Mountain Man Knife

[crockett]

Jeremiah Johnson is a little post 1840 but I think he carried essentially a Bowie Knife that did not have a hilt.
This is supposed to be the knife: http://www.bing.com/images/search?...13b139e69ab87212cb17540d3992c42fo0&ajaxhist=0

 

[Ron LaClair]

I got one somthin like that :idunno:

 

[Docgp]

Longhunter,

I love Matt's work;

And the one safe queen he made for me. Mastadon ivory;

Doc

 

[Crewdawg445]

Those are some magnificent blades you have there, I'm jealous!

 

[innocent bystander]

Hi!
Those are fine knives! Who is "Matt"?

 

[Ron LaClair]

Matt is the maker of M L Knives.

Here's a couple more of Matt's knives, the smaller neck knife is one of Wick's

 

[necchi]

Matt who?

 

[Obi-Wan Cannoli]

Matt who?

Matthew Lesniewski

http://www.ml-knives.com/

 

[crockett]

I was reading William Hamilton last night He went west in 1842, two years past 1840 but he travelled with Old Bill Williams. In his journal he says most men had a rifle, two pistols, tomahawk and a big knife of the "toothpick" style.
https://archive.org/details/mysixtyyearsonpl00hamirich

 

[Obi-Wan Cannoli]

thank you for posting! looks like it is going to be an interesting read :grin:

 

[Ron LaClair]

Necchi, you've lived a sheltered life... :shocked2:

 

[necchi]

:haha: Yeah, local boy,,they let me out to graze every once in awhile.
I looked at Matt's stuff, nice
Yet alas, I'm somewhat frugal.

 

[Ron LaClair]

I might be crazy :youcrazy: but my philosophy is, Life's too short to go without something you want. Money is dirty filthy stuff covered with germs so get ride of it as fast as you can by buying something you can admire and use. :hatsoff:

 

[Claude Mathis]

I might be crazy :youcrazy: but my philosophy is, Life's too short to go without something you want. Money is dirty filthy stuff covered with germs so get ride of it as fast as you can by buying something you can admire and use. :hatsoff:

AMEN

 

[Rifleman1776]

I have been hunting bears in Arkansas since it became legal again and have never even seen one in the wild.

I have two friends who have killed them. One in the Oark area and one over by Huntsville.

I see signs all over the place of them. Two seasons I was hiking a trail by Beaver Lake and came upon a big pile of bear poop. It was still warm and looked like it had 200 white M&M's in it. I camp in that area a lot and they do not like to be around us.

Yes, they are reclusive. A friend who grew up in the Sylamore Forest said it would be easier to hunt ghosts. Most bear in Arkansas are taken during deer hunts when one happens to walk in front of a hunter on stand.

 

[Rifleman1776]

That, and some others shown here, are mighty fine, stout 'using' knives. I would love to have any one of them.

 

[reddogge]

This one was always my favorite camp knife. I've owned it over 40 years and it was old when I bought it. I have no idea who made it and it has no maker's mark so it has no pedigree at all. But it takes an edge quickly and does the job.