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A bit late to the discussion, but this is my stabby cutty slashy mohelish standby. It's not the sharpest knife in the shed but what it lacks in sharpness it makes up for in glorious, hard, black length.



It's an old Cold Steel Recon Tanto (made in USA version) that I've never really taken care of. I tend to ignore it since it's not really useful for much of anything that I need a knife for.

Did Bart keep those too?

Hey that’s what you get for hanging out with ass holes.

(Myself excluded)

You're slipping. Remsen's bedside table with the neatly stacked piles of shiny change (for bedside worship before retiring to sleep every night, obviously) and you don't say a word? For shame.

Sorry, Remsen. But then your knife pictured is of a Japanese design, so you kind of owe me...




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keep rubbing it in...

Jim;
Good afternoon to you sir, I hope the weekend has been going more than less according to plan and you and your fine family are well.

Thanks for the interesting thread and thanks to those who've put up photos of their blades as it's never something I tire of.

I believe most here know I like knives of all types, though cannot be considered a true connoisseur like some here.

For instance this is the "collection" of non-users that I've either made over the years or picked up in my travels or been gifted by travelling family.



For the purposes you've described however, there's a couple that I have that do get taken out camping.



The top left Bowie type blade is a Carl Schlieper Eye Brand "Sportsman's Bowie" likely from the early '60's. The sheath is a Puma sheath of roughly the same era.

The one below it is a Gryphon Knives - Bob Turzuola Design Model 30 in ATS 34 and I've got to say it's got a very unique feel in the hand - "lively" perhaps Jim? It's actually a reasonably useful knife for as big as it is.

I started carrying it, especially while we're tenting, after corresponding with a chap who along with his hunting partner got jumped while in their tent by a sow grizzly a few years back. One of his takeaways was a big "pokey" knife would have been handier than the rifles they had in the tent but couldn't get into play because they were both still in their sleeping bags, the tent was collapsed on them and of course there was a bear on the tent as well compounding the issue.

Then when the bear left, they couldn't find the tent door or a knife to cut their way out.....

Anyways, so far I've not used the Gryphon on a bear so that's a positive point for it in my view.

Thanks again for the thread and all the best to you all Jim.

Dwayne

keep rubbing it in...

Trade (butchers or scalpers if you prefer) were imported to this country literally by the 10 gallon keg! The english knives even sported exotic wooden handles like cocobolo early on!!

Ononostota war chief of the Cherokee. 1775-1780.

(One of my fav pics!)

I bet he'd cut your gizzard out with that knife, too!

You're slipping. Remsen's bedside table with the neatly stacked piles of shiny change (for bedside worship before retiring to sleep every night, obviously) and you don't say a word? For shame.

Sorry, Remsen. But then your knife pictured is of a Japanese design, so you kind of owe me...




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Got one like this from an estate auction, one of those one money gets the whole box. $15.
Cleaned a few deer with it.
Not sure if I could even find it now.

I totally forgot to crop that part out. I usually keep the pennies in a special place.

So....what would make a good stabby cutty slashy knife be?

Got to thinking the other day....my Old Timers and Leathermans wouldn't be much good in a real stabby type situation.


Guess I am worried about my hand slipping forward.


Anyone recommend a good stabby slashy knife?