I'm looking at getting a nice Bowie knife for stickin' pigs. I'm pretty picky when it comes to the way a knife looks. I would like to stay under $75, and I would prefer either an antler handle or a nice looking wood handle. I hate all the new "retro" looking crap. I want something classical. I would like at least an 8" blade as well. Any suggestions??

I have an orginal Puma Bowie knife that I got for around $65 dollars from Sportsmans Guide. It has a stag handle, and I think it is a handsome knife. The blade is only 6.5 inches long, but it seems to work well enough for me. It also makes an excellant butcher/skinning knife, it holds a pretty good edge, but is also easy to sharpen. A lot to like, if it had another inch or so of blade length it would be perfect, but all in all a pretty fine knife for the money.

Puma Bowies are fantastic knives. Sportsmansguide seems to be out of them. I bought mine at Natchez Shooter's Supply: Puma Bowie at Natchez

This is one of the best knife purchases I have made.

LWD

DEAR FRIENDS IM NOT A BIG FAN OF PURE BOWIES BECAUSE OF THE POINT THAT CAN BE BROKEN IN SOME MODELS ,I ALWAYS PREFER A DOUBLE EDGE DAGA LIKE APPLEGATE SMATCHET ,OR A COLD STEEL MAGNUM TANTO,OR A YARARA CHANCHERO ,VERY CHEAP LOCALLY MADE.BUT I HAVE A BIG BOWIE FROM ONTARIO KNIVES -THE MARINE RAIDER BOWIE -.JUAN

Yarará Chanchero !!!!

Give me a break haha !!!!!!!!



That's a very funny and apropiate name for us locals, but imagine a gringo saying "I'm going hunting with my yarará chanchero ???" I will laugh to death

L

Muela makes many stag handled knives and they have a decent reputation for solid workmanship. Ebay is probably your best bet to keep things under $75.

More utilitarian would be any one of a number of knives from Ontario Knife. Their SP6 would be a place to start.

Have a look at this excellent quality handmade knives...

http://www.vetter-messer.de/sh...28f41b8e733430d6f7a3

Here's a few suitable knives from a NZ knifemaker, you will see he makes two specialist pigsticker's.
http://www.svord.com/SvordMainFrameset.htm