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There wasn’t a dedicated patch knife mentioned in old works. Only that a shooter cut a patch at the muzzle after starting the ball with thumb or knife handle.To be ‘correct’ any small knife would work and any thin sharp knife would do the job.So take your pick from razor to Jack knife on up will work.Most trade knives of the era tended to be in the six inch blade range, and tended to the slim
There wasn’t a dedicated patch knife mentioned in old works. Only that a shooter cut a patch at the muzzle after starting the ball with thumb or knife handle.
To be ‘correct’ any small knife would work and any thin sharp knife would do the job.
So take your pick from razor to Jack knife on up will work.
Most trade knives of the era tended to be in the six inch blade range, and tended to the slim
