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That’s a really beautiful knife woodson. What a gem.
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That’s a really beautiful knife woodson. What a gem. Indeed it is! Very nice.
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Brett knocked it out of the park with that one!
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Wonderful knife! Just right
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Damn man, I missed that one. Very sexy!!
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I post my knife often but I know a guy who has another pretty bad ass WM Dowell.
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Gdub owns this one now. Awesome knife.
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I remember where those scales came from. ha ha
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I really like it when a knife has a nice grind line on the spine, resulting in a distal taper. It's something you mostly see on well ballanced customs.
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Gdub owns this one now. Awesome knife. Yeah, that is a good one too! I have a Dowell, but it's a murdered out version.
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This week I received a Randall Model 5-4 from Captain Stanaback. It's definitely going to the field.
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I'm starting archery season with this Charles May... Others will sub in here and there. Love that profile and use of material.
Epstein didn't kill himself.
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Going into a checked bag.
Probably a Big Dave's sheathed Victorinox and maybe a Beretta Moki R.W. Loveless if feeling brave when I pack.
Those Beretta's are a flat out bargain.
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I always have a Case or Opinel folder in my pocket, but they are quite small like a Canoe or a No. 8 and so they just get general pocket knife use. I prefer the Chrome Vanadium or Carbone, but have also the stainless steels in both. For game, I learned to use kitchen paring knives. They are inexpensive and two or three of them are all that is needed to field dress large game before they dull. I like this Mercer that is X50CroMoV15. This is a good kitchen steel. It is the same steel Wustof uses, but Mercer makes the knives in Taiwan more affordably. I buy this knife for $22 and the same one with a zytel handle is $18. It is not as luxurious as VG10, but again more affordable. It is very stain resistant. I wash it in the dishwasher. It is NSF certified, so very easy to clean. There is never any gunk under the scales. It is 3.5" and nimble enough for any caping or field dressing task. It is also very easy to sharpen and get a good edge. It does not retain its edge like the super steels, but I can have two or three of them for what is still a fraction of the price of one knife, so in the field I always have a sharp one even halfway through a large job. Once I get home, sharpening is easy compared to the powdered steels. In my camp bag, I keep a paring knife and a Mora. The Mora is, of course, much tougher for processing wood and stuff like that. I still don't typically baton with it. I keep a Cold Steel Tomahawk and a Sven Saw in the 4x4. I like all these tools because they are very good at appropriate tasks. They are lightweight, 'minmalist,' and they are quite affordable. I would backpack with these rather than their heavier, costlier alternatives. My small 4x4 often accommodates four people and a large dog so I pack it also efficiently. With four people and a dog in there, there is really no room for more than what each person would take backpacking, so that is how I think.
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Since I shall be stalking on foot it will be this one. Model 26.
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You don't use a knife to gut a cottontail. Just start squeezing at the neck, hand over hand towards the rear, and the guts blow out through the anus. Twist the head off if you want in the field. We squeeze all the guts out as soon as we pick um up in the field. Works! Swamp rabbits are tougher though.
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