My first hunting knife

by George R Naugle

Sep 14, 2025

The following photo is of my first hunting knife.  I was about 12 years old (memory fails) when I got this one at a store in Harrisburg, PA.  It was purchased with coupon dollars that the store gave me when I bought clothing.  No manufacturers name is etched on it, but I suspect it may be an Imperial knife.  Over the years, I carried it while hunting game, both small and large.  I learned the technique of sharpening a blade on it.  

I remember loaning it to a friend to gut a buck and he put a dent in the blade.  I did grind that dent out, and continued to use this knife for hunting chores.  I'm not sure how often it was used on game, large or small, but it was many times for sure.  Over the years I aquired other fixed blade knives and this one got retired.  Now, it is just a treasured memory.

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  • George R Naugle

    I picked up this knife while posting on an African big game website.  It is made by a bladesmith named Tim Wegner, and has special imaging on it: the logo for the Accurate Reloading dot com website.  I have used it to field dress game while on several hunting trips.  Linerlock mechanism with a belt clip.

    Mar 10

  • George R Naugle

    Just a "what bugs me" comment:  I really hate to see knives that have been sharpened so much that the shape of the blade has changed.  I was looking at an old Remington   1173 model bullet knife that was on Ebay.  Some folks like to sharpen knives, and do it so much that a spey point blade no longer resembles a spey point blade.  To me, this really detracts from the value of a knife.

    Apr 22

  • Kevin D

    PREACH IT BROTHER!  :)

    I find myself not considering blades that show signs of excessive sharpening on what I know to be a flat portion of the belly too.

    Apr 23