Damascus steel skinning knife with gut hook and olive wood handle, shown with black leather sheath

Classic Fixed Blade Knives Ref. 3007

Damascus Fixed Blade Skinning Knife with Gut Hook & Olive Wood Handle – 12 cm Handle, Leather Case Included

Name: Damascus Fixed Blade Skinning Knife with Gut Hook & Olive Wood Handle – 12 cm Handle, Leather Case Included
Brand: Pakistan Knives Factory
SKU: 3007
Price: 22.00 USD
Availability: InStock

This Damascus skinning knife pairs a gut hook with an olive wood handle, 12 cm handle, leather case included, made in Pakistan.

$22.00

Unit price. Rates are degressive by quantity, size and material.

Wholesale $15.40

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Factory direct Sialkot, since 1982
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About this knife

This fixed-blade skinning knife combines a 12 cm hand-forged Damascus steel blade with an integrated gut hook and a decoratively notched spine, set into a 12 cm olive wood handle. Handmade in Pakistan, it ships with its own leather belt case, built for field dressing game as much as display. A premium wholesale item for hunting retailers wanting genuine Damascus steel in a working skinner.

Specifications

Weight: 0.384 kg
Blade size (cm): 12
Handle size (cm): 12
Blade: Damascus steel
Handle: Teak wood
Included: Leather case
Total length (cm): 24

Knife Notes

Know-how from our Sialkot workshop

The story

Wootz, Damascus and the skinner on your belt

The name Damascus is usually linked to blades traded through the markets of Damascus, in Syria, during the medieval period. Many of them were forged from wootz, a crucible steel made in India and Sri Lanka whose carbide bands gave the surface a watery pattern. The method was lost by around the eighteenth century, and metallurgists only explained how those bands formed in recent decades.

Today's Pakistani Damascus reaches a similar look by another route: layers of steel are forge-welded, folded and etched so they show as ripples. On this skinner the pattern runs along a 12 cm blade with an integrated gut hook and a decoratively notched spine, set into an olive wood handle. It is a working knife that carries a long tradition on its flats.

Gift ideas

An upgrade for the hunter with a plain skinner

Most hunters already own a stainless skinner; far fewer own one in Damascus, which makes this knife a natural upgrade:

A milestone birthday for someone who has used the same plain knife for twenty years.
A thank-you to the friend who invites you on the first deer stalk of the season.
An anniversary present for a couple who hunt together.
A retirement gift for a gamekeeper or a long-serving hunting-club secretary.

With its gut hook and 12 cm blade, it does everything a professional skinning knife should, while the Damascus pattern and olive wood make it look like a keepsake. The leather belt case means it is ready for the field from day one.

Questions & answers

Notched spine, pattern and price: your questions

Are Damascus knives from Pakistan any good?

They cover a wide range, so judge the piece in your hand. A good one shows a clear, continuous pattern with no dull blotches, has no dark lines where layers failed to bond, and takes a fine edge on a stone. This skinner should also have a smooth, burr-free gut hook and olive wood that meets the steel without gaps.

What is the price of this hunting knife in Pakistan?

It appears at the top of this page, per piece, and in rupees (PKR) for shoppers in Pakistan. Damascus skinners often go into small collector orders alongside stainless models; tell us your mix by WhatsApp or email and we will quote a wholesale rate.

Is the notched spine functional?

Mostly decorative: filework of this kind is a classic finishing touch on a Pakistani knife in this style. It does also give your thumb a little extra grip when you choke up for detail cuts.

Sharpening

Keeping a Damascus edge and its gut hook keen

Skip pull-through sharpeners: their carbide notches can scratch the etched pattern on the flats.
Sharpen the main edge on a whetstone, around 1000 grit then 4000, holding about 20 degrees and following the curve of the belly right up to the point.
For the gut hook, wrap fine abrasive paper around a pencil or use a tapered diamond rod, stroking only inside the curve along its existing bevel.
Strop both edges lightly on leather to lift off the burr.
Wipe the 12 cm blade with a drop of oil afterwards, because blood and fat mark Damascus faster than plain stainless.