For further explanation:
In Germany there have been two major hunting knives, the "Hirschfaenger" and the "Jagdplaute". The deer catcher normally had a straight blade with two edges and the hunting clut had a curved back blade.
During the parforce hunt, the stags that were placed were cut through the hock tendons with the hunting clut, before the hunter finally hunted them down. In addition to their practical use, these weapons served as a symbol of the hunters' status.
Before the invention of firearms, the hunt was of course only dependent on stabbing weapons and tools. Such a stabbing weapon or such a knife are also deer catchers. They got their name because of their original purpose: They were used to catch heavy hoofed game, such as red deer such as a mighty stag, fallow deer but also wild boar or to give the animals a fatal sting.
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