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Thats a Model 7...5 inch

outdoor edge-orange handle 99% of the time is what I use

I now use, (last 5 years) a Mora, stainless and I also have a carbon one, for the money the sharpness you get and longevity of it, they are hard to beat.
Before them used to use a good quality butcher boner 5” blade, Victornex or similar, held a good edge and easy to sharpen.
In my early years of Hunting it was a Kershaw or Puma 5” blade, folder or fixed.
Jay

Umm. Well. Lets see. 10 plus foot brown bear. Skinned, feet out, fleshed hide for salt. Yup. never seen one blade do all of that without sharpening. Just getting the meat off the hide for salting our Victoronix I usually hit every 30 minutes or less. And its hours and hours of work. Probably at least 4-5 hours to get it salt ready.

Use the tools you need. If that includes turning and salting a 10’ brown bear, then come prepared for that.

Where do you carry the extra blades? My havalons all have a ballistic pouch/sheath that allows for carrying extra blades. When the old blades are switched out, they go right back into the pouch.

Mora companions in orange, by the dozens.

I have not gotten that far yet but a buddy uses a pill bottle to compress surgical gloves and a pill bottle for new and old havalon blades. The blades are for sure the downfall as to how to safely carry them.

I have used my Havalon knives to cut the fur before skinning elk with a nessmuk. Cutting the fur dulls blades quicker. Nothing in my opinion is more efficient than a nessmuk for skinning. A boning knife removes the back straps and tenderloins with little waste. I also use a Wyoming saw to cut the lower legs before I stuff quarters in their bags and tie them shut. I usually help others in our camp break down and haul out their elk. On average we bag 6-8 elk every year in our camp. We’re pretty efficient by the last several elk. Hope this helps.