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My grandmother bought me a 6” Buck 119 back around ‘92. It’s entirely too huge for a hunting knife, but it stays in my pack out of sentimental value and because it’s crazy sharp. Usually gets touched up on a set of ceramic sticks and a leather belt every 2-3 deer. Which is a while for me.

I’ll also usually keep a Wyoming knife and bone saw of some sort in my overstuffed pack.

In my pocket, usually a cheap Gerber (I like the small, smooth edge, thin profile lock blades they still make in Oregon). I’ve a 70’s Case Stockman for a Sunday-go-to-meetin’ knife.

Would it be gauche to bastardize a quote.......

Life's too short to use an ugly knife!

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GWB

Have one but just too heavy for my liking, I like the Western w Keaton/rubber whatever it is, lots of em sold under the Rem name.

But I’m a cheap bastid, the Cold Steel I have are my more expensive knives which CS used to make my fave but discontinued the Canadian belt knife type blade.

I love that blade design but the handles on original CBK are too slick when bloody. But if need arises an Opinel lock blade in the pocket will suffice

Those are some nice knives.

I really like the damascus pig sticker.

Big meat needs a Gerber 950.

OMCHamlin doesn’t have one in his Gerber pic.

Like most here, I've got lots of knives. Folders and fixed blades. Many were purchased as durable tools for "down range" use. The one I'm in love with for deer duty is a cold steel Pendleton Lite Hunter. <$20, easy to sharpen and pretty tough. Like my Ruger American 308, it's almost disappointing how much utility you can get for your money these days.

Yeah, waaay too new, I try to collect older, classic Gerbers. There are a few newer ones in there, but more by accident then intent. That 950 is a nice looking knife though, probably be a "nice, older classic" someday!

For 90 percent of everything I need to cut outside the kitchen it’s a jumbo trapper pocketknife of one stripe or another.

This one is a SS Camillus that has taken apart squirrels, rabbits, many species of birds up to turkeys, mule and whitetail deer, elk, caribou, moose, bears both black and grizzly, skinned coons, foxes, and other furbearers, plus scores of pigs and served as a stopgap in the event I forgot my bait knife on catfishing trips.

I have a Mora Heavy Duty that I like.

Basic and functional.

What is that Puma Package set in the middle of your Puma display? I've never seen that before.Looks like a White Hunter with accessories.
Thanks for those knife Pics.

Honest? Okay.

I never found anything over forty years that could not be handled by the Schrade LB 7 folder on my belt and the Gerber in my pocket.

A local drug store was running the LB 7 at buy one, get one free. I walked out with four for the princely sum of $40 total. Kept one and gifted the others.

Buck 118

Thanks for the art photos, GWB. You never disappoint.

Winner winner

Truth be told I use an Outdoor Edge with the disposable blades alot...but the Randall Model 7 has to go along, and dress at least one critter a year-plus photo ops like this one- for old time's sake. We have been together for 49 years now...

This is usually in the pack. I don’t really use the gut hook but usually do everything else.

I have a few "nice" knives.

I use a Havelon now. In the field and processing in my shop.

The Buck is the same one i have mostly used for a long time.
Had it in my pocket at work and got Toluene or MEK on it, and
the rubber peeled off. There is a nice plastic liner inside, grooved to give a good trip even. I like it much better now!
It's thinner, feels better, more lively in the hand.

I skin with an old KaBar and debone with a thin bladed folder. I really have to resist buying more knives.

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