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Post by Sicilianhunter on Jun 13, 2019 21:04:26 GMT -7
I was thinking, to avoid it getting in the way every time you bent over, of wearing it inside my smock or hunting shirt. I would be that extra knife that was handy or the one that could always be retained should you drop your belt/sash and what's on it while in camp. Mine isn't a period design but a Mora I made some aesthetic modifications to.
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Post by brokennock on Jun 13, 2019 22:50:05 GMT -7
The small hunting knife that I wear in a neck sheath rides inside my shirt. It only needs be removed to clean game, or cut food. I have other knives or my hawk in quicker to access places that are more suited to other tasks. Even in non period situations in the day to day world, knife only cuts food and game. It does not get used today open packages, cut string or rope, clean my nails, cut or carve wood, blaze trees for a trail markers, or any of the myriad of tasks a knife can be called upon to do. It is kept clean, and very sharp. Other blades can be used for all these things, also kept very sharp, and clean, but, when I'm slicing a piece of steak, or sopprasetta, I don't want to be thinking that the last thing the blade went through was tape on a package from a stranger, or something else that may have left residue stuck to the blade.
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Post by Keith on Jun 14, 2019 0:05:51 GMT -7
I was thinking, to avoid it getting in the way every time you bent over, of wearing it inside my smock or hunting shirt. I would be that extra knife that was handy or the one that could always be retained should you drop your belt/sash and what's on it while in camp. Mine isn't a period design but a Mora I made some aesthetic modifications to. I carry my legging knife as a back up to my hunting knife. I have always carried at least two knives when butchering game. It is easy when you are working fast to glace your blade on bone, & it is faster to use that back up knife than to sharpen the hunting knife in the field. Also my legging knife is a back up for defence, it is easy to retrieve from my legging even if I find myself in an awkward position. Actually I like the Mora, a very plain & simple knife. The ones I have seen did not seem out of place. Under the frock should work. Keith.
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Post by Sicilianhunter on Jun 14, 2019 19:56:49 GMT -7
The small hunting knife that I wear in a neck sheath rides inside my shirt. It only needs be removed to clean game, or cut food. I have other knives or my hawk in quicker to access places that are more suited to other tasks. Even in non period situations in the day to day world, knife only cuts food and game. It does not get used today open packages, cut string or rope, clean my nails, cut or carve wood, blaze trees for a trail markers, or any of the myriad of tasks a knife can be called upon to do. It is kept clean, and very sharp. Other blades can be used for all these things, also kept very sharp, and clean, but, when I'm slicing a piece of steak, or sopprasetta, I don't want to be thinking that the last thing the blade went through was tape on a package from a stranger, or something else that may have left residue stuck to the blade. I am in TOTAL agreement!! NEVER corrupt the soppressata !!!
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Post by Sicilianhunter on Jun 14, 2019 20:01:06 GMT -7
I was thinking, to avoid it getting in the way every time you bent over, of wearing it inside my smock or hunting shirt. I would be that extra knife that was handy or the one that could always be retained should you drop your belt/sash and what's on it while in camp. Mine isn't a period design but a Mora I made some aesthetic modifications to. I carry my legging knife as a back up to my hunting knife. I have always carried at least two knives when butchering game. It is easy when you are working fast to glace your blade on bone, & it is faster to use that back up knife than to sharpen the hunting knife in the field. Also my legging knife is a back up for defence, it is easy to retrieve from my legging even if I find myself in an awkward position. Actually I like the Mora, a very plain & simple knife. The ones I have seen did not seem out of place. Under the frock should work. Keith. Agreed, a second or third knife can help to make short work of game. You may be under the gun for more than a few reasons and switching knives would definitely help speed things along. Another reason to have a few blades on you may be the game you are dressing. Bag a bunny and you may use one knife, blast a feral pig and you may use another and so on... How do you keep that legging knife secure? Your garter?
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Post by Keith on Jun 14, 2019 20:56:50 GMT -7
I carry my legging knife as a back up to my hunting knife. I have always carried at least two knives when butchering game. It is easy when you are working fast to glace your blade on bone, & it is faster to use that back up knife than to sharpen the hunting knife in the field. Also my legging knife is a back up for defence, it is easy to retrieve from my legging even if I find myself in an awkward position. Actually I like the Mora, a very plain & simple knife. The ones I have seen did not seem out of place. Under the frock should work. Keith. Agreed, a second or third knife can help to make short work of game. You may be under the gun for more than a few reasons and switching knives would definitely help speed things along. Another reason to have a few blades on you may be the game you are dressing. Bag a bunny and you may use one knife, blast a feral pig and you may use another and so on... How do you keep that legging knife secure? Your garter? I used to hunt buffalo in the Territory, so I learnt my lesson there! There are only two seasons in the Territory, wet & dry, & both are hot! So you learn to work fast & get that meat boned out & back home as soon as possible. Even then it will only keep for so long, so we shared with other bushies in the area, & ate buffalo every day! (18th century lifestyle). My legging knife stays secure pushed down into the top of my legging just fine, only a short blade, so does not reach the garter.
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Post by brokennock on Jun 14, 2019 22:20:07 GMT -7
2 is 1, and 1 is none.
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Post by Sicilianhunter on Jun 15, 2019 21:46:10 GMT -7
Agreed, a second or third knife can help to make short work of game. You may be under the gun for more than a few reasons and switching knives would definitely help speed things along. Another reason to have a few blades on you may be the game you are dressing. Bag a bunny and you may use one knife, blast a feral pig and you may use another and so on... How do you keep that legging knife secure? Your garter? I used to hunt buffalo in the Territory, so I learnt my lesson there! There are only two seasons in the Territory, wet & dry, & both are hot! So you learn to work fast & get that meat boned out & back home as soon as possible. Even then it will only keep for so long, so we shared with other bushies in the area, & ate buffalo every day! (18th century lifestyle). My legging knife stays secure pushed down into the top of my legging just fine, only a short blade, so does not reach the garter. LeLoup, They imported Bison to Australia? I had a buddy who was a Kiwi and he told me that had introduced Wapiti to New Zealand. I always thought that it was interesting that the Kiwis referred to the animal by the Shawnee name for Elk (translated literally ‘white rump'). Anyway, that makes perfect sense to spread the wealth on a kill that big especially with the environmental challenges. Was the season for hunting them during the wet or dry season? I suppose during the dry season you'd have a bunch of racks set up plains Indian-style and just dry them in strips or a smoke house set up during the wet season to preserve some while ate your fill. I like the legging knife idea. I'll need to find a suitable knife for that carry.
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Post by Sicilianhunter on Jun 15, 2019 21:46:41 GMT -7
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Post by Keith on Jun 16, 2019 15:25:08 GMT -7
I used to hunt buffalo in the Territory, so I learnt my lesson there! There are only two seasons in the Territory, wet & dry, & both are hot! So you learn to work fast & get that meat boned out & back home as soon as possible. Even then it will only keep for so long, so we shared with other bushies in the area, & ate buffalo every day! (18th century lifestyle). My legging knife stays secure pushed down into the top of my legging just fine, only a short blade, so does not reach the garter. LeLoup, They imported Bison to Australia? I had a buddy who was a Kiwi and he told me that had introduced Wapiti to New Zealand. I always thought that it was interesting that the Kiwis referred to the animal by the Shawnee name for Elk (translated literally ‘white rump'). Anyway, that makes perfect sense to spread the wealth on a kill that big especially with the environmental challenges. Was the season for hunting them during the wet or dry season? I suppose during the dry season you'd have a bunch of racks set up plains Indian-style and just dry them in strips or a smoke house set up during the wet season to preserve some while ate your fill. I like the legging knife idea. I'll need to find a suitable knife for that carry. Asian buffalo Sicilianhunter. We hunted buffalo & wild boar in both seasons, but we never did dry our meat back then. Dry season is a fire ban season, & Australia is plagued with flies, plus we don't have the right wood for smoking here. Eucalypt gives a bad taste. I do dry meat now we are in New England, though we don't eat as much meat here as we did in the Territory. I had a very narrow escape from one of these one time!!! Keith.
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Post by hawkeyes on Jun 17, 2019 5:25:06 GMT -7
I personally carry my back/side seam sheath in a outter leather cover tucked into my sash for easy draw with the right hand. I'll also affix the entire setup to my person via a leather wang which is attached through my main side seam sheath. My secondary carry usually is in the form of a neck knife or tucked into the leggings as Keith has already discussed. My little legging sheath made from elk and sewn with linen. The knife itself rests within a rawhide liner.
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Post by Sicilianhunter on Jun 17, 2019 12:40:25 GMT -7
LeLoup, They imported Bison to Australia? I had a buddy who was a Kiwi and he told me that had introduced Wapiti to New Zealand. I always thought that it was interesting that the Kiwis referred to the animal by the Shawnee name for Elk (translated literally ‘white rump'). Anyway, that makes perfect sense to spread the wealth on a kill that big especially with the environmental challenges. Was the season for hunting them during the wet or dry season? I suppose during the dry season you'd have a bunch of racks set up plains Indian-style and just dry them in strips or a smoke house set up during the wet season to preserve some while ate your fill. I like the legging knife idea. I'll need to find a suitable knife for that carry. Asian buffalo Sicilianhunter. We hunted buffalo & wild boar in both seasons, but we never did dry our meat back then. Dry season is a fire ban season, & Australia is plagued with flies, plus we don't have the right wood for smoking here. Eucalypt gives a bad taste. I do dry meat now we are in New England, though we don't eat as much meat here as we did in the Territory. I had a very narrow escape from one of these one time!!! Keith. My word!! I recall an account from Vietnam where the medic from a LRRP team was attacked and had a leg skewed by a horn and begged the rest of the team to shoot the 'buff despite being attached to the animals head!! It took many of the small 5.56 rounds and never died. The medic managed to get free of the horn and didn't get shot in the process luckily. You may need to tell us of your narrow escape in another thread!
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Post by Sicilianhunter on Jun 17, 2019 12:43:06 GMT -7
I personally carry my back/side seam sheath in a outter leather cover tucked into my sash for easy draw with the right hand. I'll also affix the entire setup to my person via a leather wang which is attached through my main side seam sheath. My secondary carry usually is in the form of a neck knife or tucked into the leggings as Keith has already discussed. My little legging sheath made from elk and sewn with linen. The knife itself rests within a rawhide liner. Hawk, What would you say is the longest blade you'd use as a legging knife?
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Post by Black Hand on Jun 17, 2019 12:46:29 GMT -7
Perhaps the question should be: what sizes would have been commonly available in the period?
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Post by Sicilianhunter on Jun 17, 2019 21:08:07 GMT -7
Perhaps the question should be: what sizes would have been commonly available in the period? Nah, that was a direct question
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