The Knife That Won The West! Used In The Frontier Era By Thousands Of Woodsmen
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filmed in parts of Texas, New Mexico and Arizona. Survival, Self-Reliance, Bushcraft, Camping, Making Fire, James Harris. Original music by Cuervo Negro. Junkyard Fox
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.
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.
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.
I use my Cold Steel Red River knife in the kitchen all the time! It’s a great pattern!
"You cook good Rabbit Pilgrim."
Best Wishes from Montana! M.H
Thank you very much!
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!
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
Hello James!! Good to see you! Nice knife Sir!
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 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!
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.
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!
The Green River and the Old Hickory always make the cleanest cuts. Tried and true old history..
These videos make me miss New Mexico. I used to take my boys squirrel hunting and camping in Cloudcroft a couple times a year. My favorite spot was on Pumphouse Canyon Road. Lots of primitive camping there. If I won I'd make it my new squirrel cleaning knife.
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.
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
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
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!
Just comfortable to watch, nice!
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.
This should have a million views..
Nicely done
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
Great review. Its good to see a practical use of the knife.
with this knife it would be a good start to my Bushcraft kit.
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
Hey man, love the channel and what you've done with it over time. Love to see a fellow El Pasoan doing something positive. As far as the knife, personally I've been doing more and more hikes and want to eventually go out on 2 or 3 day hike and camp out. Wouldn't mind having a knife I've seen be used successfully in a number of scenarios.
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.
I've been looking for a nice thin slicer for camp cooking. And this one fits the bill. Like you showed it's great on thin slicing potatoes and I'd throw in some thinly sliced wild mushrooms with ramps fried up in a skillet over the open flames. Thank you for a great video!
Love the history behind the blade. Great video bro!!! Would be my go to outdoor knife.
I love this video ,I have just discovered you by accident and am now subscribed .You are informative and covered all the things about the knife I could want and educational which is always a plus we are never too old to learn. You will get faster with the skinning I know ,but the time you took to take the skin was well spent you and of course the knife did a superb job, I look forward to more education.. You need more knives on Amazon I just bought one and they only have 2 left.Looking forward to using it ..
I absolutely love your videos. I am new to bushcrafting and benefit so much from your channel. I am going hunting for the first time in my 44 years and am very excited. thank you for what you do!
im gald you enjoy our stuff! im glad youre getting out there and enjoying nature and adventure
Always appreciate your videos! Been watching on and off for a while now. Nice to see another southwest desert dweller likes the old ways. Looks like that knife is a pretty great slicer.
Cheers
This looks exactly like my father's favorite kitchen/steak knife that his step brother made for him in highschool shop class back in the 70s/80s. The steel came from a tractor leaf spring. Its a great knife, and extremely functional.
This channel has inspired me to get outdoors and enjoy the outdoors. Green River from junkyard fox would be perfect by my side! Keep up the great work!
I am a simple man. I watch a quality video, and then I subscribe. Well done.
Welcome aboard!
Great knife James, very useful for camping tasks, an edge of fear, a beautiful sheath, an indispensable tool to get out of any trouble, hugs and greetings from Mexico.
The handle is nicely done! I will be proud to us it for any outdoor task in hand. It would be my primary hiking knives.
Love you videos as always. I live in the Mojave desert myself. I would use this knife to teach my grandson all the uses and give it to him once he learns to use it safely
Green River is one of my favorites .
Decades ago had the buffalo Skinner and used it to process lots of game .
Now I have the sheep Skinner and the patch knive .
Very classic knife. Perfect for a weekend camping, trapping, or hunting, Thank You!
These are great knives! My 2nd outdoors/camp knife was a Green River Hunter. Before I "knew better" I did all my tasks with it from batoning to food prep. That was quite awhile ago, and I lost that beloved knife. It would be really neat to have one again.
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..
Always loved look of that knife, it seems like a perfect all around knife!
My favorite camp knife and, such a fun weekend project too make a handle for.
The Green River knife would be a great companion on a hog hunt in Georgia. While hunting I prepare a small meal on the stand and this knife would be perfect.
Always wanted one of these. Had to buy one after watching this. Thanks!!
I dig your historical knowledge, not many of the younger generation knows it or understands it, great review on these knives. I too enjoy history. U did an amazing job on comparing the too knives, I like this Green Vally Hunter knife. Thanks for sharing history with us as well, great video.
Lovely, I have a similar Camillus that was my grandpas but don't use it out of sentimental value, would love this and would use it extensively in the Nilgiris. I favour a chopper-belt knife combo, chopper being a khukuri or vetta katti, and this looks great as a light, nimble belt knife for finer tasks, as you demonstrated. :)
I am sure the knife was given away 3 years ago, but I will tell a little story.
Back in the 1970’s a friend and I picked out a muzzle loading rifle kits to put together.
My kit was a .50 cal. (.490) Hawkin reproduction rifle. The stock we mostly enletted, with
just a little fitting required. I had to file the octagon barrel a little and “brown” the barrel to make
It fit the times of the Rocky Mountain fur trade. I sanded and put several coats of probably boiled
lind seed oil on the stock. .50 caliber or even .54 caliber rifles were needed
to handle the Grizzley bears of the Rockies. Of course I needed a Green River knife to go
with my rifle, flintlock pistol, and my “Possibles” bag. I did purchase a knife kit and attached the
scales and shaped them a little, and if I remember correctly I smeared mayonnaise on the blade
to give it a used looking color. I read somewhere that the Green River knives were marked Green River where the blade met the handle. In the story, supposedly the Mountain Man said
he got into a fight with someone and had to take him up to the Green River !
Whether the original knives were marked that way or not, it is an interesting story.
I still have the Rifle & Pistol, perhaps I need to help my young GRANDkids put together
some Green River knife kits!
I am sharing James’ excellent videos with them.
History IS IMPORTANT-“the good, bad, and the ugly !”
It ALL NEEDS TO BE STUDIED- and remembered !
How else are we going to learn if we cannot see and remember our
Challenges, our mistakes, and our victories !
definitely agree, my friend! glad youre passing on your knowledge and experiences to others.
Very nice. Never seen that green river blade before. Thanks for the video.
Lovely knife and an excellent, long awaited, review. Like you, I'm a big fan of the Mora Kansbol, but I do love the classic looks and rich history of the Green River Hunter.
I'm looking forward to putting it to the test on the African frontier, processing game like warthog and impala.
I like the way you skin the rabbit was full of respect.
thanl you! i apprecaite that
I would love to make it my new hunting knife, your videos inspired me to start hunting and to see how it feels to harvest your own food, mostly small games like dove squirrel rabbit and some ducks. Love your channel most underrated survival/self reliance channel
Great job! Knife reviews are always great vids!
im glad you enjoyed it!
Thank you for sharing your opinion about this great knife and the history behind it. Much respect for showing that meat does not come in packaged plastic. Thank you and you earned a new sub^^
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!
Another great video, and knife revue. You and my gramma would get along great, rabbit was her choice wild game to cook. I can still smell it cooking to this day.
These are great knives, I have an old one that I purchased for about $25 on eBay, it’s bent, rusty as hell but it works well and it’s an American classic.
Excellent video from the knife to the cast iron fry pan!
I've always liked that Green River style blade. I'd use it deer hunting here in Va.
Another quality review, well done.
James, great review! I like how you explained this knifes' historic legacy as well and its' specific function as a skinner/food processor.
I already own the basic version of this knife. If I won the giveaway, I'd use it as my every day carry for food prep around the house and while camping in the desert mountains of Utah.
I have the identical blade I bought years ago at SMKW and added my own scales and made a sheath. Great slicer and general kitchen knife too. Carry it in my pack when camping.
this thing is a beast for kitchen work.
Thanks as people forget the true history of knives we need to appreciate where they came from
i completely agree
Great video and use of the knife. Love the rabbit skinning blues and meal. The history was nice. Thanks and take care.
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.
Great knife / great lunch. Thanks for the nice review.
I like the green river if I had one I think I would go outdoors more . y'all keep up the good work.
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.
This knife and a small axe/hatchet is camping heaven. I almost see it as America's classic mora, not the best stand alone knife but with a hatchet you can't complain. They will both hold their own if need be though.
I will take it to the mountains and cook up a feast with it. Camping is always fun when you do some wild cooking.
The history is awesome. I'd try my hand at processing squirrel. Keep up the amazing videos.
I’d got fishing in Kickapoo state park and process trout. Thanks for the video, and live the simplicity of this style blade!
Nice smooth knife moves!
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
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!
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!
That's a very elegant knife love the simplicity of Grean River ... I have always said it's not the brand of the knife.. But the person that use it that makes it a complete tool...
very true!
Great review great music great food great video!!!!
Hey there!, i always wanted to have one of Green Rivers Hunter for myself; but these knifes are built to last, so i can pas it to my son when the time comes. Where i live theres green woods and rivers from small to biger everywhere, so it's realy ease to find a great camping spot and spend a day with your family or friends. Thanks for the review!
Great Video! Thanks for the recommendation for a great read. Purchasing the Blood Meridian today.I hunt a lot and I agree, thin knives do rule at delicate cuts and food preparation.
Always enjoy your knife and camp cooking videos. Really great to learn about that knife. I've taken a liking to the various prickly pear species where I am at, seems like a blade like that would help me slice the fruits off much easier than the small folding knife I use.
oh most definitely, not sure if you saw our prickly pear jam and bannock breakfast. this blade worked great! czcams.com/video/kK-cqer6QPE/video.html
I recently subbed to your channel, James. I like your content and you seem like a down to earth and honest guy. I also really enjoy listening to the beautiful guitar music in your videos. Anyway, keep up the good work. Cheers!
welcome aboard, cheers!
I purchased a green river knife from Creek Stewart several years ago. It was the stubbier version and I was underwhelmed when I got it with the original handle material and a neck sheath. After thinking about it for a month or two I came to the conclusion that Creek new his knifes. My wife and I were having Thanksgiving dinner alone that year here in Austin so I decided to make the entire dinner as usual and this would be my only knife. After turkey, cornbread dressing, mashed potatoes, gravy, roasted sweet potatoes, green bean casserole, deviled eggs, and pecan pie I was Impressed! It now hangs on my fridge door handle and people ask”why do you have a hunting knife hanging on your refrigerator?
Great story! These knives are unbeatable in the kitchen
I really like the classic look of the Green River knife too. I live in Ut and that would make a great camp knife.
Solid built knives! Of course I am in! I can't wait so I can use it for bish task like cooking up a wild meal in the woods.
Aaaah, you went quiet when I mentioned the Green River knife because you were about to film it. The Sheffield made one's are similar but spear points with a fish descaler on the spine. Same thin carbon steel blade stock and you have to shape the scales yourself. I liked the frontiers men, mountain men, explorers and Trappers as a kid so had to have a Green River knife. Give it to someone else I have one and don't want to be greedy.
GRT video. I enjoy ur catch & cook videos. I would use it next deer season
Great synopsis and informative video. Look forward to more
If I was fortuitous enough to win this bit of Americana I would skin and process turkey I plan to harvest in upstate NY on my grandfather's land this May.
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.
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
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.
You cook good rabbit pilgrim:) I know I posted when this first came out, but it still a good video. I used to hunt with a .50 caliber percussion cap, muzzle loading Hawken rifle. I carried the Green River hunter, and a tomahawk that my Dad got me for Christmas, way back in the early 80's, I still have both. I don't hunt any more. But when fishing or hiking I still take both with me. Oh, and the reason the knife is so thin, is due to how hard it was to make steel blades way back when. So you used just enough steel to make the knife. There is a museum in Wyoming that shows a few Green River knives that have been sharpened to almost nothing. I love the four I have.
Glad to finally see a video about a great old one love historical knives like to prove that they still have what it takes gladly carry the knife everyday for food chores camping needs so I could show my sons you don't need the latest greatest knife to get the job done
Great vid man!
Really loving your channel! And this was a great video! I’m gonna have to pick one of the hunters up, looks like a sweet blade! Thanks for showing so much about it! Greetings from Northern Wisconsin! Shaun
Love the look of those knives. I've bounced around between Mora's and Old hickory knives.