Style pocket knife. This knife was Designed for the trapper for skinning muskrat & another small game. This is a true classic. The muskrat pocket knife with two identical blades. Just curious. Is there any other Leatherwaller’s that are fans of the muskrat style pocket knife. Let’s see some pictures of your muskrats! And tell us why you like this classic pocket knife.

Two of the same blades in a Muskrat pocket knife. This one is a A.G. Russell. Mother of pearl cracked Ice. Very well made with a lot of snap! ;)

Tang stamp.

I have a Buck muskrat. I like the knife for it's purpose. I used it when trapping coyotes and was use a lot during those days. Now it is on ice. Got it from my son so will keep it around. I carry a Case stockman. I like the three blades.

Yep, lots of muskrat knife fans in the forum! I'll post mine when I'm back at the computer.

Joe

Thats a pretty one Don!!

Had one when I was trapping as a kid. Don't remember the brand and lost it somewhere.

Muskrat love, nice knife

I like em a lot. I have about ten or twelve of various brands. My first one was a Kutmaster that I got at the Pa Trappers Rendezvous 40 years ago when I was 16. I still have it and use it. It has a quite narrow blade, even for a muskrat. I works good for skiving leather for bow grips and arrow plates. Carbon steel blade, gets and stays sharp.

Muskrats are nimble little blades and work good for field dressing and skinning small critters, especially when working around the eyes, lips, ears, toes, tails, thinning portions of hides. or whatever. Yep, love me some muskrats.

Camillus 714. Love the steel in the old Camillus NY knives!

I was hoping the big muskrat fans. Would post a few pictures! You know for Batman! And all the other muskrat fans.

Here's a couple Don. The top one is a Queen that was rode hard and put away wet too many times when I got it. I gave it some TLC and it's in pretty decent shape now. Might polish it a little more.

The bottom right is a Kutmaster Muskrat made in Utica NY. One of my favorites.

The one on the left is also a Kutmaster, but I'm not sure what style it is. It has a muskrat type/California clip blade on the left and a standard clip blade on the right. Otherwise, it's identical to the Muskrat knife to its right. Never saw one before so I grabbed it.

I've got one of these...had it for over 50 years. Got it when I started trapping in high school.

My Camillus Yello-Jaket muskrat.

Joe

I have a muskrat that I got as a gift for being the best Kanin a wedding 40 years ago. It’s a as Shrade and still a great knife

Just noticed my pic didn’t post. Can’t get it to upload.

Every one of the few trappers I knew growing up had one—the old mentors, government trappers and the kids like me. The only knife for small fur bearers. Now days I carry a stockman.

Dem iz PURTY KNIVES!

Most muskrats have two of the same style blade but I think those with different shaped blades can still be muskrats because I've seen them deemed so by the manufacturers when the second blade is clip, spey, sheepsfoot, etc.

Nice collection of muskrats gentleman. Keep them coming!:)

My old muskrat

My current Old Timer muskrat.

I skinned a pile of coons by miner's head light and a lot of animals form the trap line with a knife like this when I was a kid.

This one rides in my pocket daily.

Great knives all, keep em coming!

Yep me too Jim, skinned a pile of critters with mine. Perfect for furbearers and good for small game, filleting panfish, skinning turtles, and more. And like you said, good to carry just because.

I just got a notice... package delivered this morning. It's another muskrat. Anxious to get home :^)

Here's my old ratty Rat. Got it when I was a kid. Needs a little tlc. Worked on so many furbearers, small game, fish, almost every bow I've made. I should be buried with this thing :^)

Here's the Muskrat I got today. 50 year old Queen.

She's been layin around long enough. Time to put her to work!

That's a great Queen! Long live the queen! Oh, she passed today.

Joe

Jeff, the new Queen is a beauty but I'm partial to the old ratty Rat myself.

Something pretty about a well used, worn tool in my opinion.

Yep. I feel ya.

I just checked my knife photo (easier than actually checking the knives) and all of mine are the trapper design, not the muskrat. I liked the trapper for the spey blade, a good skinning blade.

The next one is for you Rich:)

I have a Buck Muskrat with black scales. Holds its edge a long time. Frank

Here's a few more muskrats. Top to bottom, Case, Parker, Western.

Jeff, those are beauties!

Joe

Man, that is nice, congrats.

Schrade with a guthook.

skinned a lot of muskrats/coons/foxes and coyotes with them back in the late 1970s to early 90s, theres a few around Indiana stuck in the ground in the woods from squirrel hunting..had a bad habit of sticking them in ground when putting stick thru their leg to carry them.

Here's a couple more muskrats I've acquired. The smaller is a standard 4" size Schatt & Morgan muskrat. My new favorite. The larger is an AG Russell jumbo muskrat and is 5 1/2" long. They call it a muskrat, but it's freakin huge and has two slightly different blades, a standard clip point, and a California clip.

Don, I'm curious as to the size of your cracked ice AG Russell muskrat? I didn't notice before how big it looks in your hand. How long is it? The jumbo in this picture is the only muskrat I have that's anything other than 4"... give or take. I knew of mini muskrats, but never saw a jumbo before.

At 5 1/2", it's bigger than most large folding hunters.

By the way, most muskrats have two identical blades but apparently it isnt a strict defining characteristic cuz I've seen plenty with one clip point paired with a spey, drop, warncliff, etc. Most of them though do have two long clip point blades.

Nice knives! I had a Camillus, but let someone talk me out of it.

Wow! That’s a Jumbo muskrat! Is that a Queen Jeff? That’s a beauty!

Here’s another one.

Nice guys

No Don, it's an AG Russell, that's why I asked about the length of your knife from the beginning of the thread. How long is it?

Since this thread started I finally acquired my first muskrat, a Queen. My sister gave it to me with the others from her late husband's collection.

My AG Russell at the top is 4” long Jeff. They make a quality knife.

My AG Russell at the top is 4” long Jeff. They make a quality knife.

Oh ok. That's the regular length for a muskrat. Yeah, seems like a good quality knife.

Nice Queens there Reddogge.

Just found a CaseXX muskrat today..

Thanks, Jeff D.

Nice one Harry

I've had this one since the 70's. It's skinned tons of squirrels, rabbits, foxes, coyotes, coons, opposums, mink and of course muskats. Extremely sharp and holds its edge.

Here's another Rat. A Remington.

Tang stamp from 1933 to 1935.

Touching on a style pocket knife that was already covered.3 that I happened to find. Harry

All knives welcome anytime Harry. All 3 of those are beauties. I really like the scales on the one in the center. And those nail nicks are really unique. Never seen them like that before. Who’s the maker of the one in the middle? Very nice muskrats Harry.

Of course both of those Case muskrats are sweet too.

Don, those nail nicks with little teeth in them are for lighting matchsticks... called match strike nail nicks.

The old Remington muskrat I posted has one smooth nail nick and the other blade is a match striker.

Here’s an old Kutmaster from Utica NY. At one time the blades were identical but as you can see, this knife has been loved. I pretty much found it this way at a thrift store for a buck years ago. I just cleaned off the rust and sharpened what’s left of the blades. I used the longer of the two blades for a leather punch for awhile. Lance

Cool thanks Jeff. I learned something today;)

Yes, me too on the serrated nail nicks. I thought they were fingernail files:(

The knife in the center is a bulldog,made in Germany. I never knew about the match striker nail nicks either..thanks Harry

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