Probably been discussed since the days of the cavemen but hey.
I like my mercator but a mate asked me and thought I’d check on here what’s recommended?
Obviously for hunting - skinning and quartering deer.
Svord Peasant looks good and cheap.
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Probably been discussed since the days of the cavemen but hey.
I like my mercator but a mate asked me and thought I’d check on here what’s recommended?
Obviously for hunting - skinning and quartering deer.
Svord Peasant looks good and cheap.
as you asked for cheap..bacho all day long... PERSONALLY I get along with the svord peasant...I have the tiny and large versions and both are sharp enough to shave hair off my arm...have dressed out deer and sheep with them both,no worries.
I think the Mercator ticks all of those boxes, great little knives!
Mercator and Opinel
Honey badger excellent wee folders and a bit more belly to them than a mercator so they skin a lot better
Mercators are good but way too much coin for what they are.
I use a Gerber folder. Don't know the model but thin handle and about 3and bit inch blade. About 55 bucks and hold a good edge with enough meat for taking off skin. Been using it for 6 or 8 years.
Rat model II in D2.
I beat the arse off this, and it just keeps on keeping on.
Is the Mercator getting worn out quartering too many deer?.....
If anything it will be from hitting bone like a total noob. This is for SeanQuote:
Originally Posted by scotty
@Daithi Opinel is very affordable. You rate it?Quote:
Originally Posted by Daithi
This size seems good:
https://opinel.co.nz/collections/car...42246239223999
sweet Mary mother of God!!!!!!!! what on earth have you been doing to that edge??? opening bakebean cans perhaps??? cutting your way out of a corrogated iron shed???? I can see the dings n folds from the other end of the country....Quote:
Originally Posted by Ross Nolan
I got a small carbon steel knife off the website Bushlife NZ it is the MoraKniv Companion HD fixed blade with a sheath made in Sweden. It's easy to sharpen.
I dissected a possum with it this morning for the dogs to have a play with it and i like it.
thats a bacho...lol just different name.....Quote:
Originally Posted by 57jl
Some of the suggestions are trending towards smallish folding knives at over $100 - I'm not sure if that's what the OP is looking for, but if it is I'll throw in a suggestion for a Victorinox Hunter XT. Has the bonus of an excellent gutting blade and a good sized woodsaw.
I carry a Fallkniven F1 in my hunting pack, and sometimes it doesn't even come out of it's sheath because I've already done the whole job with the Hunter XT on my belt.
This is a good deal. Wont get them cheaper. $100 of our dollars here.
https://www.dlttrading.com/buck-110-...Gz0o1b6EVID3gj
pretty sure he uses it as a chuck keyQuote:
Originally Posted by Micky Duck
Come on down and I'll chuck something at you, smart arse.Quote:
Originally Posted by nzspearo
As Ryan suggested, the honey badger is farken awesome
Gerber gator
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Bit big and priceyQuote:
Originally Posted by Dicko
Opinel, Victory, Victorinox, Bahco from farmlands or PGG Wrightson
Fixed: Bahco as others have said. Folding: heaps on AliExpress. I love my Kershaw 3410
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005...788c1802wEsQ4g
Before anyone asks...No, it is not a real Benchmade and No, it is not SV30, but for $40 they are pretty good.
A 5 inch or 13cm curved boner from victory will set you back about $30 and will do 90% of what you need to do, a piece of pvc pipe heated and sealed at the bottom and fitted for a sheath, done
Sheifield do a knock of Mercator, about $14 at mitre10, holds a good enough edge and sharpens quickly on a steel.
Yep, got one of those as a back up to my backup, good little knifeQuote:
Originally Posted by Dan88
Yeah I lost mine and can’t find it for sale anymore. Got it just a sharp as the mercatorQuote:
Originally Posted by Dan88
@Dan88 never mind, was looking at Bunnings, not mitre10. Now I can replace mine
https://www.mitre10.co.nz/shop/pocket-knife/p/252720
That's bloody good Value. Buck do a mint job with the 420hc too. Way better than they deserve to beQuote:
Originally Posted by Tahr
Quote:
Originally Posted by Dicko
I like my Gerber drop point folders a lot, but don't use them much anymore. Would agree, they are not particularly small or cheap. Good knives though and would serve as a main hunting knife. I've found they are easy to get razor shark, but lose their edge after about one large animal.Quote:
Originally Posted by thatguy
What do you use them for? Rabbits?Quote:
Originally Posted by thatguy
If your carrying just one knife, small can be overrated. I’d prefer light. The gator is not heavy and not too small. $100 is not to dear. I can get 2 deer easy and blade is still good. USA made knives.
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DeerQuote:
Originally Posted by MB
Fair point. I just like smaller knives. Feels more controlled. Horses for courses I supposeQuote:
Originally Posted by Dicko
No one knows more than me, that knives can get under your skin. (no pun intended)
But, at the end of the day, they're probably the least important part of your kit.
So long as it's sharp, any old bread and butter knife will suffice.
Although there's no arguing, top quality steel is best for the longer trips, and later on in ones hunting career, pride of ownership takes it's hold ;)
$15usd. Plus postage… $200nzd here and people wonder why we buy online?Quote:
Originally Posted by Tahr
No truer word spoken,I have had a knife made for me and one for my 12yr old son,I’m starting to get a bit long in the tooth now so hopefully when I’m long gone he will look at these knifes and think of me.Attachment 238487Quote:
Originally Posted by NIMROD
Tuche, :)
I bought my Mercator knife in the early eighties, it butchered every deer I’ve shot and helped Puffin with a few of his. There are better knifes out there but Im not interested, buy the best knife you can afford and it’s value will be in its history. Someone will have to pry mine out of my cold dead hands.
