Knife Wanted - My 1st Post !!

[RapidVII]

Hi everyone, my name is Paul from West/South Yorkshire.

I am looking for a knife purely for Hunting purposes - gutting rabbits really. ( Sorry, I didn't mean that to sound odd )

Can I find something decent ? I have a budget of around £50

I own a few knives, nothing spectacular, the knife im using at the moment is a Gerber one, around 6 years old, getting a little tired and time for a new one.

I have been looking on E-ay ( internet auction Bay ) and I don't really know if there good quality or not to be honest.

I have a PayPal account if thats of any interest to you's.

Please reply to me on here or email me with brand/price/pictures etc to jkjam76@aol.com

Thanks :)

R7

[manganr]

I have a new Puma 132001 guthook hunter/skinner if you're interested. just PM or email me if you are.
Thanks
Ray

[manganr]

Hey and welcome To British Blades.

[narsil]

Hello and welcome to BB :biggthump

Any preferfence for a folder or fixed blade ?

[Tiffers]

Welcome to BB Paul, I am sure there is going to be plenty within your price range, check out the Portabello Road area of the forums for some possibles.

Tiffers

[RapidVII]

Hello and welcome to BB :biggthump

Any preferfence for a folder or fixed blade ?

Either will do really, I don't want the " Rambo " style knife. Just something of any size, not Rambo sized.

I think id like to see some pictures of any for sale please. This sort of forum ( knives/blades ) is a forum ive never visited before, and im looking forward to browsing through the previous posts to pick things up.

Is there say, a golden rule concearning buying knives or certain mandatory things I should be aware of ?

Thanks for the welcome everyone anyway. :)

R7

[narsil]

Just as a general guide it sounds llike something along the lines of the Fallkniven F1, there are lots of other options but that is at least a strting point, would suit you well as a general purpose hunting and utility knife. For hunting a fixed blade is probably preferably to a folder, being easier to clean.

[Ropeman]

Welcome R7. Just like the airgun community I think you'll see we get a lot of undeserved bad press.

I reckon, for the stated purpose, that a Frosts Mora would fit the bill extremely well and cost about a tenner for what is possibly the best value knife going. That or an Opinel No8. Both suit the needs of a hunter (particularly a nocturnal one) of being very cheap and easy to replace when you lose them (you know you will, right?).

They'll do very well while you read through the forums and come to the decision that you need to make your own ;)

[bardster]

Just as a general guide it sounds llike something along the lines of the Fallkniven F1, there are lots of other options but that is at least a strting point, would suit you well as a general purpose hunting and utility knife. For hunting a fixed blade is probably preferably to a folder, being easier to clean.

Yup - the Falkniven F1 is a fantastic knife for the price. Just done a new sheath for mine. http://www.probetech.co.uk/f1-sheath2.jpg

Although if you want more the hunter style then the H1 is a good bet. Or even the S1
Have a look at the range here (http://www.heinnie.com/),click knives then falkniven then shop around for prices :)

[Ropeman]

As regards the law and your knife, read the law forum, particularly the stickies at the top. Essentially, if you've got permission to shoot across the land you're on you should have 'good reason'. Same should apply on the way to and from your shoot.

If your Theoben is legal to have loaded and in your hands, your knife should be legal too.

[Beachlover]

Welcome R7. Just like the airgun community I think you'll see we get a lot of undeserved bad press.

I reckon, for the stated purpose, that a Frosts Mora would fit the bill extremely well and cost about a tenner for what is possibly the best value knife going. That or an Opinel No8. Both suit the needs of a hunter (particularly a nocturnal one) of being very cheap and easy to replace when you lose them (you know you will, right?).

They'll do very well while you read through the forums and come to the decision that you need to make your own ;)
Echo that.
I was about to write the same. I have a range of knives now :rolleyes: but have to say that for gutting rabbits and similar stuff I use a mora or an opinel and occaisionally a brkt micro canadian. Buy a really good but cheap knife first, realise how good it is, read the threads here and perhaps have a look at BCUK, where people use there knives for specific tasks and over time decide where to spend the money you have saved.

[RapidVII]

Fantastic speedy replies, I cant believe how helpfull everyone here is. Its a massive thumbs up from me all.

Regarding the AirGun forums, yes I know what you mean about undeserved press, unfortunately there are always bad apples that spoil our sport/interests I suppose thats something we can never banish.

I found the best way over the years of hunting, is to keep myself to myself really, I learnt that the hard way when I was green.

Cheers,

R7

[Fast but dim]

this is a good forum: get a frosts knife, they seem too cheap to be good, but theyre excellent working knives!easy to clean, cheap enough to ruin!

[Basemetal]

If its only or mainly for rabbits, I'd go for something really quite small...
A BRKT Canadian, a CRKT Fixed Falcon or a Brusletto Balder. A Smaller MORA or even an Opinel (though you might not want a folder).

I've been using a plain edged fixed Falcon which is easy to clean and cheap to buy. Nothing too aesthetically pleasing about it though...
http://www.heinnie.com/crkt/CR-2232.jpg

Search on any of these names and you'll find some pics.

[RapidVII]

If its only or mainly for rabbits, I'd go for something really quite small...
A BRKT Canadian, a CRKT Fixed Falcon or a Brusletto Balder. A Smaller MORA or even an Opinel (though you might not want a folder).

I've been using a plain edged fixed Falcon which is easy to clean and cheap to buy. Nothing too aesthetically pleasing about it though...
http://www.heinnie.com/crkt/CR-2232.jpg

Search on any of these names and you'll find some pics.

I like the look of those knives, one of those would be perfect.

How much would I be expecting to pay brand new and second hand ?

Do you know of anyone who has one ? Does anyone reading this post have one of those knives for sale ?

Thanks

R7

[ElThomsono]

Heinnie (http://www.heinnie.com/cgi-bin/heinnie_store/web_store.cgi?page=crkt/CR-2232.htm&cart_id=4127408.32665) have it for just over £20.

It should be in the menu on the left :)

[Gumbob]

Welcome R7. Just like the airgun community I think you'll see we get a lot of undeserved bad press.

I reckon, for the stated purpose, that a Frosts Mora would fit the bill extremely well and cost about a tenner for what is possibly the best value knife going. That or an Opinel No8. Both suit the needs of a hunter (particularly a nocturnal one) of being very cheap and easy to replace when you lose them (you know you will, right?).

They'll do very well while you read through the forums and come to the decision that you need to make your own ;)

Welcome from a fellow airgunner:D

Have to agree with ropeman, frosts mora/clipper are superb for the money. Take and keep a keen edge and easy enough to resharpen. At £10 a go you wont shed tears when you lose it. Mine gutted and cleaned just under 400 rabbits last year and is still going strong:D

Cheers...Gumbob

[Basemetal]

If you're not in a hurry for a Fixed Falcon you can get them cheap on EBay or from the US. They cost less than the VAT import limit.

[narsil]

The mora also makes an excellent general purpose outdoors knife, can't go wrong really :)

[tomtom]

For bunnies i use a Bark River Micro-Canadian.. its a fantastic little blade
http://www.barkriverknifetool.com/media/cutlery/mikrocanadian/DSCF0022.gif
i dont find i need anything bigger, micarta synthetic handle slabs and no folding parts make it very easy to clean!

[ANDYLASER]

Welcome Paul. For the fixed Falcon, Joe at EOG (http://www.extremeoutdoorgear.co.uk/columbia-river-knife-tool-m-18.html?page=3&sort=2a&osCsid=d48acbe720fd22e17396080cc5d822f6) should be able to sort you out. His service is excellent.

[Bogflogger]

Hi Paul. Welcome to BB. Yet another Mora recomendation from me too!

[rapidboy]

Welcome R7.
I use many different types of knives to prep rabbits, usually it's a bushcraft type blades as i consider game preperation an important test for them and im often trying out something new but when i just want to get the job done quickly and without fuss i use a Mora.
Like a rapid they might not look as pretty as the others but in use they are hard to beat.
The plastic handle and sheath clean easily,don't trap blood or dirt and they take an evil edge.
They are cheap as chips and you don't have to worry about loosing it when your crawling around the fields.

rb

[Taff Ogri]

HI R7,
Another welcome from another airgunner.
For paunching rabbits, I use a small Aitor (I think), only about 5" long in total, cutting edge of about 30mm, gut hook and for some reason a bottle opener:huh:
The big plus point in my view is that it is has skeleton handle, so there is nothing to accumilate blood and guts in use, and cleans with a rinse under the tap.
It came with a small nylon pouch which, while not brilliant, is small enough not to attract attention and it'll live on a belt or rucksack strap with ease.

ATB

Ogri the trog

[savantuk]

Hi R7,

Welcome to BB:D

I know how tight cash is after Christmas..... I'm selling a couple of things to fund another purchase.

However, I have this blade that may fulfill your requirements for the present:

http://www.saddler.co.uk/acatalog/locklk23.jpg

The blade length is 3", it would make a good skinner, and has a very, very sharp blade. Skeleton handle is good for skinning. It has a good tight lock, and it's nice and tight with very little lateral movement. If the pivot bolt is tightened, it's rock solid, but can't be flipped.

It's a good quality Spanish knife, but not fantastically expensive.

If you want it, PM me your address, and you can have it for free:D :D

I won't feel offended if you don't want it!!