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Fish Knives by Tobias Gibson on June 17, 2013

I'm not sure if there is a discussion already or not but show 'em if you got 'em. Let's see you fishing knives, as in the tools of the tackle box! (Folding, fixed, multi-tools, etc.)

Here's a few of my latest finds. What made them interesting is the bale.

Above knife is made by Sabre (Japan) It features yellow comp handles and is just over 5 inches closed. Below is another Japanese made knife. It features the infamous "cracked Ice" plastic pearl handles. I couldn't pass it up for $9 simply because of the scissors and the bale. It is 4 inches closed.

Both knives in a side by side comparison

Tags: Fish, Knives

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Permalink Reply by Rob Gregg on March 28, 2015 at 21:47

Round 2

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Permalink Reply by Rob Gregg on March 28, 2015 at 21:58

Round 3. Yah, I've been collecting these for a little while. 3rd pic is an extremely rare 5" linerlock Imperial/Hammer Brand shell handle in a color I've never seen on another Imperial knife. When it comes to the shell handles, it's all about color! :-)

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Permalink Reply by Rob Gregg on March 28, 2015 at 22:00

Many more to come, but the little woman says it's time to hit the hot tub. Woo Hoo!

I'll put the rest up over the next few days, thanks for looking!

Rob

Permalink Reply by Tobias Gibson on March 29, 2015 at 7:13

Great looking knives, Rob. I'm especially jealous of that #31 Camillus Sword Brand. I've been trying to find one of those in good shape at a reasonable price!

Permalink Reply by tim payne on March 29, 2015 at 8:02

those gaffs are some unique and pretty pieces tobias

Tobias Gibson said:

And then there is my growing collection of Gaffs. Gaff are a special type of fish knife that has a folding gaff hook.

The Brass one is made in Solingen, Germany ; the red handled one out of Seki, Japan. The German one is probably from the 1930s and the Japanese one from the late 1940s or early 1950s

More info on the Gaff Knife and the elusive Banana Trout can be found in this You Tube Video:

Permalink Reply by Rob Gregg on March 29, 2015 at 18:01

Thanks Tobias! The Camillus is a pretty decent example. Keep watching, a good one still shows up from time to time.

As stated before, they aren't all in the toothpick pattern. From what I can tell, the coke bottle fisherman's knives actually preceded the toothpick.

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Permalink Reply by Tobias Gibson on March 29, 2015 at 18:58

now hold on a sec, Rob. You threw in a Fixed blade Fishing knife! I think maybe we need to start a discusiion just for those! I didn't even think to post them!

Permalink Reply by Jan Carter on March 29, 2015 at 19:31

While not your traditional knife, one of Donnies has become a fish knife due to its performance on trout!

Permalink Reply by Tobias Gibson on March 29, 2015 at 20:07

Seriously Jan, Why use a normal knife when you can use a Made in the USA Imperial Fish-Master! Am i right Rob?!?

A;; kidding aside, the Fish-master is mint, never been used. I tend to use either a 4 inch Rapala or a 5 inch Ontario Filllet knife.

Permalink Reply by Rob Gregg on March 30, 2015 at 7:08

Hey Tobias, I didn't mean to step out of bounds. The opening statement in the OP says folding, fixed, multi-tools, etc...

Great example of the Fish Master and I agree, always USA if possible!

Something alot of folks don't think about, is that when most of these knives were made, they weren't designed around filleting a fish. The norm in those days was to scale the fish, gut it, cut off the head, (sometimes) rinse it off and throw it into a frying pan. We did and do fillet larger fish, but if it'll fit in the pan, leave it whole. My kids and grandkids can do a fine job of leaving a full skeleton while picking the bones clean. LOL!

Nice bird and trout knife Jan! It looks like it'd do a fine job of dressing out that fish!

Tobias Gibson said:

Seriously Jan, Why use a normal knife when you can use a Made in the USA Imperial Fish-Master! Am i right Rob?!?

A;; kidding aside, the Fish-master is mint, never been used. I tend to use either a 4 inch Rapala or a 5 inch Ontario Filllet knife.

Permalink Reply by Rob Gregg on March 30, 2015 at 7:22

Another batch. Imperial/Hammer Brand frequently marketed the toothpicks as Sportsmans knives, although not all had scalers or hook disgorgers.

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