Hunting knife

Short description: Type of knife used during hunting

See also: Engineering:Hunting weapon

An assortment of hunting knives A 1975 prototype of d'Alton Holder's iconic hunting knife, with a ram-horn handle

A hunting knife is a knife used during hunting for preparing the game to be used as food by skinning the animal and cutting up its meat. It is different from the hunting dagger which was traditionally used to kill wild game.[1]

Some hunting knives are adapted for other uses in the wild, such as a camp knife, which hunters may use as machetes or hatchets when those specific tools are not available. In this case, their function is similar to a survival knife.

## Contents

* 1 Design
* 2 Types of knife
* 3 Type of blade
* 4 Examples
* 5 See also
* 6 References

## Design

A hunting knife with a deer-antler handle

Hunting knives are traditionally designed for cutting rather than stabbing, and usually have a single sharpened edge. The blade is slightly curved on most models, and some hunting knives may have a blade that has both a curved portion for skinning, and a straight portion for cutting slices of meat. Some blades incorporate a gut hook. Most hunting knives designed as "skinners" have a rounded point as to not damage the skin as it is being removed.[2]

## Types of knife

* Fixed-Blade Knife – Fixed-blade knives have the practical advantage of their simple design. If the game you hunt is large and the terrain more rugged, a fixed-blade knife is often a better option for its strength and dependability.File:PUMA jagdnicker nach Frevert.jpgPUMA jagdnicker build after Frevert
* Folding Knife – Folding knives have the advantage of being easier to carry and to conceal. They are also considered safer. They can be kept in a pocket easily.
* Out the Front Knife – OTF knives are usually used by military personnel.[3]
* Replaceable Blade Knives – Knives having interchangeable blades or ones with a handle that may carry a separate blade are known as replaceable blade knives.[4]

## Type of blade

* Clip Point – The clip point knife blade is thin with a well-defined point. The blade itself is relatively flat. This type of blade is used for dressing and skinning.
* Drop Point – The blade of a drop point knife is thick and curved. It is used for dressing and skinning.
* Skinning Blade – This type of blade is specially designed for skinning. The blade quickly and neatly separates skin from meat.

## Examples

Hunting knives include the puukko, the Yakutian knife, and the Sharpfinger. Most American designs are based on a smaller version of the Bowie knife. Knifemaker Bob Loveless popularized the drop point hunting knife and William Scagel popularized the Camp knife.[2]

## See also

* Hunting sword
* Priest
* Sgian-dubh

## References

1. ↑ Marrone, Teresa (1999). Dressing & Cooking Wild Game: From Field to Table: Big Game, Small Game, Upland Birds & Waterfowl the. Complete Hunter. pp. 8–11. ISBN 978-0-86573-108-0.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Pacella, Gerard (2002). 100 Legendary Knives. Krause Publications. pp. 88–94. ISBN 0-87349-417-2.
3. ↑ Daniel (2023-02-06). "Details About OTF Knives - Hunting Knives News, Reviews & Specifications" (in en-US). https://thehuntingknives.com/details-about-otf-knives/.
4. ↑ "Replaceable Blade Knifes - Must Have Hunting Knives Type" (in en-US). https://www.sportsmanfinder.com/hunting/knives/replaceable-blade.

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* Boning
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Other knives|

* Aircrew Survival Egress Knife
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* Guna
* Hacking knife
* Higonokami
* Hunting knife
* Jacob's ladder
* Karambit
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* Laguiole knife
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* Misericorde
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* Multi-tool
* Navaja
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* Opinel knife
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* Pantographic knife
* Parang
* Penknife
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* Pirah
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* Putty knife
* Puukko
* Rampuri
* Resolza
* Sabatier
* Sami knife
* SARK
* Scalpel
* Seax
* Sgian dubh
* Sharpfinger
* Shiv
* Sliding knife
* Smatchet
* SOG Knife
* Straight razor
* Strider SMF
* Survival knife
* Swiss Army knife
* Switchblade
* Taping knife
* Throwing knife
* Trench knife
* Tumi
* Ulu
* Utility knife
* Warrior knife
* X-Acto
* Yatagan

Daggers|

* Anelace
* Applegate–Fairbairn fighting knife
* Arkansas toothpick
* BC-41
* Bagh nakh
* Balarao
* Baselard
* Bichuwa
* Bollock dagger
* Cinquedea
* Dirk
* Ear dagger
* Emeici
* Facón
* French Nail
* Gunong
* Hunting dagger
* Janbiya
* Jile
* Kabutowari
* Kaiken
* Kalis
* Katar
* Khanjali
* Khanjar
* Kris
* Kunai
* Mark I trench knife
* Parrying dagger
* Poignard
* Push dagger
* Rondel dagger
* Seme
* Shobo
* Sica
* Stiletto
* Marine Raider
* V-42
* Tantō
* Yarará Parachute Knife
* Yoroi-dōshi

Manufacturers|

* Aitor Knife Company
* Al Mar Knives
* American Tomahawk Company
* Aritsugu
* Benchmade
* Böker
* Buck Knives
* Camillus Cutlery Company
* Cattaraugus Cutlery Company
* Chris Reeve Knives
* CHROMA Cnife
* Clauss Cutlery Company
* Cold Steel
* Columbia River Knife & Tool
* Cuisinart
* Cutco
* Dalian Hanwei Metal
* Dexter-Russell
* DOVO Solingen
* Due Ancore
* Ek Commando Knife Co.
* EKA
* Emerson Knives
* F. Dick
* Fällkniven
* FAMAE
* Fiskars
* Gerber Legendary Blades
* Füritechnics
* Glock Ges.m.b.H.
* Imperial Schrade
* Ka-Bar
* Kershaw Knives
* KitchenAid
* Korin Japanese Trading Company
* Kyocera
* Leatherman
* Mad Dog Knives
* Marble Arms
* Medford Knife and Tool
* Microtech Knives
* Morseth
* Muela
* Murphy Knives
* Olfa
* Ontario Knife Company
* Opinel
* Randall Made Knives
* Rösle
* Sabatier
* Shun Cutlery
* Slice, Inc.
* SOG Specialty Knives
* Spyderco
* STI Knives
* Strider Knives
* Thiers Issard
* TOPS Knives
* Tramontina
* Victorinox
* W. R. Case & Sons Cutlery Co.
* Carl Walther GmbH
* Wenger
* Western Knife Company
* Wilkinson Sword
* Wüsthof
* Yoshida Metal Industry
* Global
* Zero Tolerance Knives
* Zwilling J. A. Henckels

Knifemakers|

* Rex Applegate
* James Black
* Blackie Collins
* John Nelson Cooper
* Ernest Emerson
* Jerry Fisk
* Bill Harsey Jr.
* Phill Hartsfield
* Gil Hibben
* Jimmy Lile
* Bob Loveless
* William F. Moran
* Ken Onion
* Ralph Osterhout
* Bo Randall
* Chris Reeve
* A. G. Russell
* Jody Samson
* William Scagel
* Mike Snody
* Robert Terzuola
* Michael Walker
* Buster Warenski
* Daniel Winkler

Associations|

* American Bladesmith Society
* Cutlery and Allied Trades Research Association
* Knifemakers' Guild

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