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A hunting knife is a knife used during hunting.
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Description
Hunting knives are used for preparing the game to be used as food: skinning the animal and cutting up the meat.
Hunting knives are often adapted for other uses in the wild; hunters may use them as machetes or hatchets when those specific tools are not available. In this case, their function is similar to a survival knife.
Design
Hunting knives are traditionally designed for cutting rather than stabbing, and have only one sharpened edge. The blade is slightly curved, and some hunting knives may have a blade that has both a curved portion for skinning, and a straight portion for cutting slices of meat.
Examples
Hunting knives include the Bowie knife, the puukko, and the Sharpfinger.
See also
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