JOOLIESEWS said:Hmmm.......Good answers, but not exactly what I had in mind. Leatherman describes the blade on their Charge as a "Cutting Hook", which was probably designed for tasks other than the removal of entrails. (Although I'm sure it would work in a pinch!)
http://www.leatherman.com/products/tools/chargeXTi/default.asp
I'm not familiar with the SOG implement. Is it similar to the blade on the Charge?
Yes indeed, that is the multitool I was thinking of!
http://www.hunterselite.com/knives/Remington_Knives/Bird-Hunter-s-Tool-56423.htm
Just for the record, I for one believe that a good gut hook should come standard on ALL multitools. After all, you never know when you might happen upon an emergency situation where this incredibly versatile device would save the day. (Drop your wedding ring down the sink while taking it off at the single's bar? No problem, just fish it out with your "gut hook". Neighbor kid got a bean stuck too far up his nose? Step aside ma'am, we've got just the tool for the job. Wife's cat constipated again? Well, you get the idea...........)
Seriously though, the Upland Waterfowl Multitool is made for Remington by Bear Cutlery, who also has their own name on this version called the 157SM Sportsman's Shear. (you will have to click on "Products", then "Multitools")
http://www.bearcutlery.com/
Only difference between these two is that the little screwdriver on the Remington version doubles as a choke tube wrench.
Hmm. That's not what I was thinking a 'gut hook' was. I presumed that a gut hook is a cutting hook for opening the belly of a deer for field dressing.
Like hunting knives:
http://www.agrussell.com/knives/by_purpose/hunting/buck_alpha_folders_drop_point_blade.html
http://www.agrussell.com/knives/by_purpose/hunting/a_g_russell_gut_hook_trapper.html
A 'bird knife' has what is referred to as a 'vent hook' or 'bird hook'
http://www.knivesplus.com/cold-steel-knife-cs-54bk.html
http://www.knivesplus.com/BK-93H-Boker-knives-bird-knife.HTML
Honestly, I'm not sure what the bird hook actually is for, I'm not a fowl person.
Maybe we have some 'expert' hunters hanging around