The Outdoor Edge SwingBlaze has a 3.6-inch AUS-8 skinning blade with a 3.2-inch gutting blade in one orange TPR handle and a nylon sheath.
The two blades pivot on the same frame, so a thumb button swings the gutting hook into place without changing knives. That matters mid-field-dressing, when hands are occupied and a second knife would have to be found and unsheathed. The gutting blade’s blunt hook opens an animal without puncturing anything inside it, work the skinning edge does badly.
AUS-8 is a Japanese stainless that takes a keen edge easily and resists the corrosion blood and moisture cause. TPR is a soft thermoplastic rubber that holds grip when hands are wet or bloodied, and orange keeps the knife findable on the ground. Explore more Hunting Knives.
- Skinning blade and gutting hook swing from one handle
- Blade change without setting the knife down
- AUS-8 resists blood and moisture, resharpens easily
- Orange TPR grips when wet, nylon sheath included
