What is a cheetah knife?

The Cheetah pattern is one of the most storied of all Case knives. What makes this single-bladed knife so popular is its locking clip blade with the added safety of a swing guard. Throughout its existence, it has been manufactured with and without a swing guard, and with and without a locking mechanism.
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What is a case cheetah?

The Case Cheetah Knife has a locking clip blade with a nail nick for opening, a swing guard, and a lockback handle that is 4 3/8" long. Many Case Cheetah Knives have a stainless steel blade; any Cheetah Knives with a carbon steel blade will be denoted as Chrome Vanadium steel.
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What is a muskrat knife?

The Muskrat style is a traditional slip joint knife. It is a double-ended pocket knife with two clip-point blades that are typically the same size. The Muskrat is ideal for skinning small animals and was originally created prior to 1940 for trapping.
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What is a copperhead knife?

The Copperhead pattern is a jack knife with a Clip master blade and a Pen secondary blade. The pattern is known for the distinctive shape of the pocket end bolster. This pattern is often called a "Viet Nam" as it was very popular among GI's during the Viet Nam War.
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What is the best pocket knife on the market?

  • Best Pocket Knife Overall: Benchmade 535 Bugout.
  • Best Budget Pocket Knife: Kershaw Leek.
  • Best Classic Pocket Knife: Opinel No. ...
  • Best Lightweight Pocket Knife: The James Brand The Redstone.
  • Best Pocket Knife For Camping: Spyderco Tenacious Lightweight.
  • Best Pocket Knife For Hunting And Fishing: Civivi Elementum Flipper.
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What is a Case XX Cheetah knife? Vintage 1970s examples



What pocket knives do Navy SEALs use?

Ontario MK 3 Navy Knife

The U.S. Navy Seals commonly deploy this knife. It features a stainless steel blade which is approximately 6 inches in length. The knife blade is about 7 inches long and resembles its predecessor, Buck 184.
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What pocket knives do cops carry?

8 tactical knives for police officers
  • Gerber 06 Auto Knife.
  • SPYDERCO Tenacious G-10 Black.
  • 5.11 Tanto Surge.
  • Columbia River Hissatsu Folder.
  • Smith and Wesson Black Swat Knife.
  • Benchmade Nimravus.
  • KA-BAR TDI.
  • ZT 0562.
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What is a beaver knife?

The Wiebe Beaver is the perfect tool for use as both a skinning knife and fleshing knife on small animals. The unique beaver-tail design is specially crafted to allow for very quick work while minimizing the risk of cutting holes in the hide.
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What is a bunny knife?

During the pioneering and settlement years of Australia, the thousands of imported English-made pocketknives with 6-cm clip-point blades became generally referred to as ˜bunny knives, because they were used to skin & gut millions of rabbits.
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What is a pigeon knife?

Pigeon knife is designed especially for bird- and other small game hunters. It has short 6 cm polished carbon steel blade which is easy to turn and you can remove breast meat sharply. The handle is not only beautiful, it has also great handling features.
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What is an Eskimo knife?

What is an ulu? An ulu1 is a multi-purpose cutting tool with a semi-circular blade and a handle. It has been a major part of an Inuit woman's life and culture for at least the last 4500 years. The ulu has a great advantage over a conventional knife, as a physicist or kinesiologist would tell you.
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What is a coffin knife?

A "coffin" handle is a traditional style of knife handle that resembles, in its shape, a burial coffin. Its distinctive pommel has three sides, or faces. A coffin handle tapers toward its forward end, often with a subtle contour.
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Why is it called cheetah?

"Cheetah" is derived from the Hindi word Chita, meaning "spotted one". Acinonyx means "no move claw" in Greek — a reference to its non-retractile claws.
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What is cheetah trafficking?

The illegal trade in cheetahs is driven by demand for exotic pets in the Middle East as well as by extreme poverty in source countries and as a result of human-wildlife conflict. Rural farmers sometimes take revenge on cheetahs that prey on livestock by poaching their young and selling them to traffickers.
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What is a gunstock knife?

The Case Gunstock Knife has a spear blade and a pen blade with nail nicks for opening, and a distinctive gunstock shaped handle. The Case Gunstock Knives have been produced in two sizes - 3 3/4" closed and 2 7/8" closed.
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What is a raven knife?

The Raven Knife features an intricately formed Raven's head pommel, leading to a leather-wrapped grip and large sleek blade. This knife holds its original forged finish, with a sharpened blade edge.
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What is a salmon knife?

A salmon knife is used to cut thin, even slices of salmon. The very flexible blade is about 30 cm long and especially narrow. The point is rounded to prevent damaging the salmon.
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What is a roach belly knife?

The historical Roach belly knife was a short blade with a pronounced upswept curve and a sharp point. It was most likely named after the common Roach fish, which had a similarly round curving belly. It was known in 17th century Britain and the American colonies.
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What is a Jaeger knife?

Designed as a premier boning and caping knife, this is lightweight and easy to carry but incredibly versatile and strong, with a 0.118" thick blade. The non-slip ridges on the back of the blade will give you a comfortable platform on which to place either your forefinger or thumb.
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What is a peanut butter knife?

The PB-JIFE is a spreader specifically designed to stir, scoop, and scrape peanut butter out of the big jars (and any other spread) while keeping your knuckles clean! The blade is super long for Costco-sized jars, stronger for stirring natural oils, and wider than a regular knife for easy scooping.
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What is owl knife?

Owl Knife is best known for providing premium fixed blade knives. Their blade features N690 stainless steel that can cut through anything, and handles have a G10 construction and durable Kydex sheath.
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What knife do special forces carry?

The Ka-bar 5020 U.S. Army Fighting Fixed Knife is a favorite for the Army Special Forces for its simplistic design, that has a solid track record. Compared to the Marine Variant 1218 USMC Fighter Knife, the 5020 has several features that set it apart.
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What knives do bikers carry?

Practical Carry Knives For Motorcyclists
  • Kershaw Skyline Pocketknife.
  • CRKT CEO Folding Pocketknife.
  • Spyderco Para Military 2 G-10 Knife.
  • Benchmade Mini Griptilian 556 Folding Knife.
  • SOG Tactical Escape Knife.
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What knife do green berets carry?

What kind of knife do Green Berets carry? This knife is known to the U.S. Army Special Forces as "The Yarborough" and to everyone else as "The Green Beret Knife". It is a no-nonsense, hardworking tool, designed by renowned knife maker and designer Bill Harsey, with function and manufacturing input from Chris Reeve.
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