The Nieto 8702 Cervato Staghorn 17cm is a full-sized, fixed-blade hunting knife manufactured by Miguel Nieto in Albacete, Spain. Purpose-built for big-game field dressing, skinning, quartering, and general campsite slicing tasks, the knife pairs a 4.0 mm thick 1.4116 stainless steel blade with a traditional natural staghorn handle. The extended blade length allows hunters to reach deep carcass joints and process large meat cuts, while the textured deer horn handle and integrated finger guard provide a secure grip during wet or demanding field conditions. The knife is supplied with a fitted brown leather belt sheath for secure carry.

Key Features

• 1.4116 Stainless Steel Construction: Features a satin-finished drop/clip-point blade offering corrosion resistance and field edge retention across standard Australian environmental conditions.
• Robust Blade Geometry: Built with a 4.0 mm spine thickness to maintain structural rigidity during deep jointing, slicing, and carcass breakdown.
• Natural Staghorn Handle: Organic deer horn scales provide natural surface texture to ensure non-slip grip retention when wet or bloody.
• Integrated Hand Protection: Includes a solid brass/metal guard between the blade and handle to prevent hand slippage onto the cutting edge.
• Fitted Leather Sheath: Ships with a heavy-duty brown leather sheath featuring a dedicated belt loop for field carry.

Specifications

• Brand: Miguel Nieto
• Model / MPN: N-8702 / 8702
• Blade Material: 1.4116 Stainless Steel (Satin Finish)
• Blade Length: ~17 cm (170 mm / 6.69 in)
• Blade Thickness: 4.0 mm (0.16 in)
• Overall Length: ~30.5 cm (305 mm / 12.01 in)
• Weight: ~307 g (10.83 oz)
• Handle Material: Natural Staghorn / Deer Horn with Metal Guard
• Sheath: Fitted Brown Leather with Belt Loop

Who is the Nieto 8702 Cervato Staghorn 17cm for?

• Big-game hunters processing deer — Requires the ~17 cm blade length and ~30.5 cm overall length of this fixed-blade hunting knife to reach deep into carcass joints and execute long slicing cuts on large game animals.
• Hunters harvesting feral pigs and goats — Relies on the rigid 4.0 mm blade thickness and ~307 g overall weight to power through tough hide breakdown and heavy quartering tasks without blade flex.

Less suitable for: Precision taxidermy, fine caping, or small game hunting where a shorter 7–10 cm blade length is required for superior tip control; or heavy-duty firewood batoning and limb clearing, which require a dedicated machete, axe, or flat-ground carbon steel survival blade.