Very professionally done video. You hit all the marks pertaining to the knife, told us some history, quoted from a novel, and cooked some lunch. You and Quervo get gold stars!
This is how a knife review should be done. Seeing people baton bricks doesn't really strike my fancy. Fire making, food prep, history, and skinning game - very well done.
You're definitely the reason I'm into knives and getting out n trying new game. I love the style of the knife. I still haven't tried rabbit but it's on my list. Maybe a new knife would do the trick. Keep up the awesome content you definitely inspire me to get out n try new things.
Excellent video, very good knife for gutting fish. I would use it with my 9 year old son on a fishing and camping trip. Really enjoy your channel. Regards from Argentina
If I don’t win I’d trade u for the one u have without the pimped out handle though I’d trade even more for the pimped out version but I’m not picky I’ll just beat on them in the woods anyway.I have folders to trade because u don’t seem to have many or a fixed blade though I don’t have to many in the $25 dollar range though I must have something cool and am willing to trade something worth more than $25 depending on what u are interested in maybe a neck knife a mora or both.Id even trade my BK2 with upgraded micarta handles mint condition sheath some of the black paint missing but I think it would look better taking all the paint off the blade area anyway just gave u a head start plus it’s spent time on the grinder to get rid of that fat edge so now it can actually cut very well for its thickness 2 times sharper than when it came out of the box new and a neck knife that’s gotta be around $150 for a $25 knife but I love those old school knives that conquered the west I have the scandanavian 2 kepharts and one nessmuk knives I’d love a French trade knife I’ve seen a few beauty’s from LT Wright made for another company and was around $300 in AEB-L this green river knife looks like a French trade knife though I’m no knife antiquity professor but very similar as I don’t have a French trade knife or $300 so your my best bet at the moment 😁. Let me know styles u might like folders fixed full tang all kinds of grinds big and heavy medium and light knives u do seem to like an 1/8 spine sharpened around 5 inches long and light I’m guessing it’s cause u don’t need big blades in the desert.Im in the northeast and carry the LT Wright large North American Hunter in AEB-L steel brown micarta handles and the small forest axe from gransfors bruks with the silky gomeboy folding saw because we got lots of trees and wood to break down for fire cooking and to build a roof over your head but I see in the Deseret the axe is just dead weight not sure about the saw maybe get a smaller folding saw than the gomeboy.
I bought my first Green River knife when I was 11 back in 1978. It was a kit, including sheath material, from Atlanta Cutlery. Now I'm 52 and I still have that knife. It's has performed great all these years and has never let me down. Excellent knife for the money! The reason I wanted one, I saw Fess Parker use one on his TV show Daniel Boone. RANGERS LEAD THE WAY 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🦅
My ancestors founded the first colonial settlement in the Upper Delaware Valley back in 1755 and I've always been into the history of this country, so I'm also an avid fan of historically traditional knives, but most of my budget goes to taking care of my family. The outdoors has always been my favorite place to be for reconnecting with myself and my ancestral roots, which is very sacred and even spiritual to me. I would truly be grateful to receive a knife that most likely is very similar to the knives my ancestors used during their lives exploring the untamed wilderness of this country. Your videos also help me to reconnect with the sacredness of the past and of the wilderness, and to receive an historically styled knife from you would give it even more significant meaning to me. Whether I'm fortunate enough to receive this awesome knife or not, I thank you for this opportunity to win it and for the great videos you make for the rest of us to view and enjoy.
Beautiful knife, if i won it, i'd bring it with me and use it everywhere i went, thank God i'm a Texan where we can legally carry any knife or blade from a Bowie, switchblade, machete or samurai sword. I love Texas!
Great knife. Iv'e been using less and less gear every year that i'm out, and my blades have been getting more simple and the stock thinner. I typically use a mora. This knife along with the Metis is the next knives i would like to try. I would only use this knife for everyday cutting tasks and skinning. I raise rabbits for meat and want to try this for skinning. Some of the pelts are saved for tanning. Thanks for another great video my friend.
Ok! I just have to say! First time I was in texas I was alone and ordered a biscuit and gravy. An old man ordered steak and eggs with pecan pie! He invited me over to his table. When his naked steak and eggs came, the waitress winked and turned away as he whipped open his jacket to Expose... his 12 pocket spice rack! You may need to stitch one up!?! Lol
I'm also a history buff, especially westerns. Sine the early eastern expansion to the western expansion, one of the most prominent items in common was kitchen cutlery. Yes, kitchen knives, i.e. the butcher knife was most commonly carried do to its thin spine and sharpening capability. It was also proven as a combat weapon as well. Kitchen knives were also a common trade item amongst the Indians as well.
Love the knife great video can't wait till next adventure . nice history lesson. I do a lot of fishing with my girls would love to have that knife on my side
Another great video...I like Green River Knives...still have a CVA branded blade(the markings have faded due to patina over the years) I got when I was into muzzleloading...backin the 70s ,bought it along with a Hawken Rifle..
Hey James. Great fire prep and food prep, looks like a nice blade. Pretty sure I could cook up a nice meal in the woods with that! Love the music too. Take care, Wade
That should taste better than large predators! I love young rabbit fried in bacon grease! Only one farrel old buck left round here. He hangs out for left over chicken food, grain. He comes close to camp when predators come a stalking.he sleeps close to my shooting bench. I am getting sentimental in old age.
If I had a Green River knife I'd use it to prepare game meals at our little, adobe block, off-grid home my wife and I are presently finishing in rural southeast Arizona. I absolutely love how you provided the brief history of the Green River knife. Such a simple, yet classic American knife. Excellent video!
Very nice job skinning the bunny! Their hides are so thin, it’s easy to cut holes in them. Many tribes twisted their hides and wove them into blankets or warm robes rather than stitching them. The Green River hunter is a nice looking knife. It’s length and thinner blade would work well for skinning and processing large game. I’ve considered replacing the Helle I carry for hunting moose and caribou with one of these! Nice choice and great video!
Hey Junkyard Fox, been watching your stuff since the Cold Steel GI tanto hobo stove video. If I won the Green River knife, I’d use it on a week long camping trip I have coming up to clear my head. I’d continue to use it for bow hunting and camping trips I do with my brothers in the Boy Scouts (I’m 23, brothers are 12, 11, and 9) here in Indiana. I don’t comment a lot, but I definitely don’t want to miss out on this opportunity.
Cool! Great history lesson. I have just received my grandfather's Old Hickory butcher knife and boning knife, and they are really worn and wonderful and look like they should be in a museum as you said. Thanks for sharing!
These by far are my favorite knives. I have quit a few. I carry the Dadley,the buffalo and a 8" butcher. I love how the come with enough meat on the handle,that you can make it your own. I'm a knife maker. All my friends and my family carries a knife or two that I have made. I even have one in my bag as a back up. However being an Alaskan, I grew up using these and I use them daily for work. So as a habit I just got in the habit of making them my EDC.
I recently got two of these. One from the factory and another kit build version that someone just epoxied and pinned the scales to without shaping anything other than the tang edge profile. Two hours of hand sanding and food grade mineral oil and it has become my favorite of the two. A little thicker than the factory handles but not by much. There's a paper advertisement on eBay that shows the GRKW hunting knives. The advertisement is from 1899. The advertisement shows that GRKW used the same textured handle design back then. They used more expensive woods back then than they do now, from the factory, but the knives haven't changed in appearance for over 100 years.
I really enjoyed your video and appreciate the detail about the knife. I just started my knife craze about a week ago. My grandfather's name is John Russell so these knifes really mean a lot to me and will always be the gem of any knife I ever buy. I've been trying to find as much information about the knifes and the company so thank you again for the video.
These knives were never designed to split wood, they were designed when people used the correct tool for the right job. People of this period would use these knives for food processing not for wood carving/processing. I'm sure you know this so I'm not trying to insult your intelligence. 😂 I commented before the end of the video, I just get fed up with people complaining on UA-cam about food prepping knives not being good for bushcraft. These are fantastic knives for what they are intended for. Like you I made a more robust version of this in 4 mm thick carbon steel. That being said the original thickness works far better for it's intended purpose.
You mention Boston and not New Amsterdam (now New York). Sure a lot of the knives came from the UK, but also France (French trading knife) and other places in Europe. In fact both the Kephart and Nessmuk designs came form Europe. ;) But anyways. I do have the standard version of this knife with an aftermarket sheath. I really like that other handle, but if I win you will have to ship it to Holland, Europe LOL. That might be costly for you probably. But if you do I will take it with me on my next trip to South America, team it up with a machete and pocket knife and good to go. Of course I did give the video a like (as always), but I'm Dutch and use a lot more of the spices on my meat. LOL. Happy trails.
Beautiful knife. I love old carbon steel trade knives and butcher knives. The work great and are timeless. I would love to have this knife, I would use it for food prep and general use in the field.
This is the video that convinced me to buy that knife. I got the plain handle. I noticed this is very similar in outer edge shape to your Snake Eater. Excellent knife I'm finding out. Thanks again for this one. // I found the last three coats like yours on the internet. One was a medium, large, and a 2X. I bought the 2X. Should be here in a week or two. Hope it's as warm as it looks. Thank you for it as well.
I have always liked the look of that knife. I never purchased it, because I didn’t know what size it was. There’s never anything to reference them on any websites I’ve seen them on. So I’m simply happy to see it in your hand, so I know that. I do have the large butcher version and the cimetar version for cooking at home. They really can’t be beat for real world use. Not even by an expensive Japanese kitchen knife. At least not in my hands ha ha. I’m no sushi master, just a normal American.
I always liked classic knives. I have a vintage Green River skinner. Not in the best shape but good for me. I do like flat grinds, and if i want to split wood there are tools made for that. Supper sure looked good. Thank you for the video, James
How crazy! Blood Meridian is my favorite book as well! Mccarthy is my favorite author. I carry a green river 6 inch butcher knife into the woods with me. You make great content!
I am an avid reader especially when it comes to Texas history and the history of the American frontier and I've seen these knives mentioned I just didn't think they made them anymore but now that I know I'll definitely have to get one
Very interesting. I've got a couple reproductions of historic knives from the voyageur/mountain man period, and man they're thin. Obviously perfect slicers for game prep and cooking. I'm not arguing against the bushcraft folks, if that makes you happy great, but you can't argue with geometry. That said, an olive branch: Eating a meal you got by living off the land is very special. I remember a trout meal with a fishing buddy in the Absaroka-Beartooth wilderness. So for what it's worth, I get what it's all about.
I may be an exception to the handle discomfort. I bought 2 knives from Katom for $13 each. I haven’t felt any discomfort from either; but, my hands are extra large and elk calloused. Love your videos
I own an actual 19th Century Green River butcher knife, plus three, or four of the 'hunter' model. One was a kit that I put together. I have other Green River knives, since I do Mountain Man reenactment, all in sheaths that I cut and stitched together, myself. The "hunter" model, I find to be the best all around camp knife.
Great video! I don't know why I haven't bought one of these yet. Gonna have to break down and get one. That was a pretty big rabbit! My mouth was watering watching you eat it. If you choose my comment to win, choose another one and give it to someone else. I'm buying one anyway. :)
Beautiful knife. Thanks for the giveaway. If won I would take my 16-year-old son out bushcrafting. We love cooking up a little caveman steak in the Sierra Foothills.
I recently bought a bark river mini Kalahari I'm A-2. I think you'd love that blade as well James. I have a bk-2 and I agree it is a heavy knife. But it batons like no other knife in its size class. My other knives I baton with are my Ontario sp-10 raider bowie & my bk-9. That rabbit looks delicious. I want the green river but can't afford 80 bucks. If I don't win I'm going to buy a kit from you Amazon link.
With a green river hunting I would rule The Mesa! I would role play as Hugh Glass and travel through New Mexico battling (imaginary) Bears and slicing green chili for my stews!
I’m looking for mine to come in tomorrow, it’s the cheap one , and I’ll need to make or buy a sheath . Lol you make me think back to younger years with that rabbit , best meat in the world , I’d par boil em a bit And slow cook it over coals n put some sweet Carolina bbq sauce on em oh man !!! On Sunday we would par boil them and fry em, far far better than chicken . We ate a lot of squirrels to, but give me rabbits or quail any day ,over squirrel. You don’t see a lot of bobwhite quail anymore in the Carolina’s , they say farming practices have changed And they’ve lost habitat … crying shame is all I can say . I Enjoy your channel brother , it takes an old man back to his childhood running the back woods of the Carolina’s take care ….
Hey James! I love the review and the history lesson. Always glad to see what you've been up to and your stories add a great element into your videos. I would love to see one of your book reviews again. I'd take the Green River hunter with me and head out on a Colorado backcountry fly fishing trip with my family. My mom learned how to fish from her father and we used to spend a lot of time with him like that. After his passing, it's a way to keep him around and learn from my mom. Keep making great videos and put out some T-shirts!
Those vendors also sell just the knife blade for less than $25, so you can make your own handle out of your own materials. Use left overs from previous projects to make the knife match. Also make your own scabbard out of leftover material to match previous projects. Everyone will know which knife is yours.
The Green River knife would definitely be used in outings with the Grandsons. We’ve been learning bushcraft together from their beginnings. And...., as they know their Poppy by now, I would also share the history of the knife at the very least. Lol! Take kids into the outside! Cheers!
Not sure what game I'd process with that beautiful blade. But id look forward to taking it when I head back to Grover Hot Springs an absolutely beautiful place to camp. Thanks for the book recommendation.
Hey Junkyard Fox I'm moving to Nevada this spring cause I work out west as a wildland firefighter. I am a beginning bushcrafter and me and my buddy have plans to hunt chukar, quail, mule deer, and elk out there. If I won the Green River knife it would be with me on many of my new adventures in the mountains and would hopefully processing an abundance of game. It would be cherished for many years to come....
I kind of prefer their slightly smaller 2212 sheath knife myself. I just bought the blade itself from Jantz supply and handled it in red oak. I also drilled new tang holes and used 5 smaller pins instead of modern cutlery rivets, because cutlery rivets are less authentic looking.
That's a very handsome looking knife. Something to be passed down to the next generation of hunter/ gatherers. (Along with an unmarked pocket knife, wink wink) Keep up the great work fellas.
I have a couple of Green River knives. The two I usually pack have had over 20 years of use. I believe the new ones are 1095 steel. As you say, the blades are thin. Personally, I would never baton one, but I carry a tomahawk in the woods. So.... not an issue.
It’s the “American Mora” haha. Although the stock is thinner than a Mora, the flat grind will withstand batoning without chipping or rolling better than a Scandi. And its slicing ability really makes it a better all-purpose outdoors knife, unless you’re doing a lot of carving. Nice homage to this great knife.
Hey man! Long time subscriber, first time commenter. I love Cormac McCarthy, and I love good, American, classic knives! If I won the Green River knife, it would go with me on my yearly retreat in the Smokies with the men who mentored me as a boy. I can picture myself setting up camp, carving toggles and stakes for my tarp. I'd love to make a snare to catch some kind of game for dinner. The guys are always eating freeze dried meals, and I'd like to see their faces as I roast a squirrel or rabbit over the fire. That seems like a great tool, and a great piece of American history that I can pass along to my son as well! Keep up the great work, JF!
Been around a minute. You can use your fingers to remove the hide. Dont need the kickass knife. Maybe you know that, just looking for content. But to skin a rabbit, hardly need a blade! Goodluck James!😉
You're pretty fuckin dope with the one stick fire... I know lots of people do it but I just spent 20 days in the Arizona Backcountry and I know what it takes. Good video.
If I were to win this knife, I would write and produce a western themed short film for my UA-cam channel. It would be set in the high deserts of Idaho where the cattle roam freely and the prairie dogs are plentiful.
It's my go to Bush craft knife ebay sells it fore 13 dollars it's my EDC knife do have a good browning knife and three different knifes for Bush crafting that fit it very good and my EDC Russel fits it great I use it everday I would like to now who makes the snake water send me price and make please
I am a Disabled Veteran and time in the outdoors fishing and camping is the only thing that seems to give me any peace. I am a big fan of Green River knives. If I had the Green River Hunter I would put it to use while enjoying the solitude of the outdoors. It would make a great companion to my Old Hickory Butcher.
Oh, man! If I won that knife, I would tested out over here in Alaska while Burbot fishing. I would love to see how well that knife does filleting fish over here. Great video bro! I am guessing you filmed this video in Ruidoso? I miss my home town of EP. Your videos make me feel closer to home. Thanks!
Enjoyed your remarks regarding the book being your inspiration for getting the knife, I'm an international viewer so not likely to get the knife. Wish you could produce more content...
If I had The Green River knife, I would use it to cut the thorns off the nopales I have in my yard and cook them with some pork spareribs. Now I use a BRK JX6 that I bought thanks to a review that you did.
I had a Green River Buffalo Skinner many moons ago it was a great knife carbon steel though, not sure what happened to it, ether it was in my A.L.I.C.E. pack my wife let our grandson use which I never got back before he moved or lost, hell it may still be here somewhere. I remember I went hunting with some friends and they started comparing knives everyone was carrying Buck knives of one sort or another and I was just listening till someone asked me about my knife I just got into my backpack and pulled out the Green River everyone went quiet one guy asked what are you planning to skin with that a elephant. Since the blade was a good 2" longer than the longest blade there. I just shrugged my shoulders n said doing know. Anyhoo everyone had to checkout the knife a couple of the said they were going to get one.
If I win the knife I'd like to come meet up with you and cuervo. I'd like to join you guys on an excursion. Share stories and show you guys my knife collection and let you pick whatever knife you & cuervo want out of my collection and gift one to each of you with a cup of beans and a few peppers. Like the kid.
Great little history lesson on the knife. It is apparent I'd have to regift it to my brother...he's the hunter and suburban homesteader (he has hunting land across the street and land to raise chicken, turkeys and quail) it'd be perfect for him...which sucks for me.
Great video! If I won that Green River knife, I would like to try to catch, clean and cook a rattlesnake! Looking forward to the next video. Thanks guys!
I've seen the skinning of rabbits on farms here in austria as a child. They basically opened the skin at the rear legs and then just pulled it of like a sock with just one quick move. It's quite some time ago and I can not recall the exact way it is done but it took like 2 to 5 minutes to skin one rabbit
Really cool belt knife especially for the price and the one u gave away with that upgraded handle was sexy wish I won if u ever want to trade for the upgrade one or the pimped out one I’m game I have tons of blades I think u would enjoy I just don’t have the cash to buy more blades plus I’m out of room so trading is the next big thing especially with my better half saying u have 150 knives knock it off ya blade but.
Hello from Sweden! I really like your videos. They are down to earth in a good way. I would also like to win the knife! I am a big Mora fan (i am swedish), since it is simple and a part of swedish history, and it would be fantastic to try out something that is simple (in a good way) and a part of american history. Normally i go out in the woods and sit down by a lake, making some fire and cook some food, very often soup, and i would really like to try the flat grind for that. Thank´s /Martin
I like the simplicity of that knife. So if I were to win it, I would take my boys out rabbit hunting and show them how to use it. We would make a fire with it and cook any rabbits we were lucky enough to harvest. We also live here in Arizona in the mountains. My daughter was fortunate enough to harvest her first bull elk last December on a Unit 1 late hunt. I think that knife would have performed well taking care of an elk as well.
Awesome video. Thank you for the history of the knife. If won, I would use it to process game as I got my boots dirty. Thanks again for an awesome video. Keep it up.
I like your cooking shows very much along with processing the game . I've watched you use that knife for a few years . If I'm lucky to win I would use it when I'm out camping on the Brazos River . I fish and hunt tree rats and rabbits when in season But for sure will use it on my fish and camp chores . Thanks for the chance
Very professionally done video. You hit all the marks pertaining to the knife, told us some history, quoted from a novel, and cooked some lunch. You and Quervo get gold stars!
im glad you liked it, my friend!
This is how a knife review should be done. Seeing people baton bricks doesn't really strike my fancy. Fire making, food prep, history, and skinning game - very well done.
You're definitely the reason I'm into knives and getting out n trying new game. I love the style of the knife. I still haven't tried rabbit but it's on my list. Maybe a new knife would do the trick. Keep up the awesome content you definitely inspire me to get out n try new things.
Always great to see you here Adri! Good luck!
@@JunkyardFox thank you and much love to your channel.
Skinning a deer with that beast will be a pleasure! It will be my dedicated hunting knives.
Excellent video, very good knife for gutting fish. I would use it with my 9 year old son on a fishing and camping trip. Really enjoy your channel. Regards from Argentina
greetings from texas, brother!
Always looking forward to knife videos and wild life education. :) I would use that knife for camping.
If I won the green river knife I would use it to make your green Chile stew. My family loves that video/recipe.
Brother, get some spicy sausage, chop it up and cook it in the stew, it makes it even better.
@@JunkyardFox yes sir. I think we wrote to each other a bit on this subject on your video. We use Portuguese spicy sausage
Adrian Sandoval oh yea! No joke I make that stew at least once every two weeks
@@JunkyardFox appreciate you taking the time to answer. Keep up the great work.
Adrian Sandoval I try my best to answer comments and questions, it’s not always possible but I try
If I don’t win I’d trade u for the one u have without the pimped out handle though I’d trade even more for the pimped out version but I’m not picky I’ll just beat on them in the woods anyway.I have folders to trade because u don’t seem to have many or a fixed blade though I don’t have to many in the $25 dollar range though I must have something cool and am willing to trade something worth more than $25 depending on what u are interested in maybe a neck knife a mora or both.Id even trade my BK2 with upgraded micarta handles mint condition sheath some of the black paint missing but I think it would look better taking all the paint off the blade area anyway just gave u a head start plus it’s spent time on the grinder to get rid of that fat edge so now it can actually cut very well for its thickness 2 times sharper than when it came out of the box new and a neck knife that’s gotta be around $150 for a $25 knife but I love those old school knives that conquered the west I have the scandanavian 2 kepharts and one nessmuk knives I’d love a French trade knife I’ve seen a few beauty’s from LT Wright made for another company and was around $300 in AEB-L this green river knife looks like a French trade knife though I’m no knife antiquity professor but very similar as I don’t have a French trade knife or $300 so your my best bet at the moment 😁. Let me know styles u might like folders fixed full tang all kinds of grinds big and heavy medium and light knives u do seem to like an 1/8 spine sharpened around 5 inches long and light I’m guessing it’s cause u don’t need big blades in the desert.Im in the northeast and carry the LT Wright large North American Hunter in AEB-L steel brown micarta handles and the small forest axe from gransfors bruks with the silky gomeboy folding saw because we got lots of trees and wood to break down for fire cooking and to build a roof over your head but I see in the Deseret the axe is just dead weight not sure about the saw maybe get a smaller folding saw than the gomeboy.
Green River fanatic here. I own all of them. I make my own scales and sheaths. Proud Green River user since 1986.
I bought my first Green River knife when I was 11 back in 1978. It was a kit, including sheath material, from Atlanta Cutlery. Now I'm 52 and I still have that knife. It's has performed great all these years and has never let me down. Excellent knife for the money! The reason I wanted one, I saw Fess Parker use one on his TV show Daniel Boone. RANGERS LEAD THE WAY 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🦅
My ancestors founded the first colonial settlement in the Upper Delaware Valley back in 1755 and I've always been into the history of this country, so I'm also an avid fan of historically traditional knives, but most of my budget goes to taking care of my family. The outdoors has always been my favorite place to be for reconnecting with myself and my ancestral roots, which is very sacred and even spiritual to me. I would truly be grateful to receive a knife that most likely is very similar to the knives my ancestors used during their lives exploring the untamed wilderness of this country. Your videos also help me to reconnect with the sacredness of the past and of the wilderness, and to receive an historically styled knife from you would give it even more significant meaning to me. Whether I'm fortunate enough to receive this awesome knife or not, I thank you for this opportunity to win it and for the great videos you make for the rest of us to view and enjoy.
Beautiful knife, if i won it, i'd bring it with me and use it everywhere i went, thank God i'm a Texan where we can legally carry any knife or blade from a Bowie, switchblade, machete or samurai sword. I love Texas!
Great knife. Iv'e been using less and less gear every year that i'm out, and my blades have been getting more simple and the stock thinner. I typically use a mora. This knife along with the Metis is the next knives i would like to try. I would only use this knife for everyday cutting tasks and skinning. I raise rabbits for meat and want to try this for skinning. Some of the pelts are saved for tanning. Thanks for another great video my friend.
Ok! I just have to say! First time I was in texas I was alone and ordered a biscuit and gravy. An old man ordered steak and eggs with pecan pie! He invited me over to his table. When his naked steak and eggs came, the waitress winked and turned away as he whipped open his jacket to Expose... his 12 pocket spice rack! You may need to stitch one up!?! Lol
I'm also a history buff, especially westerns. Sine the early eastern expansion to the western expansion, one of the most prominent items in common was kitchen cutlery. Yes, kitchen knives, i.e. the butcher knife was most commonly carried do to its thin spine and sharpening capability. It was also proven as a combat weapon as well. Kitchen knives were also a common trade item amongst the Indians as well.
Love the knife great video can't wait till next adventure . nice history lesson. I do a lot of fishing with my girls would love to have that knife on my side
Another great video...I like Green River Knives...still have a CVA branded blade(the markings have faded due to patina over the years) I got when I was into muzzleloading...backin the 70s ,bought it along with a Hawken Rifle..
Been waiting to see this knife and rabbit processing in action. Would love to see you guys do a tanning video to start learning that
Hey James. Great fire prep and food prep, looks like a nice blade. Pretty sure I could cook up a nice meal in the woods with that!
Love the music too. Take care, Wade
im glad you enjoyed it!
That should taste better than large predators! I love young rabbit fried in bacon grease! Only one farrel old buck left round here. He hangs out for left over chicken food, grain. He comes close to camp when predators come a stalking.he sleeps close to my shooting bench. I am getting sentimental in old age.
I use my Cold Steel Red River knife in the kitchen all the time! It’s a great pattern!
Hello James!! Good to see you! Nice knife Sir!
This should have a million views..
Nicely done
If I had a Green River knife I'd use it to prepare game meals at our little, adobe block, off-grid home my wife and I are presently finishing in rural southeast Arizona. I absolutely love how you provided the brief history of the Green River knife. Such a simple, yet classic American knife. Excellent video!
Very nice job skinning the bunny! Their hides are so thin, it’s easy to cut holes in them. Many tribes twisted their hides and wove them into blankets or warm robes rather than stitching them. The Green River hunter is a nice looking knife. It’s length and thinner blade would work well for skinning and processing large game. I’ve considered replacing the Helle I carry for hunting moose and caribou with one of these! Nice choice and great video!
"You cook good Rabbit Pilgrim."
Best Wishes from Montana! M.H
Thank you very much!
Dude!! Finally you made another video! I've been waiting for a while.
Yeah I got a nasty cold for a while then I kept trying to hunt a rabbit for this video with no luck, but finally we got this video filmed.
Hey Junkyard Fox, been watching your stuff since the Cold Steel GI tanto hobo stove video.
If I won the Green River knife, I’d use it on a week long camping trip I have coming up to clear my head. I’d continue to use it for bow hunting and camping trips I do with my brothers in the Boy Scouts (I’m 23, brothers are 12, 11, and 9) here in Indiana.
I don’t comment a lot, but I definitely don’t want to miss out on this opportunity.
Definitely make a video on hide prep, so it doesn’t dry up and then show how to make clothing, that would be very entertaining.
Just comfortable to watch, nice!
I love the history of knives 🔪 and the back story of our country just starting out.
same here, i need more books on knives from the frontier
Nice smooth knife moves!
Thanks as people forget the true history of knives we need to appreciate where they came from
i completely agree
Cool! Great history lesson. I have just received my grandfather's Old Hickory butcher knife and boning knife, and they are really worn and wonderful and look like they should be in a museum as you said. Thanks for sharing!
These by far are my favorite knives. I have quit a few. I carry the Dadley,the buffalo and a 8" butcher. I love how the come with enough meat on the handle,that you can make it your own. I'm a knife maker. All my friends and my family carries a knife or two that I have made. I even have one in my bag as a back up. However being an Alaskan, I grew up using these and I use them daily for work. So as a habit I just got in the habit of making them my EDC.
Why you kill a gator when you know he's such a sight? He said, "I never met a hand bag I didn't like". (Jim Stafford)
Great review. Its good to see a practical use of the knife.
I recently got two of these. One from the factory and another kit build version that someone just epoxied and pinned the scales to without shaping anything other than the tang edge profile. Two hours of hand sanding and food grade mineral oil and it has become my favorite of the two. A little thicker than the factory handles but not by much. There's a paper advertisement on eBay that shows the GRKW hunting knives. The advertisement is from 1899. The advertisement shows that GRKW used the same textured handle design back then. They used more expensive woods back then than they do now, from the factory, but the knives haven't changed in appearance for over 100 years.
I really enjoyed your video and appreciate the detail about the knife. I just started my knife craze about a week ago. My grandfather's name is John Russell so these knifes really mean a lot to me and will always be the gem of any knife I ever buy. I've been trying to find as much information about the knifes and the company so thank you again for the video.
Love the classic blade shape, since it has been around for so long, I bet it will do well as a skinner with that thin blade stock.
i have skinned a rattlesnake, catfish, and rabbit with this baby, no problem, it excels at it
Agree with knives bordering on machete size. Just weight on the belt. Awesome that you are continuously learning!
These knives were never designed to split wood, they were designed when people used the correct tool for the right job. People of this period would use these knives for food processing not for wood carving/processing. I'm sure you know this so I'm not trying to insult your intelligence. 😂 I commented before the end of the video, I just get fed up with people complaining on UA-cam about food prepping knives not being good for bushcraft. These are fantastic knives for what they are intended for. Like you I made a more robust version of this in 4 mm thick carbon steel. That being said the original thickness works far better for it's intended purpose.
You mention Boston and not New Amsterdam (now New York). Sure a lot of the knives came from the UK, but also France (French trading knife) and other places in Europe. In fact both the Kephart and Nessmuk designs came form Europe. ;) But anyways.
I do have the standard version of this knife with an aftermarket sheath. I really like that other handle, but if I win you will have to ship it to Holland, Europe LOL. That might be costly for you probably.
But if you do I will take it with me on my next trip to South America, team it up with a machete and pocket knife and good to go.
Of course I did give the video a like (as always), but I'm Dutch and use a lot more of the spices on my meat. LOL. Happy trails.
Beautiful knife. I love old carbon steel trade knives and butcher knives. The work great and are timeless. I would love to have this knife, I would use it for food prep and general use in the field.
This is the video that convinced me to buy that knife. I got the plain handle. I noticed this is very similar in outer edge shape to your Snake Eater. Excellent knife I'm finding out. Thanks again for this one. // I found the last three coats like yours on the internet. One was a medium, large, and a 2X. I bought the 2X. Should be here in a week or two. Hope it's as warm as it looks. Thank you for it as well.
I have always liked the look of that knife. I never purchased it, because I didn’t know what size it was. There’s never anything to reference them on any websites I’ve seen them on. So I’m simply happy to see it in your hand, so I know that.
I do have the large butcher version and the cimetar version for cooking at home. They really can’t be beat for real world use. Not even by an expensive Japanese kitchen knife. At least not in my hands ha ha. I’m no sushi master, just a normal American.
I always liked classic knives. I have a vintage Green River skinner. Not in the best shape but good for me. I do like flat grinds, and if i want to split wood there are tools made for that. Supper sure looked good. Thank you for the video, James
Very classic knife. Perfect for a weekend camping, trapping, or hunting, Thank You!
The Green River and the Old Hickory always make the cleanest cuts. Tried and true old history..
Great video, I enjoyed video much!!!!!!! THANK YOU
How crazy! Blood Meridian is my favorite book as well! Mccarthy is my favorite author. I carry a green river 6 inch butcher knife into the woods with me. You make great content!
I am an avid reader especially when it comes to Texas history and the history of the American frontier and I've seen these knives mentioned I just didn't think they made them anymore but now that I know I'll definitely have to get one
Love the history behind the blade. Great video bro!!! Would be my go to outdoor knife.
Very interesting. I've got a couple reproductions of historic knives from the voyageur/mountain man period, and man they're thin. Obviously perfect slicers for game prep and cooking. I'm not arguing against the bushcraft folks, if that makes you happy great, but you can't argue with geometry. That said, an olive branch: Eating a meal you got by living off the land is very special. I remember a trout meal with a fishing buddy in the Absaroka-Beartooth wilderness. So for what it's worth, I get what it's all about.
I may be an exception to the handle discomfort. I bought 2 knives from Katom for $13 each. I haven’t felt any discomfort from either; but, my hands are extra large and elk calloused. Love your videos
Great video and use of the knife. Love the rabbit skinning blues and meal. The history was nice. Thanks and take care.
I own an actual 19th Century Green River butcher knife, plus three, or four of the 'hunter' model. One was a kit that I put together. I have other Green River knives, since I do Mountain Man reenactment, all in sheaths that I cut and stitched together, myself. The "hunter" model, I find to be the best all around camp knife.
I like the green river if I had one I think I would go outdoors more . y'all keep up the good work.
Great video! I don't know why I haven't bought one of these yet. Gonna have to break down and get one. That was a pretty big rabbit! My mouth was watering watching you eat it. If you choose my comment to win, choose another one and give it to someone else. I'm buying one anyway. :)
Beautiful knife. Thanks for the giveaway. If won I would take my 16-year-old son out bushcrafting. We love cooking up a little caveman steak in the Sierra Foothills.
I recently bought a bark river mini Kalahari I'm A-2. I think you'd love that blade as well James. I have a bk-2 and I agree it is a heavy knife. But it batons like no other knife in its size class. My other knives I baton with are my Ontario sp-10 raider bowie & my bk-9. That rabbit looks delicious. I want the green river but can't afford 80 bucks. If I don't win I'm going to buy a kit from you Amazon link.
With a green river hunting I would rule The Mesa! I would role play as Hugh Glass and travel through New Mexico battling (imaginary) Bears and slicing green chili for my stews!
Thank you for highlighting American history and real budget items. Fight forward. 🤔🤠💒🇺🇸
I’m looking for mine to come in tomorrow, it’s the cheap one , and I’ll need to make or buy a sheath .
Lol you make me think back to younger years with that rabbit , best meat in the world , I’d par boil em a bit
And slow cook it over coals n put some sweet Carolina bbq sauce on em oh man !!!
On Sunday we would par boil them and fry em, far far better than chicken .
We ate a lot of squirrels to, but give me rabbits or quail any day ,over squirrel.
You don’t see a lot of bobwhite quail anymore in the Carolina’s , they say farming practices have changed
And they’ve lost habitat … crying shame is all I can say . I Enjoy your channel brother , it takes an old man back to his childhood running the back woods of the Carolina’s take care ….
Hey James! I love the review and the history lesson. Always glad to see what you've been up to and your stories add a great element into your videos. I would love to see one of your book reviews again.
I'd take the Green River hunter with me and head out on a Colorado backcountry fly fishing trip with my family. My mom learned how to fish from her father and we used to spend a lot of time with him like that. After his passing, it's a way to keep him around and learn from my mom.
Keep making great videos and put out some T-shirts!
Those vendors also sell just the knife blade for less than $25, so you can make your own handle out of your own materials. Use left overs from previous projects to make the knife match. Also make your own scabbard out of leftover material to match previous projects. Everyone will know which knife is yours.
The Green River knife would definitely be used in outings with the Grandsons. We’ve been learning bushcraft together from their beginnings. And...., as they know their Poppy by now, I would also share the history of the knife at the very least. Lol! Take kids into the outside! Cheers!
Not sure what game I'd process with that beautiful blade. But id look forward to taking it when I head back to Grover Hot Springs an absolutely beautiful place to camp. Thanks for the book recommendation.
Hey Junkyard Fox I'm moving to Nevada this spring cause I work out west as a wildland firefighter. I am a beginning bushcrafter and me and my buddy have plans to hunt chukar, quail, mule deer, and elk out there. If I won the Green River knife it would be with me on many of my new adventures in the mountains and would hopefully processing an abundance of game. It would be cherished for many years to come....
I kind of prefer their slightly smaller 2212 sheath knife myself.
I just bought the blade itself from Jantz supply and handled it in red oak.
I also drilled new tang holes and used 5 smaller pins instead of modern cutlery rivets, because cutlery rivets are less authentic looking.
Nice video . I really like that rounded curly maple handle on the green river . Really looks nice and traditional as well as more comfortable .
That's a very handsome looking knife. Something to be passed down to the next generation of hunter/ gatherers. (Along with an unmarked pocket knife, wink wink)
Keep up the great work fellas.
I have a couple of Green River knives. The two I usually pack have had over 20 years of use. I believe the new ones are 1095 steel. As you say, the blades are thin. Personally, I would never baton one, but I carry a tomahawk in the woods. So.... not an issue.
It’s the “American Mora” haha. Although the stock is thinner than a Mora, the flat grind will withstand batoning without chipping or rolling better than a Scandi. And its slicing ability really makes it a better all-purpose outdoors knife, unless you’re doing a lot of carving. Nice homage to this great knife.
Hey man! Long time subscriber, first time commenter. I love Cormac McCarthy, and I love good, American, classic knives!
If I won the Green River knife, it would go with me on my yearly retreat in the Smokies with the men who mentored me as a boy.
I can picture myself setting up camp, carving toggles and stakes for my tarp. I'd love to make a snare to catch some kind of game for dinner. The guys are always eating freeze dried meals, and I'd like to see their faces as I roast a squirrel or rabbit over the fire. That seems like a great tool, and a great piece of American history that I can pass along to my son as well!
Keep up the great work, JF!
Watching ‘Two Mules for Sister Sara’. Sister Sara used a Green River Hunter to remove the arrow from Clint Eastwood’s shoulder.
Been around a minute. You can use your fingers to remove the hide. Dont need the kickass knife. Maybe you know that, just looking for content. But to skin a rabbit, hardly need a blade! Goodluck James!😉
You're pretty fuckin dope with the one stick fire... I know lots of people do it but I just spent 20 days in the Arizona Backcountry and I know what it takes. Good video.
If I were to win this knife, I would write and produce a western themed short film for my UA-cam channel. It would be set in the high deserts of Idaho where the cattle roam freely and the prairie dogs are plentiful.
The GRK would make a perfect East Texas squirrel skinner, catfish cleaner but may be a little light for our alligators. But I'm willing to try it out.
It's my go to Bush craft knife ebay sells it fore 13 dollars it's my EDC knife do have a good browning knife and three different knifes for Bush crafting that fit it very good and my EDC Russel fits it great I use it everday I would like to now who makes the snake water send me price and make please
Nice looking knife! “Knicks and dull edges are abominations, so use knives and hatchets for nothing but they were made for.” Horace Kephart~
I am a Disabled Veteran and time in the outdoors fishing and camping is the only thing that seems to give me any peace. I am a big fan of Green River knives. If I had the Green River Hunter I would put it to use while enjoying the solitude of the outdoors. It would make a great companion to my Old Hickory Butcher.
Oh, man! If I won that knife, I would tested out over here in Alaska while Burbot fishing. I would love to see how well that knife does filleting fish over here. Great video bro! I am guessing you filmed this video in Ruidoso? I miss my home town of EP. Your videos make me feel closer to home. Thanks!
Enjoyed your remarks regarding the book being your inspiration for getting the knife, I'm an international viewer so not likely to get the knife. Wish you could produce more content...
If I had The Green River knife, I would use it to cut the thorns off the nopales I have in my yard and cook them with some pork spareribs. Now I use a BRK JX6 that I bought thanks to a review that you did.
I had a Green River Buffalo Skinner many moons ago it was a great knife carbon steel though, not sure what happened to it, ether it was in my A.L.I.C.E. pack my wife let our grandson use which I never got back before he moved or lost, hell it may still be here somewhere.
I remember I went hunting with some friends and they started comparing knives everyone was carrying Buck knives of one sort or another and I was just listening till someone asked me about my knife I just got into my backpack and pulled out the Green River everyone went quiet one guy asked what are you planning to skin with that a elephant. Since the blade was a good 2" longer than the longest blade there. I just shrugged my shoulders n said doing know. Anyhoo everyone had to checkout the knife a couple of the said they were going to get one.
If I win the knife I'd like to come meet up with you and cuervo. I'd like to join you guys on an excursion. Share stories and show you guys my knife collection and let you pick whatever knife you & cuervo want out of my collection and gift one to each of you with a cup of beans and a few peppers.
Like the kid.
Great little history lesson on the knife. It is apparent I'd have to regift it to my brother...he's the hunter and suburban homesteader (he has hunting land across the street and land to raise chicken, turkeys and quail) it'd be perfect for him...which sucks for me.
I’d got fishing in Kickapoo state park and process trout. Thanks for the video, and live the simplicity of this style blade!
Great video! If I won that Green River knife, I would like to try to catch, clean and cook a rattlesnake! Looking forward to the next video. Thanks guys!
Awesome video and storytelling. If I win, it would be my go to camping food prep knife. Thanks for the opportunity.
Beautiful blade and awesome video; I would personally use it for honing my bushcraft and hunting skills down here in the wilderness of Arizona.
I've seen the skinning of rabbits on farms here in austria as a child. They basically opened the skin at the rear legs and then just pulled it of like a sock with just one quick move.
It's quite some time ago and I can not recall the exact way it is done but it took like 2 to 5 minutes to skin one rabbit
Really cool belt knife especially for the price and the one u gave away with that upgraded handle was sexy wish I won if u ever want to trade for the upgrade one or the pimped out one I’m game I have tons of blades I think u would enjoy I just don’t have the cash to buy more blades plus I’m out of room so trading is the next big thing especially with my better half saying u have 150 knives knock it off ya blade but.
Hello from Sweden! I really like your videos. They are down to earth in a good way. I would also like to win the knife! I am a big Mora fan (i am swedish), since it is simple and a part of swedish history, and it would be fantastic to try out something that is simple (in a good way) and a part of american history. Normally i go out in the woods and sit down by a lake, making some fire and cook some food, very often soup, and i would really like to try the flat grind for that. Thank´s /Martin
Good review. This is an excellent knife but unfortunately the handle is too small for XL glove sized hands.
I like the simplicity of that knife. So if I were to win it, I would take my boys out rabbit hunting and show them how to use it. We would make a fire with it and cook any rabbits we were lucky enough to harvest. We also live here in Arizona in the mountains. My daughter was fortunate enough to harvest her first bull elk last December on a Unit 1 late hunt. I think that knife would have performed well taking care of an elk as well.
Awesome video. Thank you for the history of the knife. If won, I would use it to process game as I got my boots dirty. Thanks again for an awesome video. Keep it up.
I like your cooking shows very much along with processing the game . I've watched you use that knife for a few years . If I'm lucky to win I would use it when I'm out camping on the Brazos River . I fish and hunt tree rats and rabbits when in season But for sure will use it on my fish and camp chores . Thanks for the chance