Sambar Stag Green River Skinner

Product Description for Sambar Stag Green River Skinner

Maker: Neil McKee (click to see more by this maker)
Item num: 4422
*** This is handmade and one-of-a-kind ***
Blade length: 5.12 in.
Total length: 9.12 in.
Blade height (at heel): 1.20 in.
Blade thickness (near bolster): 0.14 in.
Item weight: 8.80 oz.
Shipment weight: 11.44 oz.
Blade: Hand forged, antiqued 1084 carbon steel
Handle: Sambar stag with brass pins
Sheath: Pouch style leather sheath by Herman Oak
Description: The Green River Skinner is a knife that has captured the imagination of knife collectors. Originating in a knife developed by John Russell in 1834, this knife style would soon become famous. Russell ran a factory on the Green River in Greenfield, Massachusetts. His knives soon found their way west and were sold to trappers, mountain men and Indians. Between 1840 through 1860, Russell shipped 5,000 knives a year to Americans moving west. These knives were marked with his Green River trademark and "Green River" entered the language as a synonym for "well done!" The Green River skinner found its way through history as the trapper and fur trader's tool, the buffalo shooter's companion, as a trade item for the Indian, as a tool for the plains farmer.
Neil McKee's Sambar Stag Green River Skinner is true to the form. The blade was forged to shape from 1084 carbon steel and was differentially heat treated for a keen, long lasting edge. The ricasso has been textured and the spine has been fileworked, resulting in a sure thumb rest. The scales are formed from sambar stag and sit on a full tang. Excellent work throughout.


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