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Saddle Knife

Post by Sir Henry » Tue Dec 12, 2017 11:47 am

Does anyone know what a saddle knife is? I need to buy one for Miss Evelyn's daughter and I don't know what one looks like. Is it a specific knife or just a good knife that a horseperson would carry?
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Post by Les » Tue Dec 12, 2017 2:07 pm

No doubt RR will be along soon to point you in the right direction. ;)

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Post by tx gunrunner » Tue Dec 12, 2017 4:19 pm

A saddle knife I believe is a small knife to clean stones from horse hoofs . Here is pic of them in my opinion which don't agree with me .

https://www.google.com/search?q=saddle+ ... B6m65q3HUM:

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Re: Saddle Knife

Post by Sir Henry » Tue Dec 12, 2017 4:55 pm

tx gunrunner wrote:A saddle knife I believe is a small knife to clean stones from horse hoofs . Here is pic of them in my opinion which don't agree with me .

https://www.google.com/search?q=saddle+ ... B6m65q3HUM:
Thanks, that makes sense.
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Post by tractortad » Tue Dec 12, 2017 9:56 pm

Not really familiar with a saddle knife, but we have horses and there is no way you'd use something like that to clean a horse hoof - TX might have it mixed up with a hoof knife.

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Post by tx gunrunner » Wed Dec 13, 2017 3:30 am

tractortad wrote:Not really familiar with a saddle knife, but we have horses and there is no way you'd use something like that to clean a horse hoof - TX might have it mixed up with a hoof knife.
A hoof knife that a farrier uses to shape hoofs is total different then the one I was think of .

https://www.google.com/search?q=hoof+kn ... yyRRmtct1M:

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Re: Saddle Knife

Post by Steve51 » Wed Dec 13, 2017 6:57 am

Looks like a good question but you may need to get a little more information about intended use. There are a lot of knives that say saddle knife and they seem like regular knives both folding and fixed blade. There are also knives for making saddles. There is even a civil war knife that was called a "saddle knife"
I am attaching a couple of links. One site makes knives and sheaths to wear comfortably while riding horseback. The other has a picture of the civil war saddle knife.

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https://www.pineridgeknife.com/

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Re: Saddle Knife

Post by JEBar » Wed Dec 13, 2017 9:07 am

given, my working in a saddle on a ranch is very limited .... back when I did, the guys carried short, fixed blade, sheath knives on various places on their saddles .... they weren't fancy, they were working wives .... here is a link to the type I remember ===> http://www.budk.com/Timber-Rattler-Rive ... nife-17339

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Re: Saddle Knife

Post by BrokenolMarine » Wed Dec 13, 2017 9:45 pm

Maybe she is a leatherworker. This knife is sometimes called a saddle knife... it's used primarily to cut saddle skirts.
https://www.tandyleather.com/en/product ... ound-knife
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Re: Saddle Knife

Post by RanchRoper » Wed Dec 13, 2017 10:36 pm

I've not heard the terminology of saddle knife but I suspect it's similar to this one I carry. Most horsemen/women carry one. Handy as heck.
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