Grandpa's Case XX skinner

waggo71 · Post by **waggo71** » Tue Jun 28, 2016 3:32 am

I got into the safe recently and this caught my eye...Grandpa used it on the farm in West Virgina and my uncle sent it to me back 6-8 years ago or so when he was getting rid of some stuff he didn't need. Pleasant surprise then and always puts a smile on my face when I see it now. Grandpa lived a rich, full life and moved on just a few months shy of 100. No doubt this knife and he had many an adventure that ended with meat on the table...

Colonel26 · Post by **Colonel26** » Tue Jun 28, 2016 5:48 am

That's a great old family heirloom.

stagman · Post by **stagman** » Wed Jun 29, 2016 3:03 am

Its a great old skinner, and a special one cause of grandpa too boot....bet Scott (Triple F)
will have a say on it as he is fond of old wood handles....
got the upturn like the old Russell Green River pattern
Don't ya just love the way that swedge grind on backspine meets the point !!!

Will

philco · Post by **philco** » Wed Jun 29, 2016 10:43 pm

Did grandpa kill his own hogs by any chance ?

TripleF · Post by **TripleF** » Thu Jun 30, 2016 1:43 am

That my steel friend is pure EPIC!! I'd hold onto that FOREVER!!!

waggo71 · Post by **waggo71** » Thu Jun 30, 2016 12:42 pm

Philco, yes indeed. It was a working farm with cattle, sheep and hogs. My mom has memories of hogs hanging in the butcher shop (one of the several outbuildings that they had) from hooks.

Colonel26 · Post by **Colonel26** » Thu Jun 30, 2016 3:14 pm

Your grandpa was better at sharpening his hog killing knife than mine was! This was his.

waggo71 · Post by **waggo71** » Fri Jul 01, 2016 11:55 am

Colonel26 wrote:Your grandpa was better at sharpening his hog killing knife than mine was! This was his.

Maybe his hogs had tougher hides...either way that one sure has seen plenty of action.

terryl308 · Post by **terryl308** » Fri Jul 01, 2016 3:22 pm

Well, these aren't grandpa's , they are mine, all but one. My favorite one is the F. Dick hog skinner. I used the Dexter/Russell Green River knives a lot also. The sheep skinner got hid under a quarter of beef and I sawed the handle off with the band saw!! Good thing I didn't hit the tang, I glued it back on about 30 years ago and it has held up. Don't do much butchering any more but still have the equipment. Nothing fancy but they did the trick.

Terry

Colonel26 · Post by **Colonel26** » Fri Jul 01, 2016 3:28 pm

Those are some fine looking butcher knives.

terryl308 · Post by **terryl308** » Fri Jul 01, 2016 7:46 pm

Forgot to mention the bottom two boners are Forschner and a F. dick and I believe they are stainless steel newer models.

Terry

waggo71 · Post by **waggo71** » Fri Jul 01, 2016 9:01 pm

terryl308 wrote: My favorite one is the F. Dick hog skinner. Terry

That's a good pick, I would put the Henckels right up there with it, I love the colors in that steel...

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