One distinct aspect of a gut knife is the hooked section on the blade's spine. While it was initially designed for use in dressing game, the hook can also effectively slice through tough, fibrous materials such as rope, webbing, and safety belts. The knife has been decorated with a combination of aluminum and chrome paints in a zebra-stripe design and finished with a shiny coat of tomato red. Valeria doesn't pay Javier to ask questions... she pays him to pry out answers