Green River Skinner with Black and White Ebony

Product Description for Green River Skinner with Black and White Ebony

Maker: Neil McKee (click to see more by this maker)
Item num: 87017
*** This is handmade and one-of-a-kind ***
Blade length: 4.50 in.
Total length: 9.00 in.
Blade height (at heel): 1.35 in.
Blade thickness (near bolster): 0.11 in.
Item weight: 6.60 oz.
Shipment weight: 9.3 oz.
Blade: Satin finished O1 carbon steel
Handle: Black and white ebony set with brass rivets
Sheath: Hand tooled pouch style leather sheath
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 Green River Skinner is true to the form. The O1 carbon steel blade will have a keen, long lasting edge. The spine has been fileworked, resulting in a sure thumb rest. Black and white ebony scales are set on a full tang. Accompanied by tooled leather sheath. Excellent work throughout.


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