Old Timer Sharpfinger Field Use

My grandpa was a farmer and butchered his own meat . I remember him having a sharp finger . I use to have one also as a teenager , but I lost it many decades ago . Wish that I still had it .

I'm a big fan of the little Sharpfinger.

I use a Sharpfinger as well although not for skinning.

Officers'Wife said:

I use a Sharpfinger as well although not for skinning.

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They are a little "pointy" for skinning but the sweep of the blade is nice.

I have been using the Old Timer Sharp Finger knives for decades for gutting deer. I still do but added a Havalon Barracuda knife for gutting, & skinning deer. They did good on several deer last deer season.

Like like the regular blade without the guthook.

That’s pretty much what they were designed for. It was the first skinner I had. I need to find another USA made vintage one. They are also a pretty fair all around blade for carrying.

Officers'Wife said:

I use a Sharpfinger as well although not for skinning.

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What do you use it for ma'am? Just general knife stuff?

Woodbridge said:

Anybody use an Old Timer 152 "sharp finger" for a field dressing / skinning knife?

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Have had one for many years. Back when I carried sheath knives it was one of my favorites. Seemed it got used more once I got home for skinning deer than for field dressing so I just quit carrying it. Was a little wide for removing the anus in the field as compared to a Muskrat Skinner, Trapper or my new favorite a Slimline Trapper. You gotten my curiosity raised, I need to go up and go thru the drawers in the spare bedroom and make sure it's still there!

Bazoo said:

What do you use it for ma'am? Just general knife stuff?

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gutting

I use one for many years but have moved on to other things. My old sharp finger rides in Mrs. Fl-NC's gear bag when we go hunting together as a GP knife for her.

Funny "historical" note about the Sharpfinger, during the 60's-70's it was often a popular belt knife with a certain demographic in the Pacific Northwest region. If you ever find an old one where the lanyard loop hole looks a bit charred..?
Well, never mind...

I have one and use it for small game. I used it to gut 1 deer and wasn't a fan. I like my Outdoor Edge Swingblade for that. I know everyone says you don't need a big knife for gutting but I like a longer blade to keep my hands a little cleaner and away from possible broadheads. I also didn't like how pointy it was.

I've never used the sharpfinger on game, but I used my buck 110. For gutting and skinning a deer, the 110 will work, but I didn't like how pointy it was. So I'd guess I wouldn't like the sharpfingers point.

Sharpfinger is a true classic.

I have one I won as a bingo prize in about 1980. I used it for years. I remember it being so sharp that it sliced its way out of the back side of the sheath one of the first times I stuck it back in. I had to super glue the gash closed.

Though I never owned one, always a favorite and wanted….shoot, I just got a Buck Folding Hunter….

Case Sod Buster Jr, on the other hand….

I carry an Old-timer stockman's always and have actually HAD to use it to dress a wild hog .. not the best choice for sure. However, the Sharpfinger, as cool as it looks, isn't much better IMO. I like a folding lock-blade knife with a 2 1/2" to 3" blade to gut, skin, and cut up a deer. Nothing larger is really necessary. My new favorite is a Camillus with a 2 1/2" blade. I have gutted, skinned, and cut up 2 deer with it and it is still razor sharp.

Officers'Wife said:

I use a Sharpfinger as well although not for skinning.

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What knife do you like for skinning?

A sharpfinger was my first real knife. I found it on the side of the road about 30 years ago. My grandparents lived back a side road near an old country church that was on the main road. I would ride my bike to the playground and they could watch me from their front porch. There was a creek to catch crawfish there too. Anyways I rode up there one day and saw leather. Picked up a very used sharpfinger in its sheath. Have been using that knife ever since. Love it. Have a new one still in the package in case this one ever goes rogue or runs away.

Bazoo said:

What knife do you like for skinning?

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I use a Buck 103 that one of the employees replaced the nylon handle with an antler then decided he didn't like it. He asked me to include it in a garage sale but I bought it instead. It has given me good service. And before you say it... My sister in law made a combination sheath that holds both knives. No muss, no fuss.

I have one too. My Dad bought it for me when I was 12 at a yard sale in GA. I never used it on an animal, but swear the next critter I kill will get the treatment with it. I lashed a piece of 550 cord through the handle lanyard hole. It is razor sharp.

I still have one, I bet I haven’t picked it up in over a decade and it’s been probably 35 years since I skinned something with it.

I always thought they looked cool.

My hunting bud runs a Sharpfinger.
An old one, probably a family heirloom.
Works well for him.

Been using a Jeff White Bush 3 last couple yrs ( shot bows w Jeff back on 80s ). Its scary sharp but a little big. Handle is straighter than i like/ used to. Ran a kit drop point for a couple decades I rebuilt. Japanese stainless blade, was darn good.

Used a Benchmade 530 a couple times before I broke it at work. Was EDC for 12 yrs or so.

Have a brand new Behring EDC technical.
Hope to blood it with a trad bow kill.....if I ever get my new bow limbs.

May order a Jeff White blade and finish it with stag.

https://www.applecartcreations.com/collections/knives

There are some Sharpfinger looking blades IIRC.
Had a Halfbreed neck knife that was like a Sharpfinger yrs ago.
Sold it before Nate got famous LOL

My mistake.