I have a "bird and Trout" knife and love how it sits in my hand perfectly. For the most part, a great knife for general cutting duties but the steel could be a bit harder. The blade takes a nice edge but, doesn't hold it very long.

Anyone interested in Grohmann Knives might want to take a look at their web-site.  They have #100 Large Skinner aka "Outdoor Dream" 2nds on sale in the clearance section.  I've never held one, but it looks like one heck of a good general purpose field knife.

You can also call them to find out if they have any additional knives as 'seconds'.  Last week I checked and they had some #1's reduced 50% but they were not listed on the website.

Love the Canadian Belt style! I have a Grohman in the classic style, a Murphy (1095 steel), an ML custom, and a Cold Steel.  The Cold Steel has a superior stainless to the original Grohman, but the handle is just plastic.

I've used the Grohmann #2 and the Cold Steel imitation side by side, and found the CS blade to be thicker and not as useful, imo. But for $12 for the CS, it's not a bad backup that you don't have to care about.

Ya, the price point makes it pretty easy to use / abuse the CS.  But I think the CS takes and holds an edge better than Grohmann stainless imo. It comes wicked-sharp, the Grohmann SS does not. It takes a little work to get the edge where I like it to be.

The Grohmann high carbon would be my first choice though - great edge, easy to sharpen, and the blade ages beautifully.

I love the # 1.
my main hunying knife now.
Does it all

Put my #2 to work on skinning a pair of wt does this morning.  Easy work and still sharp!