Knives & Swords Home Page

Knives & Swords

This site is dedicated to a real passion off mine knives and swords. 

Over time it is our intention to cover every kind of knife and sword.  We will take a brief look at the history of knives and swords and look in depth at all the different uses of knives and swords.

We intend to cover everything from chef’s knife and cutlery to ceremonial knives and swords.

Today let us take a brief look at knives for outdoor use

 There are many different types of knives available, and as with many other tools, if you don't have the right one, it's likely to cause problems. Here are a few tips for choosing the right knife for your outdoor sport.

Hunting

Most hunting knives are made for skinning animals. If you need your knife to be good for skinning, the most important thing you need to be aware of is the blade shape.

You would like a rounded or drop point so that when you're; ripping the skin, the point of your knife won't dig into the beef. Also, you will potentially wish to have a fixed blade knife, as folding blades have to several fissures to catch blood and mess in.

 

Camping

Selecting a knife for camping can be tricky, because you want a flexible knife. Because of this, you may regularly find a Swiss army knife or multi tool may fill your requirements best. Also, you might like to add a saw, hatchet, or machete to your pack before you leave, for tougher cutting jobs.

Fishing

You need to potentially get a fillet knife for fishing. A fillet knife is well designed for cleaning fish, and it could also cut fishing line well, which is the other main task for a fishing knife. If you're counting on fishing in salt water, be certain that your knife is meant to resist the corrosion of saltwater.

Trapping

Trappers will most likely need an a skinning knife, very similar to a hunting knife. Harder jobs are usually done with an axe, so a second knife isn't usually required. Sailing A boaters main need for a knife is cutting line.

You will need a pointed knife, that is simply accessible and quickly utilized, in case you want to cut a line in a rush. Make sure that the knife will square up to wet conditions, too.

Cold Steel Kukri Machete $14.99 Cold Steel Machete Kukri, There's no single edged weapon that can out-chop or out-cut a good Kukri. Of course it's true that the best Kukris, like the LTC and Gurkha models, can be somewhat expensive. While those "thoroughbreds" perform extraordinarily well for the money that they cost, it sometimes seems that what's required is a good, inexpensive, "workhorse" model. The Kukri Machete IS that ...

Lansky Nathan's Natural Honing Oil $3.11 Lansky Sharpeners Nathan's Natural Honing Oil, 4oz, A specially formulated lubricant for use with all Lansky Sharpeners and Natural Arkansas Benchstones, Mfg No: LOL01, Manufacturer: Lansky Sharpeners...

Cold Steel Magnum Kukri Machete $18.59 There's no single edged weapon that we can think of that can out-chop or our-cut a good Kukri. It's true that the best Kukris, like our LTC and Gurkha models can be somewhat expensive. While those "thoroughbreds" perform extraordinarily well for the money that they cost, it sometimes seems that what's required is a good, inexpensive, "workhorse" model.The Kukri Machetes are those workhorses. Th...

Tigerbomb A1 My Valuable Hunting Knife A2 Game Of Pricks A3 Mice Feel Nice (In My Room) B1 Not Good For The Mechanism B2 Kiss Only The Important Ones B3 Dodging Invisible Days...

THE STORY OF THE SAS [VHS] $7.95 Video - 65 minutes - vhs-ntsc Story of the SAS video is the remarkable story of Britain's elite fighting regiment. Diverse and multifaceted it encompasses the relentless spectrum of human conflict. The SAS continues to define Special Forces world...