I worked with Green River knives for decades on kill floors in packing houses. Carbon steel 6" skinners and 5" legging knifes I ground myself before every shift on a water wheel. Finished with slate sharpening stones made from a school chalkboard and kept sharp while working with 2 steels I made myself from chainsaw files.
Love my Green River Blades. Bought my first Green River kit (Hunter with rosewood scales) over thirty years ago and still have that knife. I own two butchers, several Hunter, a couple of Sheath, a Ripper, a Patch knife. I make my own handles and sheaths and patina. Cold bluing is easily done with the 1095 carbon steel. Though I do not recommend bluing a knife you'll use for food. Gift them, sell them, own them. Awesome blades. Designed for practical use.
I have the 6 inch Green River Hunter and also have the 6 inch Green River Skinner too. Mine have matching ebony handle scales. Both were made in the 70s or 80s by Russell for IRT. They ran quite a few with thicker steel for whatever reason for a time. They are robust knives. Im looking for proper belt sheaths for these knives. Hoping not to have to go full custom, but it sort of looks like that may be the only option to get it done right. Suggestions are welcomed.
@@CoyoteRidge The same knives were offered under the Russell name as special 1976 Bicentennial editions with a inscribed brass plate on the handles. There was a hunter, skinner, and Dadley. I'm seeing them for sale on Flea Bay at astronomical prices for what they are. Collectors market pricing takes those beauties out of the realm of a using knife in my opinion. Too bad. Mine sure promise to be good robust historic working tools for the jobs they were originally intended to do. There is a certain quality of entertainment value derived from using a tool that has about 2 centuries of history behind its design.
I worked with Green River knives for decades on kill floors in packing houses. Carbon steel 6" skinners and 5" legging knifes I ground myself before every shift on a water wheel. Finished with slate sharpening stones made from a school chalkboard and kept sharp while working with 2 steels I made myself from chainsaw files.
That's awesome! Thanks for stopping by. I'm still digging this knife.
Love my Green River Blades. Bought my first Green River kit (Hunter with rosewood scales) over thirty years ago and still have that knife. I own two butchers, several Hunter, a couple of Sheath, a Ripper, a Patch knife. I make my own handles and sheaths and patina. Cold bluing is easily done with the 1095 carbon steel. Though I do not recommend bluing a knife you'll use for food. Gift them, sell them, own them. Awesome blades. Designed for practical use.
They are great little knives. Can't beat them for the price. Thanks for stopping by.
I have the 6 inch Green River Hunter and also have the 6 inch Green River Skinner too. Mine have matching ebony handle scales. Both were made in the 70s or 80s by Russell for IRT. They ran quite a few with thicker steel for whatever reason for a time. They are robust knives. Im looking for proper belt sheaths for these knives. Hoping not to have to go full custom, but it sort of looks like that may be the only option to get it done right. Suggestions are welcomed.
Those sound awesome. I'll have to keep my eyes open for one of those.
@@CoyoteRidge The same knives were offered under the Russell name as special 1976 Bicentennial editions with a inscribed brass plate on the handles. There was a hunter, skinner, and Dadley. I'm seeing them for sale on Flea Bay at astronomical prices for what they are. Collectors market pricing takes those beauties out of the realm of a using knife in my opinion. Too bad. Mine sure promise to be good robust historic working tools for the jobs they were originally intended to do. There is a certain quality of entertainment value derived from using a tool that has about 2 centuries of history behind its design.
You can make the sheaths. I started making them and can't stop. Lol.
Do you have ordering info on that sheath?
Thanks
Thank you my friend
Which BPS sheath is that?
amzn.to/45n96fk this is the exact one I bought