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>The Hudson Bay Camp Knife was a large knife, dimensions were variable. Up toward a blade of 8.5 inches long, 13 or so inches long over all with up towards 2 inches or so wide. The originals had a tapered tang with horn scales or handles. The scales were held onto place using pins and large brass washers. The Chief’s grade version had two large brass washers and a brass ferule. The other version had 3 brass washers in lieu of the brass ferule. The Chief’s version with its 2 large brass washers gave this knife its nickname for the Indians as being the “The knife with eyes”
>The Hudson Bay Camp knife was a large knife designed for camp duties and the processing of large game, such as buffalo or elk. Due to its large size a belt axe was not needed by the Fur trapper and was used to also process wood for the camp. Yes, there is documented proof that the Mountain men of old used this large knife to split wood in lieu of using an axe.
>Also called the Buffalo knife, the Hudson Bay Camp knife could also be brought into play as a means of self defense, and may very well be the pre cursor to the large “Bowie knives”
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