Hunting Knives

SOME OF US see knives as utensils – tools that are meant to graft hard for their owners, tools that you don’t want, or need, to baby. For others knives have value that extend beyond their usefulness in the field. They are treasures (or pieces of gentlemen’s jewelry) that are often taken out, admired, debated over and passed along from one generation to another. Many custom-made knives fall in that category – they are so pretty or valuable (read expensive) that their owners simply won’t use them. Any rifle, knife, hatchet or whatever utensil designed for outdoor use that is too pretty or expensive to use, will not find a place in my collection (unless it was bought as an investment).

I am often asked to suggest a ‘perfect’ or ideal hunting knife and that is difficult. The choice of a knife is personal. There are good knives, bad