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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?

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

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:

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.

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.

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:

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.

I know I have been absolutely no help at all but I like knives and your question peaked my interest.

https://www.pineridgeknife.com/

https://bid.wearsauctioneering.com/view ... 3Fcat%3D69

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

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

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.

YES .......that is a saddle knife in my opinion

It's just a real good little all purpose knife. Came in handy at a branding last spring when a horse knocked over a large steel corral panel he was tied to. One quick swipe with the knife and that lead rope was toast. Horse free, no wreck and all good.

RanchRoper wrote: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.

is that a Damascus blade in your knife .. .. I've never owned one .... your observations and assessments would be appreciated

1095 hi carbon steel. Etching is done in a coal forge. Blade hardened to 58 Rockwell as per the website for Pine Ridge Knife Company. Stout knife, and razor sharp. I always have it with me. Horseback I have it on my chaps belt, and also pack a Bowie if I'm in the backcountry. Can't have too many knives!

I've also never owned a Bowie Knife .... info appreciated .... it really looks like a fine working blade

I ended up buying a fixed blade Buck knife. Made in the U.S.A.

My daughter carries that small knife I made her years ago everywhere around the farm. On the belt when she's on the ground, on her boot top when riding.