I was always impressed by the very small knife used by Davy Crockett at the Alamo.
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cb/Davy_Crockett_knife.jpg
It looks a lot like the paring knife my wife uses for peeling potatoes.
Probably his patch knife used for cutting the patches for his flintlock rifle.
Very common with black powder shooters.