Once again, looking back helps us look forward. Oetzi carried a small flint knife. It was splattered in blood from an antagonist and Oetzi himself suffered similar slashing wounds. But lets expand beyond black thunderbirds and neolithic 'men in Black.' The Grohmann bird and trout, Marbles ring knife and several slipjoint trapper models are all usefull butchering tools. If you have a wire saw even large game can be butchered. Skinning does not require a Green River Buffalo knife. Fisting, or using a tool of wood or bone will work just as well.

"Skinning does not require a Green River Buffalo knife. Fisting, or using a tool of wood or bone will work just as well."

I totally agree. Considerably less romantic and picturesque, I now hitch up my ATV to a rock tied inside the skin of the hanging animal and SLOWLY drive away. The skin comes off readily enough.

But I know how to do it by hand thanks to Pop. I owe a lot to that old man. <img src="/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

Regards, VInce

Thankfully, mankind has come a long way. So has his gear. Yes, wood and bone will work; but I opt to thrive - not survive. I enjoy my comfort and my tools...

M

I ordered a HideAwayKnife made by Ken Brock in S30V and with a polymer coating. A very non-traditional design to say the least but I suspect it will suit my purposes well. Extremely light weight (1oz) and very concealable due to the basic shape/design and a IMO very reasonable price for a custom knife in S30V also. Another advantage that appealed to me was the ability to hold on the the knife easily while doing other stuff with your hands. Once I receive it (this week some time) I will post pics and a review.

Good choice with the hideaway, I don't have one yet, but a buddy of mine has about 10. Great little knives for the price and top notch craftsmenship. Not sure who I want to make mine.

Brian:

Around here, it would be easier for me to explain to a police officer how I accidently forgot that I had put a 7" fixed blade knife w/sheath in my back pocket under my coat than trying to explain why I was concealing such a specialty knife with a name like "HideawayKnife".

I guess that's just one of the perks of living in Texas.

Bountyhunter

Paul810:

Considering that New Jersy is one of those states that does not allow its citizens to own bayonet blade knives, how in the world do they reconcile allowing "hideaway knives"?

Bountyhunter

New Jersey law says I can carry basically any fixed blade other then a dagger, dirk, or stiletto as long as I am not carrying it with intent to harm another person. So, being I work in construction I could carry one of those straight ones and probibly get away with saying I carry it because I can use it to cut things and still keep the knife in my hands while working up on the scissor lift and loader, ( basically high places), where to put a knife down could be a potential hazard to people below if it was to fall off. As long as you have a good reason other then "personal defense" and the law doesn't say "no fixed blades" or "no hidden knives" or something like that (basically a description of what you are carrying) you should be able to carry it, just make sure you have your lawyers phone number handy. You have to remember that the way the law is written if a cop wants something to be illegal then it will be taken from you anyway, if the cop is having a bad day you will get hassled for something no matter what. I keep in my head that all my knives are for utility and if I do happen to use them in defense I expect to be locked up for a while or atleast fined/have to pay some fee. Therefore, unless the other guy has a knife or something worse or i'm being beaten by a group the knife stays hidden. You have to treat it with the same respect as a firearm, you don't go pulling your gun out everytime someone says they want to fight you.

Hello SgtMike88Ret,
I hadn't heard of Bark River Knives before. Very cool. What is the knife in the first picture with "PROTOTYPE" marked on the blade? And a follow up... How can I get me hands on one?
Thanks SgtMike88Ret
Michael

Funny thing was I was thinking the same thing - So what is the first knife in the first picture, seems smaller than the Mikro. I haven't seen mention of this knife on KF, did I miss it on the Bark River Forum?

Adam