These rugged blades are made from stainless steel. Blades are ground, polished, and shipped sharp. Be careful! The hardened tang has a .16" diameter hole at the end. These blades are very sharp, and tend to stay that way. We enjoy using these economical imported blades in our shipping department, where they cut fiberglas tape, plastic bands, cardboard by the mile, and they encounter an occasional staple. Now that is severe service!
This Norwegian blade of stainless steel will make a fine knife for the muzzle loading hunter. It will serve you well.
Antler makes a handsome handle for a hunter's knife. Cut the tang to a length of two to three inches, file “teeth" in the tang to serve as anchor points. Drill out the soft center of your antler, and assemble the handle using two part epoxy. Old timers used pine pitch resin, an ancient type of hot melt glue. This blade is .15" thick.
Blade is 4-7/8", with a overall length of 8-3/4". Stainless steel 0.15" thick.