Thread: small knife design , your input.

Originally Posted by ghosts

@gundoc Still got your Green River knife?
They must have been NZ's commonest knifes at one stage .
Ive got a couple that Ive collected etc. Hard to find a good one that isn't worn out or nearly so.
The ones I target are with the ''Green River'' name stamped into the blade, not the later ones which had it somhow printed onto the blade.

Sadly my mother backed the car over my wooden-framed 'Trapper Nelson' pack when it slipped off its nail. That buggered the pack, broke my knife, and destroyed my white spirit stove. I replaced everything (Mountain Mule, Primus, etc) but the new knife was crap and I eventually binned it and bought a bloody expensive Puma White Hunter - a good blade but very heavy, sold about 10 years ago as I didn't use it, preferring the convenience of my Shrade.

And just to hijack the thread further, if anyone has one of the late 70's early 80's green river skinner with the black plastic handle, id like to have a chat. Still got the sheath-the one with JB Vaughan (think it was that) importers or such on it.
Are they the same as the ones that might still be available?

they are still able to be purchased....about $70 if memory serves me correctly,spotted them on pgg wrightsons web page a while back.....
they have the awesome bushmans friend too...

Strangely enough I gave my skinner to a mate. Got one of those bushmans friend type-same green river brand-crappy sheath. Ended up with the BF knife in the skinner sheath.

Here's a nice design:

https://trcknives.com/product/classic-freedom/

And the answer is "yes I did"

Originally Posted by csmiffy

And just to hijack the thread further, if anyone has one of the late 70's early 80's green river skinner with the black plastic handle, id like to have a chat. Still got the sheath-the one with JB Vaughan (think it was that) importers or such on it.
Are they the same as the ones that might still be available?

Yeah i have one of those I chopped it down a bit, like I chopped down my Svord that I wasn't using. Have sharpened and shaped it a little more since. Way better. I've re shaped quite a few including the handles, blades and bolsters.

Bugger photo didn’t show?

The Kershaw bear hunter I had was a good knife-the bottom one. Got pinched in a burglary 2 days after moving into the current house.
Second one is its relly the antelope hunter I got for my son. It hasn't cut up anything in anger. Maybe some parries?
The bear hunter became a bear hunter 11 with the same handle as the antelope. All discontinued now I believe-pics are for reference only
I seem to remember the bear having a similar curve to the back as the antelope but maybe not. The Anty seems to be a similar shape and style to the knife shape approved earlier on-more finger grooves though?

Originally Posted by Tahr

Here's a nice design:

https://trcknives.com/product/classic-freedom/

And the answer is "yes I did"

Yeah that is a nice little knife.
Two of the small knives are underway for forum members, I was hoping to be further ahead but this convid situation has really put the brakes on with getting knife making supplies.
However as the levels drop things will start flowing again.

Originally Posted by csmiffy

The Kershaw bear hunter I had was a good knife-the bottom one. Got pinched in a burglary 2 days after moving into the current house.
Second one is its relly the antelope hunter I got for my son. It hasn't cut up anything in anger. Maybe some parries?
The bear hunter became a bear hunter 11 with the same handle as the antelope. All discontinued now I believe-pics are for reference only
I seem to remember the bear having a similar curve to the back as the antelope but maybe not. The Anty seems to be a similar shape and style to the knife shape approved earlier on-more finger grooves though?

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@csmiffy , I have the first model Kershaw Bear hunter with the original style sheath and gimping on the spine . It's a pretty good knife for the money, mine has only done 1 deer and as new but they work well.
Shame to hear it's no longer made.

@viper its a bastard too. I had a bear hunter I got off a workmate for a good price but left it in a hut a few years later. I was spewing. Fast forward maybe 3 years won the exact same model knife in a hunting comp-cheering. Helped cut up the first dear in years not long after I moved back to NZ and it got pinched a month later. Not happy

Similar to my lionsteel m4 in m390. What a great steel.

Nice knife, 390 looks good in the premium steels...would like one like that where did you source from? Also keen to try Elmax.

Dlt in the states.

Originally Posted by csmiffy

@viper its a bastard too. I had a bear hunter I got off a workmate for a good price but left it in a hut a few years later. I was spewing. Fast forward maybe 3 years won the exact same model knife in a hunting comp-cheering. Helped cut up the first dear in years not long after I moved back to NZ and it got pinched a month later. Not happy

@csmiffy , mate I never use mine , if you ever want another and promise not to bloody lose it I would probably part with it . I've had it 10 years plus and used once so no great sentimental attachment to it.