| 摘要 |
A skinning knife comprising a handle, a convex skinning blade, and one or more spreading members disposed at the forward most position of the knife so as to spread apart two portions of an animal hide that have been separated as the knife is thrust forwardly. A preferred embodiment also features a slitting blade disposed at a forward portion of the handle and having an upwardly- and forwardly-directed cutting edge, and a retractable punch blade disposed in the handle beneath the slitting blade for opening a hole in the hide when the knife is thrust forwardly, the first spreading member having a slot therein for receiving the punch blade. A blade actuation mechanism is provided for selectively moving the punch blade forwardly and rearwardly through the slot in the first spreading member. In alternative embodiments, an actuation mechanism moves the skinning blade or the spreading member.
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