For years, I have put knives in my checked luggage when flying on overseas shooting trips. Never once has a single blade been lost. However, as regulations have become stricter, security is ever tighter and in order to avoid trouble, larger blades and knives that have practical or sentimental value to me have been left at home.
One of the long-time knives is my favourite skinner. It is a custom job with a stag handle. While probably a handle in G10 or Micarta would be favoured if it was made now, I love my skinning knife and would hate to lose it in transit or to an overzealous Border official. This had me on the look-out for a skinning knife for overseas hunts.
My requirements were simple. The ideal knife would be small enough to never cause a fuss with any officials, light and simple to carry, easy to clean and it should have a stainless-steel blade and
