Smith & Wesson SWCAMP Campfire Set with Cleaver, Guthook and Campknife

I own two sets of these knives. I've used these on some larger animals - elk and oryx - as well as smaller ones. I use the CK301 Skinner - 6.6 inch to get cuts started and finer skinning. The CK300 Cleaver - 10.7 inch is the best skinning knife I've ever used. It helps a lot that it's heavy and the large rounded end keeps on skinning as you get to the end of the pass. It's more efficient than a pointed end for skinning. I use the CK200 Guthook - 9.5 inch the least but it's handy to have an extra blade on hand as one of the other edges gets dull. I don't use the guthook. For that work I use an Outdoor Edge Flip-n-Zip. The knives are made in China and Chinese 3Cr13 steel is used. 3Cr13 steel is okay - easy to sharpen but doesn't hold an edge as long as I need. I usually have to sharpen the edges twice to get through an elk and at least 3 times to get through an oryx. Having rubberized handles are absolutely great. Much less chance for hand slippage when things get greasy and slippery. Overall, highly recommended.

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tres bon couteaux, coupe tres bien. Acier de tres bonne qualité et les poignees sont en caoutchouc qui nous donne une super bonne prise. Je ne le changerais pas pour d'autres...

This is the second time I have purchased this set. The first time was about 1998 and the largest of the knives is what I use to chop raw chicken and meat for my Mastiffs. The rubber around the blade handle began to crack so I didn't want it flying off in my face when I hacked through a chicken leg or thigh. It was time for a new set and I went back for the same product. It is well made and does the job.

I have not used this yet on game. It was a gift, and I think it's a great set. The case is it's big flaw though. The blades are not fastened in well at all, and I would never strap it to a belt and expect to keep all of the blades. This is the kind of thing that goes into a pack. Other than that, it is quite a good value. The cleaver has some good weight to it for it's size