Skinning Knife with Gut Hook & Dark Horn Handle – 11.6 cm Handle, Leather Case Included

This fixed-blade skinning knife has a satin stainless blade with a gut hook and dark horn handle, leather case included, made in Pakistan.

$10.00
Unit price. Rates are degressive by quantity, size and material.
Wholesale $7.00
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  • Factory direct Sialkot, since 1982
  • Worldwide shipping
  • Private label on request
  • Wholesale pricing by quantity

About this knife

This fixed-blade skinning knife features a 10.5 cm stainless steel blade with an integrated gut hook and an 11.6 cm dark horn handle with a brass guard and pommel. Manufactured in Pakistan, its plain satin finish offers an affordable alternative to the Damascus-blade skinning knives in the same range. A wholesale entry point for hunting retailers wanting a lower-cost gut-hook option.

Specifications

Weight
0.261 kg
Blade size (cm)
10.5
Handle size (cm)
11.6
Blade
Stainless steel
Handle
Horn
Included
Leather case
Knife Notes

Know-how from our Sialkot workshop

Questions & answers

Satin blade, horn handle: your questions

What does the satin skinner cost in Pakistan?

It is priced per piece in rupees (PKR) at the top of this page for visitors in Pakistan. As the lower-cost alternative to the Damascus skinners, it suits shops that sell in volume, and the rate per knife falls as the quantity grows; ask on WhatsApp or by email for a quote. Quantities can be mixed with other skinners.

How good is the quality of a Pakistan knife like this one?

Its build is simple and sound: a 10.5 cm stainless blade with a satin finish that hides small scratches, a gut hook, a dark horn handle and a brass guard and pommel. Check for an even grind and tight brass joints on arrival. As a Pakistan stainless steel knife, it needs little more than drying after use.

Which one to choose

Value, brass or Damascus: comparing skinners

Among hunting knives from Pakistan in this skinning range, this one is the value choice with brass fittings: a satin 10.5 cm stainless blade, an 11.6 cm dark horn handle, and a brass guard and pommel.

Pick this one when brass detail matters but the budget does not stretch to Damascus.

The story

Horn handles and the hunter's tradition

Horn has been used for knife handles almost as long as people have hunted, because it came from the same animals and needed only shaping and polishing. Heated horn can be softened, flattened and pressed, which let early craftsmen make combs, spoons, buttons and the thin translucent windows of old lanterns, once spelled 'lanthorns' for that reason.

This skinner continues the tradition with a dark horn handle, 11.6 cm long, set between a brass guard and pommel, and a satin 10.5 cm stainless blade with a gut hook. Horn and brass remain a classic pairing on Pakistan knives, and both wear well with handling.

Sharpening

Honing the belly and the hook

  1. Sharpen the main edge on a medium whetstone, about 1000 grit, at roughly 20 degrees, sweeping from heel to tip so the curve of the 10.5 cm blade is followed evenly.
  2. Finish on a finer stone, 3000 grit or more, then strop lightly to remove the burr.
  3. For the gut hook, use a tapered round sharpening rod: slide it into the hook until it fits the curve, then stroke along the inside bevel only.
  4. Remove the small burr on the outside of the hook with one light pass of a fine stone held flat.
  5. Rinse and dry the knife, especially inside the hook.