This is the original The Knife. Now called The Classic hoof knife,it is unsurpassed in quality and sharpenability. This makes it verydurable and reusable for many trims. Professional Farriers rely on this.One of our most popular horse knives. The Classic hoof knife is sold aroundthe world, 100% MADE in the USA. Copied by others, there is only one hoofknife that comes in the Anvil Brand farrier supplies blue and white box.Popular farrier tools, The Classic Long horse knife has a longer handle than theRegular-for good, safe leverage. The Classic Long handle is 5 5/8" long,tapering from 1.5" to 1" wide near the blade. The drop blade has approx 2 1/2"exposure from the wood handle and is about 3/8" wide(somewhat narrower than our "The Knife" version).....and sharpened at the bottom of the drop. High Qualitysteel from the USA makes this hoof knife easy to sharpen.