Knifes

[Palmer]

Those of you who have/use knives. Which are your favorites?
What do you use?

This be myn. Not to great looking for a new 1! The gut hooks handy but can get in the way.
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[Saker-Clive]

I have many different types but my most widely used are these................

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Falconry-rabbit-paunching-knife_W0QQitemZ7231703419QQcategoryZ90871QQrdZ1QQc mdZViewItem

dirt cheap, very sharp and if you should lose it, what the hell. They also keep a good edge providing you only slit the skin and don't keep cutting the bone.

[Palmer]

That is a nice knife!
Also i find opinel ( i think thats how you spell it) very good knifes. They are cheap and have a very good blade. many the same features as the knife sakar-sucker has shown us.

[ColdZero]

my favourite right now is a small folding gerber knife. It has a spring and its like a flick knife and dead useful one handed. I also love the ford knives, extremely cheap and sharp. Buy 1/2 dozen at a time and then when you lose them and they get dull forget about them.

[Pitbull]

I like my buck knifes. Brand new from america including postage and taxes the most expensive 1 i have bought was £44, where as over here their about £95
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[Palmer]

My dads always wanted a buck knife but never bought 1!:rolleyes:

[FlameHairedFalconer]

I use whitby knives in the field as if I lose them theres no great hardship.

When I started out in falconry I was advised to use opinel - until I met someone who had chopped the top of their finger off with one which had closed on it due to not having rotated the metal ring that stops it from closing. Its extremely difficult to close the metal ring one handed I found and I stopped using them at that point.

I have a stunning puma knife, which is not used for hawking - I would be devistated if I left that one in the field!!

FHF

[Bod]

I use a Little Lap Puuko.

The blade is fixed at just over 3 inches and the handle fits my hand well.
Not to big and it holds its edge well.



http://www.whipperleys.co.uk/acatalog/knives_kellam_knife.html

[AngelJakki]

I use the buck alpha hunter folding with gut hook and fixed. Love them lovely weight go in holders on my belt no way of losing them.
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[Kennelre]

I really like nice quality knives and I'm in agreement with the Buck enthusiasts. I did lose a Buck once which gutted me, forgive the pun, because it was the first present I ever had from the other half. I then thought I'd try opinol but just can't get along with them; I've got a couple of medium range price knives, one of which is a Gerber but I do like Buck. Every so often I just cruise the Heinnie Haynes website and looke at the serious knives on it, many of which have got to be collectors items....I drop lots of hints but nothing has arrived gift wrapped yet! I also lurk around Moonraker Accesories at Game Fairs and usually manage to come away with something or other, I don't think you can have too many knives even if you are most comfortable with one in particular.

[Game & Pursuit Falcon UK]

I use on that you cant buy anymore with a swinging release blade. Nuff sed.

[Josh]

http://www.solidrockknives.com/

[Harris]

My favorite knife!!

[Big JoeJoe]

My favorite knife!!

pmsl thats a good knife H lol

[AngelJakki]

My favorite knife!!
Thats a girls knife. Always ready to open the bottle love it.

[Renton]

When I started out in falconry I was advised to use opinel - until I met someone who had chopped the top of their finger off with one which had closed on it due to not having rotated the metal ring that stops it from closing. Its extremely difficult to close the metal ring one handed I found and I stopped using them at that point.



FHF

Once the knife has seen some use and provided it is kept clean, I have never had any trouble rotating the lock ring when using the knife one-handed; the thumb can move it. Opinels take a superb edge with a little work and are great value.

[HoumaFalconer]

nice knife, how much do they cost

[Palmer]

nice knife, how much do they cost


Whos?

[Talon]

My favorite knife!!

yes but does it have a cork screw.lol: rolleyes: :roll:

[DeathFromAbove]

this is one of my favourites, although i have others i use in the field.

[HawkingGib]

I just wont chnge this 'one hander' Gerber Knife for any other.

http://www.gerbergear.com/product.php?model=5842

Rgds

[Sandeep]

Hi

I have an identical knife and I think it works wonders.... The baldes nice and so is the handle.

[Midland hawker]

i bought a knife from the falconry fair last year it was a lock knife and the blade was 3.2 inch,s long i was pulled over while lamping with the gun in the car arrested and given a caution because the blade was over 3 inch and it locked and the knife confiscated my solicitor said if i didnt take a caution i would get done at court as a tree surgeon she represented had been done previously they said because the knife was in my car it was classed as a public place :roll:

[Pitbull]

maybe you should wear it then, when being frisked by the police they asked if i had any weapons on me. told them about the buck on my belt. they took it out looked at it and gave it back, and that was after being pulled over from reports of having a fire arms:confused:

[Midland hawker]

it made me laugh as the police officer stated that having the knife in the car if somone seen it they would or could take offence it was in the glove box when he found it i said they would be more worried looking at the gun in its case on the back seat to this he had no answer but cautioned me :roll:

[Pitbull]

it made me laugh as the police officer stated that having the knife in the car if somone seen it they would or could take offence it was in the glove box when he found it i said they would be more worried looking at the gun in its case on the back seat to this he had no answer but cautioned me :roll:

(sorry off thread)

i know the feeling. I got a caution for a dirty number plate as everything else was above board..:rolleyes:

[Dave G]

mines the buck made in the usa ;) with 450t stamped on the blade great knife ,and buck have been making knifes since 1902 and are 106 years old so going strong

[Pitbull]

mines the buck made in the usa ;) with 450t stamped on the blade great knife ,and buck have been making knifes since 1902 and are 106 years old so going strong

277t alpha

[Beaujest]

I used to use a ballisong knife.Very easy to open one handed,stayed closed and safe all the time and the blade sharpened fantastically.:)

[Rat Guy]

Those of you who have/use knives. Which are your favorites?
What do you use?

This be myn. Not to great looking for a new 1! The gut hooks handy but can get in the way.
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thats a nice knive u got there how sharp is it. i hav many knive though.

[Rat Guy]

I like my buck knifes. Brand new from america including postage and taxes the most expensive 1 i have bought was £44, where as over here their about £95
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looks pretty handy that

[Tim Laycock]

:shock: Do you all use your knives for despatching?

[Pitbull]

:shock: Do you all use your knives for despatching?

no not me.I only use it to slicing and dicing, or skinning the larger game

[Saker-Clive]

:shock: Do you all use your knives for despatching?

Hardly ever used a knife to dispatch anything; only for paunching and skinning.:supz:

[Tim Laycock]

Good men :supz:

I wont have anything sharp near my bird, I heard of a male HH that footed the knife some fool was despatching with last year!
It bled to death in about 30 seconds.

I despatch with a blunt spike and smash bits off the kill with my blade, I say smash because you could ride bare aresd to hell and back on it :lol:

[Kennelre]

:shock: Do you all use your knives for despatching?

Nope...an adapted, woodworking sort of tool that I found at a carboot.

[Beaujest]

:shock: Do you all use your knives for despatching?
Not likely....Knowing my luck I'd stab myself!

[Tim Laycock]

Reassuring to know chaps :D

Here is my knife.

Remember that size does not figure and its not the edge on your knife but the sharpness of your wit that counts :yawinkle:

[GregMik]

Here is my knife and Tasha's dispatch tool. It killed her Fox. I have a screwdriver also ....but I used it for work and it is in my work trailer somewhere.


Greg

[Parabuteo.de]

Here in Germany, we usually use knifes that are only sharp at the tip of the knife.
With this simple adjustment we avoid that the hawk might cut himself in case of grabbing the knife.

Here is a picture of such a knife.

http://www.falknereizubehoer-brings.de/shopeuro/images/big/detail_messer_maxi2.jpg

Greetings,

Claas :o))

[Lurcer]

im currently using a lovely little sheath knife, with a curved blade so it stays well away from the birds feet... ace knife.... stu

[Kevin Massey]

Reassuring to know chaps :D

Here is my knife.

Remember that size does not figure and its not the edge on your knife but the sharpness of your wit that counts :yawinkle:

where's your spike?...or have u lost that one aswell?:lol: :lol:

[Kevin Massey]

http://www.scottcountry.co.uk/images/IMG_8695.jpg


i know its a little off topic, but relevent... got one of these the falconry fair the year before last....last falconry fair i had to pick up 4 more for friends.....very handy on your key ring

[Tim Laycock]

where's your spike?...or have u lost that one aswell?:lol: :lol:

No but its all chipped and bent from the afternoon when we scaled the 40ft wall of frozen hay :yawinkle: :lol:

[Dave G]

:shock: Do you all use your knives for despatching?
i use a spike as like you say blackbird one snatch at a knife by the bird could be end of hes a few pics of what i use :supz:

[Ninja-Jon]

Nice tool there Romeo i presume this is much safer than a knife.