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Getting a defensive weapon into a tobacco tin, that was also capable of killing a wild boar or a deer, was a little more challenging !. The solution turned out to look more like a harpoon where the steel blade part is meant to separate from the shaft after the target has been hit. Since I could not get a five foot long shaft into the tobacco tin, I decided it would have to be cut in the field, using the tool as a knife. The actual knife was made from a stainless steel cooks knife that had a hollow handle, which gives the socket for the shaft.
In practice one can expect a wild pig to make a run for it after being speared and then we have to track it until it drops. When it runs, there is not much the hunter can do to stop it. What we can do is make sure that during the run the extent of the wound is increased, to cut down the distance the pig can run. The second photograph shows how this can be done and not lose the knife.
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The knife I made to fit into the tobacco tine only has a 1 1/2" blade and the good news is that this can be legally twice this length. If we make up a simple sheath for it, we can also double the length of the handle, to make it more comfortable for general camp use. It should be noted that although owning such a knife is legal, displaying it openly in a public place will get you arrested. Keep it in your pack, until you get to your camp site.
Para cord, dental floss and fishing line can be stored by winding it around the handle and the normally empty socket used to store fishing line, hooks, tinder and picture wire for snares.
