In fact the original English knives of this pattern were taken to the USA by fur traders, and later sold on to native Indian settlements. This modern rendition is useful for all kinds of field and camping chores like field dressing, skinning or even quartering big game.

It has a sharp, yet sturdy point for piercing and a moderately curved blade with an extra thin edge that facilitates cutting, chopping and shearing, and superb surgical grade steel for sharpness.