Buck Knives113 Ranger Skinner Fixed Blade Hunting Knife 3 1/8" Skinner Blade, Genuine Ebony Handle

This knife is surprisingly nice. Comes shaving sharp from the box. Solid build quality too. I honestly wasn't expecting much from buck but this is good. The knife has a pretty think spine for the length of the blade and the hollow grid brings it down to a fine edge.The sheath is a basic leather sheath save the plastic insert. It has a small drainage hole in the bottom and though it doesn't snap in, it does securely hold the knife in place.Lastly I think this is a excellent value. The smaller blade keeps it light on the belt while giving enough for field dressing and skinning game. It's also a good size if you wanted to carry it as a EDC I think. I love the classic build materials that will age overtime. It's gonna get a lot of use real soon.

I have never owned a Buck knife before, but the 113 looked like just the knife for me: fixed blade, not to large. I was so impressed when I got it. It has a great solid/heavy feel to it and is so well made with a perfect finish. And it is made in the USA too! How can you beat all this? I highly recommend this knife!

Fit, finish..perfection. Mine came sharp enough to slice paper, and/or tomatoes with Armadillo skin!! Mine only reinforces the Buck legendary quality. Highly recommend. Note size and buy what you prefer for your needs.PS..Sheath is pretty good, with plastic liner. I prefer to remove plastic liner and wet form it. Hopefully a better fit.

I think I just found my new favorite skinning knife! Functional, great looking and RAZOR sharp right out of the box. The brass and wood handle are very nice looking and the lanyard hole is a real plus. I skinned out a raccoon and it cut the hide like butter. The blade is a little smaller than I thought I would have liked, but after having used it I can honestly say the short (but wide) blade profile made the job very comfortable and natural. I have no doubt that this will be a great all-around skinner for anything from squirrels to deer sized game.The sheath isn't my favorite. I prefer a snap closure on my sheaths and this one holds the knife in by friction. It's okay for what it is and does the job of keeping the blade covered and the knife securely in place. The leather seems to be of good quality.All in all, I would highly recommend this knife for anyone looking for an inexpensive but high-quality skinner for hunting.

I have been able to use the knife these last couple of days and by my experience it is the best knife for my use! (Tree service, Cattle work)I like the size of the knife and the knife came really sharp out of the box if you are thinking of purchasing this knife you should.

I bought the buck 103 and buck 113 ranger because I was looking for an American made skinning and gutting knife that would last a long time. The buck 103 and 113 come with the lifetime warranty and they both come with nice leather sheaths.A few days after these knives arrived I was able to try them out.I tested these 2 knives on a 300 pound pig. I used the 113 for gutting and making the initial cuts into the hide to start skinning. Both knives were hair shaving sharp right out of the box, I used the 103 to skin the entire pig without needing to hone or sharpen it. I was very impressed. I had to make a few passes on the honing steel with the 113 because I was doing most of the harder work with it. After a few passes on the steel it was sharp again.After skinning the entire pig with no problems I washed them off and checked to see how sharp they stayed. If anyone has ever skinned a pig you know how hard they are on knives. They made it through the entire job no problem but needed to be touched up before the next use.I went out to the garage and made a few passes on my wet stone with the 113 then made a few passes with the honing steel. With very little effort it was razor sharp again. The 103 took me a little work, I'm not an expert knife sharpener but I had a little trouble to get the 103 back to where it was right out of the box. I'm not sure if I was using the wrong angle or what but it took some work. In the end the 103 was just as sharp out of the box.I was very happy with this combo that is why I reviewed them both together. In case someone is looking for a nice hunting set up, I am glad I chose these 2 knives. I look forward to years of use out of them.The only negative thing I would say about either is the 103 was a little hard to sharpen but like I mentioned it could have been me not to knife. All in all they are both 5 star knives that i wouldn't hesitate to recommend to someone or buy them again.

Good looking classic knife. I'm not much of a Buck knife guy because I find that the fit and finish of their slipjoints is very sub-par, but after purchasing my latest Bark River Mini Fox River for $200+ and seeing that the quality of this latter knife was horrible...well, I decided to not be so hard on the Ranger Skinner 113.420HC is not A2, but this steel is really easy to sharpen and it does come sharp out of the box. The knife is pretty well built and symmetrical. Hard to beat at the price range, and this sub $50 knife beat out a $200+ knife that is going back to the vendor.