The boning knife has a thin blade (even thinner than a slicing knife) that's usually about 6 inches long. The flexible version often curves upward like a cutlass and comes to a very fine point ...

One of the top-rated boning knives on Amazon is made by Victorinox. The Fibrox Pro curved boning knife has a 6-inch blade and a slip-resistant handle (always a good thing).

Ladd, of Omaha, was wounded and later died at a hospital. A curved boning knife had cracked a rib, punctured her lung and pierced her heart, detective Larry Cahill said.