Bowie Knives
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beretta boy
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I'm with Super Cub too ... bought my first "Russell" No. 1 in 1968.
Have since had the opportunity to "tour" the Grohmann facility in
Pictou, NS, and learned a few maintenance & sharpening hints while
there.
For general use, field dressing game, etc. I prefer the smaller (but very similar to the No. 1) Trout & Bird model (being a "reamer", not a "splitter".
The short skinner is for me, the more useful of the two for that purpose.
I've also got a somewhat narrow-bladed lock-back folder I bought a long time ago that looks like a Remington "Mini Trapper's" knife.
Design, function, good steel & quality is everything in a knife, and you don't have to spend a fortune on a "big name".
Have since had the opportunity to "tour" the Grohmann facility in
Pictou, NS, and learned a few maintenance & sharpening hints while
there.
For general use, field dressing game, etc. I prefer the smaller (but very similar to the No. 1) Trout & Bird model (being a "reamer", not a "splitter".
The short skinner is for me, the more useful of the two for that purpose.
I've also got a somewhat narrow-bladed lock-back folder I bought a long time ago that looks like a Remington "Mini Trapper's" knife.
Design, function, good steel & quality is everything in a knife, and you don't have to spend a fortune on a "big name".
When I got married back in '82 I gave Russel beltknives to all my ushers as gifts. That said though I still like a large knife for field dressing. Put the blade through the hole in the pelvis sharp side up and pry back to split the pelvise righ there and now. Does a better job of ripping up through the breastplate too. I have a buddy who owns the Puma and I envy him. Nice nife with weight in the blade for chopping like the little feet off a bunny or a duck. I use a Buck 119 but also have the same in a folder lots of times. If your worried about a knife being too long for use in butchering just take a look at what the guys use that cut meat and butcher everyday for a living. The perferred kife of choice whether a Henkle or some other comes with a 6" blade. I have 2 Henkles in 6" for boning and a 12' Victorinox for steaking. I've never got myself with the boners but I did get a nice one two years ago with the big knife trying to split a 22lb Eastern in half./tt
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That's a heck of a good price. They were almost that much 30 years ago. Puma is very fine quality steel not as hard as Buck but also not as brittle. I've sharpened a couple of Pumas and found they come up very sharp but it takes a long time
as does a Buck. I found the Buck to nick easily if was dropped on gravel etc. I dropped mine on some gravel while gutting salmon more than 30 years ago and I'm just now getting those nicks sharpened out
Think the Puma is too big This is my Bowie! The blade is 15" and I made 'er out of o1 tool steel. THe handle is from a 12 point shed. I took the dimensions from a pic on a Jim Bowie History website. This is a fine camping tool since it is pretty much a machette and too much too carry as a hunting knife.The original knives were fighting knives. I beheaded a hanging deer with this knife with on swipe so it still is handi I reckon
as does a Buck. I found the Buck to nick easily if was dropped on gravel etc. I dropped mine on some gravel while gutting salmon more than 30 years ago and I'm just now getting those nicks sharpened out Think the Puma is too big
This is my Bowie! The blade is 15" and I made 'er out of o1 tool steel. THe handle is from a 12 point shed. I took the dimensions from a pic on a Jim Bowie History website. This is a fine camping tool since it is pretty much a machette and too much too carry as a hunting knife.The original knives were fighting knives. I beheaded a hanging deer with this knife with on swipe so it still is handi I reckon
Personal preference.
I like a smaller blade for field dressing deer and moose, however my brother uses a buck 119 as his main hunting knife and I have used it a few time with no trouble at all.
In fact I am buying a 119 because I like the knife.
I have used everything from a stockman folder to Gerber LMF (and wester cutlery bowie) to field dress game and while I have had preferences none of them have been big enough for me to mock someone else's choice
I like a smaller blade for field dressing deer and moose, however my brother uses a buck 119 as his main hunting knife and I have used it a few time with no trouble at all.
In fact I am buying a 119 because I like the knife.
I have used everything from a stockman folder to Gerber LMF (and wester cutlery bowie) to field dress game and while I have had preferences none of them have been big enough for me to mock someone else's choice
Bad luck for me.
I ordered my Boker, not here yet.
But I picked up a parcel yesterday amnd told my wife I hoped it was my knife, she said you can't have it till Christmas????? After a long wierd conversation, I realized that I ordered the Boker and my lovely wife ordered me the Puma from SIR.
What will I do with 2 new knives?? What a predicament???
I ordered my Boker, not here yet.
But I picked up a parcel yesterday amnd told my wife I hoped it was my knife, she said you can't have it till Christmas????? After a long wierd conversation, I realized that I ordered the Boker and my lovely wife ordered me the Puma from SIR.
What will I do with 2 new knives?? What a predicament???
Long story short, Boker makes Muella, Muella is their low end, same steel though.
I was going between two knives and my buddy's wife asked for help in picking him a new knife. I showed her the ones I was looking at and she licked the Muella.
She showed it to me today, I am very impressed with the workmanship and quality.
I was going between two knives and my buddy's wife asked for help in picking him a new knife. I showed her the ones I was looking at and she licked the Muella.
She showed it to me today, I am very impressed with the workmanship and quality.
