skinning knife plus hide maker, advice needed for a noob please

[crimsonred]

hi, i have been airgunning for a while now, mainly pest control ie rooks and magpies, rats. i am now shooting rabbits and squirrels due to being granted a new permission and am keen to eat what i shoot. i have been looking at all types of knives that could maybe serve 2 purposes- hide building and skinning- mainly because the idea of walking around armed with a rifle and 2 different knives doesn't appeal to me. i'm newish to this site and know that if anyone can help me on this, its you guys. if you are able to recommend a small foldable skinner or even a fixed blade with a maximum of 3inch blade, or even a good fixed blade that can cope with both jobs without loosing its edge too quickly i would appreciate it. by the way, 'cheapish' can stretch from 10 to 100 pounds as long as the high end price reflects a long wearing tool that i will not need to replace for a good few seasons. thanks in advance

 

[JonathanD]

Well, someones going to mention them, so I may as well go first. Check out Moras knives, they do everything from skinners to bushcraft knives in O1 and stainless from £8 to £30. Quality knives, so you may want to get a skinner and bushcraft knife for other chores. The clipper and most of their knives will do both however.

http://www.heinnie.com/Knives/Mora-Knives/c-1-92-304/

 

[crimsonred]

hi, had a look at the clipper and it is about the size i am after, plus it is so cheap. that would probably do for this season until i can learn a bit more about bushcraft.i've been looking at the knives on this site and this seems like an ideal starters blade. i remember when i was younger i'd always look at fixed blades with the biggest shiniest blade, but now i realize that a blade can be efficient regardless of size as long as it is well made and handled properly.

 

[JonathanD]

The clipper is great, it won't let you down. Go for stainless steel if you are skinning stuff though, much better than O1 IMO.

 

[crimsonred]

thanks jonathon, will order one tomorrow, at that price its cheaper than an hour in the pub.

 

[JonathanD]

thanks jonathon, will order one tomorrow, at that price its cheaper than an hour in the pub.

You got that right.