At a friends house today and he buys a lot of stuff from auctions and never parts with anything. Lol Any way today i tried again to negotiate a deal for an item. I caught him on a weak day. Lol He has so many great item from antiques and unique item it is unreal. Anyway I traded him a small hand held leaf blower I picked up a few days ago for 3$. He wanted it so he traded me this Old Hickory Skinner. I will pack it with me this fall on big game hunts.

That's a good look piece, glad it will get to see the field again

Great piece and a great trade.

USA made good heavy quality piece of steel baby!!! It was in a box of junk in an old shed I wish I would of tried on a few other items. Maybe I can catch him another time at a weak moment. Lol

Actual name in Vintage Old Hickory Ontario Skinner fixed Knife Made in USA

Buy another leaf blower. A$3 blower won't last long. :

I have one in the rotation for skinning beavers. Works well!

That is awesome!! Looks and feels like a good solid all around skinner.

That's a good looking knife.

Keith

Trades like that are almost stealing...... I could only wish to be as good at it as you. That is a super tool. Honor it with use!

Great looking knife

That style of blade and handle they call a beef siding knife and yes they're a good knife , personally I prefer using a sheep siding knife it has a straighter blade .
Chances are you'll never wear it out with the high carbon steel it's made from .

So yes that was a good trade .

Had this one awhile. Doesn't need sharpening very often. Edge comes right back with a butchers steel.

Came across one of those years ago. Had a Amish guy make a thick leather sheath for it. Not to carry it but to protect the blade from any nicks. I know you will enjoy using it.

They still sell them new, it’s a low end knife, I have one. It’s not near as good as a Green River (Dexter/Russel) and is an inch longer.

Way back in time a local butcher would come to farms and would skin and split a steer and haul it back to his shop he used one and the hide pretty much fell off He said he bought it at a local hardware store so i bought one for beaver also bought several butcher knives which i still use Took awhile to use the steel properly

Interesting history and stories thank You. The guy said that knife is 50 plus years old so I did some research and them. This one has Old Hickory Ontario Knife Co made in USA stamped on it. Research says, the Skinner was made from 1920 to 1950 with that stamp. So, he might be right it is an old knife.
Not that the history makes it better or anything I just like the curved blades when field dressing and packing out. It will be a nice addition for my knife assortment.

Nice. They're solid knives. Cool looking to boot.

1095 steel I believe.

I got one of their Butcher style to put in my camping kitchen kit. Mines only like 5 yrs old but looks like that from the patina the blades take.

Think I paid $25 for it.