
History of the Hoof Knife by Scott Davidson.

A combat knife (also commonly called a fighting knife or tactical knife) is a knife designed for military use, specifically for close combat. Although since the end of trench warfare, most military knives have been primarily designed for utility/tool use (clearing foliage, chopping branches for cover, opening ammunition crates, self defense etc).

This is my camp / skinning hatchet. Its small enough to carry in a back pack to a remote area and not notice the extra weight . When you start using this hatchet , you will wonder how you ever got along with out it .

Here is knife that will get the job done , and look good while doing it.

This knife is a favorite of mine , a very handy little knife, just the right size.
A strong, slightly curved knife with its tip turned laterally on itself to form a tunnel. The flat part of the blade is used to trim the bottom of the hoof wall and the curved part to make grooves or cut holes. The standard knife is the Hauptner.
A Bowie knife is a style of fixed-blade knife first popularized by Colonel James “Jim” Bowie in the early 19th Century. It was first made by James Black, although its common use refers to any large sheath knife with a clip point.