JasonSelmes Posted November 24, 2010 Report Share Posted November 24, 2010 I decided a i needed as skinning knife as i dont currently have one in my arsenal. I heard good things about Havalon Knives and there replaceable scalpel blades. I got it today and it seems pretty sturdy and is sharp as hell. Anyone got one and how do they like theirs? I might try skinning a few rabbits aswell this weekend and see how it fares. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cameronpatrol Posted November 24, 2010 Report Share Posted November 24, 2010 (edited) Yeah mate I got the orange one its a ball tearer. Keep it in my pack and an ex boner fillet knife of a mate the Havalon is a beast cut my finger open breasting a duck didnt even know till the next morning and the falp of skin snagged on the towel you will like it one of deer mags has a review on them and the bloke bones out a whole deer with the same blade. And LGS bloke rekons a bloke used 3 blades to bone out a Buff the week before I got mine Cheers Cam Still havent got any binos yet. will be going cabelas I rekon had a look tonight at LGS and now way im paying what they want.not when you can get it for a poofteenth of the price in US Edited November 24, 2010 by cameronpatrol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nackers Posted November 24, 2010 Report Share Posted November 24, 2010 They look like ripper knives! Where did you get yours from Jason? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rono Posted November 24, 2010 Report Share Posted November 24, 2010 Yes I use them and find them great well worth the $$$ I got mine from Boronia Firearms Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fredz4 Posted November 24, 2010 Report Share Posted November 24, 2010 +1 for cameronpatrol's havalon. his knife cut my finger aswell. watch out they stay sharp for a long time. good value for the money i think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Maxy Posted November 24, 2010 Report Share Posted November 24, 2010 It looks good Jason we can throw it at the rabbits when we run out of bullets mate? I don't know what type mine is I had it for 35 yrs, at least you can change the blades on them thats good idea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonSelmes Posted November 24, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2010 I am going to try it on some rabbits this weekend and see how we go. just dont want to slice through man hand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickgibbo Posted November 24, 2010 Report Share Posted November 24, 2010 They are very good knives and will do way more than you expect. I have taken a whole big red hind skin off with one blade. I took off and caped an old boar with 2 blades and even then I could have probably got away with one but why bother the blades are cheap. I managed to get the whole head skin off a buffalo for boiling I did snap one around the horn though. I also did my whole sambar cape and face skin with 2 blades as well so they are well up to the task and hold a decent edge for the worth that we do. I keep half long blades in the pouch and half short so that when you have the cape off something you can then swap over to cape the face with the shorter scalpel blade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonSelmes Posted November 25, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 25, 2010 i got em off ebay. Cant wait to try it this weekend and hopefully skin my first rabbit!!! wish me luck hahaha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonSelmes Posted November 25, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 25, 2010 They look like ripper knives! Where did you get yours from Jason? I got it from Ebay man... $75 or something like that. See how i go over the weekend and see if its useful :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Worm Posted November 25, 2010 Report Share Posted November 25, 2010 Why wouldn't you just get a surgical scalpel and blades? They look very similar. My scalpel cost me $10 and around $20 for 100 blades. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickgibbo Posted November 25, 2010 Report Share Posted November 25, 2010 Main reason being that when you use the Havalon with the 60xt blade (from memory) you dont need to carry another knife. The scaples are only good for getting the head skin off and splitting other than that have no practical use for taking a cape or skin off let alone meat. The blades that you mentioned for $20 for 100 will also fit in the havalon if thats what you like caping with. Also I got mine with blades from the states for just over $50 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nackers Posted November 25, 2010 Report Share Posted November 25, 2010 I got it from Ebay man... $75 or something like that. See how i go over the weekend and see if its useful :-) Yea I was looking at a few, but they are all from the US. Is there any problems when it comes to importing a knife from overseas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joefish Posted November 25, 2010 Report Share Posted November 25, 2010 Yea I was looking at a few, but they are all from the US. Is there any problems when it comes to importing a knife from overseas? No problems at all ShadowAssassin , i got mine off ebay from the us with extra blades for just over $50au . Be carefull with them as they are so sharp u dont know u have a cut till u see blood . If i have a big hard hunt planned its the only knife that goes into the daypack to save weight. joel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Worm Posted November 25, 2010 Report Share Posted November 25, 2010 Hang on, so you say that the scalpel blades are the same as the Havalon but they are no good for cutting up the deer but the Havalon is? I have cut up two sambar with my scalpel and its been great. Went through about 6 blades on each. Just pointing out that there is a cheaper alternative to the Havalon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickgibbo Posted November 25, 2010 Report Share Posted November 25, 2010 No not at all the 60xt is a long blade that doesn't fit in a scapel handel like you use, the havalon can cater for 2 blade styles. The tracer 22 is the one you want to look up might make it a bit clearer. Butchering a sambar with a scapel is impressive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Worm Posted November 26, 2010 Report Share Posted November 26, 2010 Ahhhhh got ya, I thought the Havalon looked like a bigger blade. Butchering a sambar with a scapel is impressive I can read the sarcasm in that Gibbo haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newrycurt Posted November 28, 2010 Report Share Posted November 28, 2010 For Havalon knives have a look at My link I see they've got the Havalon Piranta Edge for $66.00 and the Piranta Z for $60.00 both come with 12 blades. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mltzer Posted November 28, 2010 Report Share Posted November 28, 2010 Good thing i read this thread i was gonna go buy a knife tomorrow... just jumped on ebay and got a Havalon Piranta Z for $50 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jock Posted November 28, 2010 Report Share Posted November 28, 2010 I have never seen those before. Isn't technology a wonderful thing. They look stupidly sharp. Be a good addition and cheap as chips. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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