Found a 12" Knife in the Woods. Skinning Knife? Butcher Knife? Murder Weapon?

[FreeBirdTim]

What the heck was someone doing in the woods with a foot long knife? Is this a skinning knife or just a deadly weapon? Any input on what it was used for and how old it is would be appreciated.

 

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[Bum Luck]

I'm a hunter and I would never use a knife that big to gut a deer. 2 1/2 to 3 inch blade is plenty but every has their own preferences

Well, everyone's got their own preferences as you say. But since I was a kid, Ive seen knife sizes go down for skinning and dressing. I like a 4 1/2 drop point myself. They will all do the job, but this particular one was a common size then.

The slickest one I ever saw doesn't even look like a knife. And works more like a zipper.

I think OJ gave knives a bad name. The point is, there was a time before OJ.

 

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[FreeBirdTim]

The 3 inch rule is what gets me. Just a way to trump up charges against someone.

 

[FreeBirdTim]

I carried a nasty looking hunting knife around as a kid and no one ever bothered me. I also walked around my neighborhood with a BB gun and no one thought twice about it. If a kid did that now, they'd end up with 50 bullet holes in them, compliments of the police. Cops have gotten WAY too trigger happy...

 

[Nitric]

I carried a nasty looking hunting knife around as a kid and no one ever bothered me. I also walked around my neighborhood with a BB gun and no one thought twice about it. If a kid did that now, they'd end up with 50 bullet holes in them, compliments of the police. Cops have gotten WAY too trigger happy...

Ya..BB gun wars are probably frowned on now! I know some of you out there know what I'm talking about. Pre-paintball!