Germanic Saufanger

The "Boar Stabber" is used by hunters on foot who seek wild pig. The blade lengths are 5 1/2" to 7 1/2" so they are long enough to serve a "coup de grâce" to the heart from behind the shoulder blade.

"This little piggy went to market, This little piggy went home..."

Unprovoked wild pig (Sus scrofa) attack phenomenon occurs around mating season during late afternoon in Autumn and Winter months. Easily startled, a female pig tears you apart (self-defense).

Omnivores mainly but can also be predators. A single giant man-eating pig can attack a village repeatedly until hunted and killed.

Being scavengers as well they will feed on human corpses/remains (battlefields) or auto accidents. Vice-Admiral Charles Henri Theodat D' Estaing du Saillans (1729-1794) popularized the saufanger as a compact utility/fighting dirk while serving in the French Navy during the American Revolutionary War. They have been used to "aid" the event of pig attack since. 

Tenacious, aggressive behavior since prehistoric times it sees you "grunts", charges then chases, knocks you down to the ground trampling and mauling you.

        The Germanic Saufanger folding knife:

The Spanish Toledo fixed blade Saufanger: