Drop Point Hunting Knives

Drop point hunting knives, which were made popular in 1969 by Bob Loveless in handmade hunting knives, are one of the most common types of hunting knives available on the market today. They are available with many different types of handles and in various lengths and weights and are considered to be the best choice for big game hunters as they are constructed of thicker steel than many other types of hunting knives. The blade is curved which allows the hunter to remove the skin of the animal using the entire blade instead of the point alone as is necessary with many other, less appropriate knives. Not only does this save the hunter time, but it will also extend the life of the knife used. Attempting to cut the skin of an animal using only the point of a knife can often stress the tip, causing it to bend, dull, or even break, ruining an otherwise perfectly useful tool. The drop point knife has a stronger tip than most other types of hunting knives as well. The curved blade also allows the hunter to remove the skin while leaving the meat intact. Even a novice hunter will notice there is less damage to the meat of the animal after using a drop point hunting knife to skin it in comparison to other types of knives. 392BK

Its design also allows the drop point hunting knife to be used for other tasks that generally are not considered to be in the realm of knives. For instance, other field cleaning tasks that are typically left to a hatchet or saw, such as the gutting of the animal as well as the splitting of the rib cage. Although the drop point hunting knife may not be the best tool for this purpose, the fact that it can be used in this manner makes it very useful in situations where all the best tools may not be available.

A clip point hunting knife is fairly similar to a drop point hunting knife. The easiest way to tell the difference is that the curve at the top of drop point knives will always be convex.

This type of knife is not only useful as a hunting knife. In fact, though the stated type of knife often only becomes of consequence when in the context of hunting knives, many general purpose pocket knives also have a drop point construction.

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