Liver Eating Johnson's knife

[kwackster]

Liver Eating Johnson was a real life mountain man during the 1900's, and also the inspiration for the 1972 movie Jeremiah Johnson starring Robert Redford.

English wikipedia: Liver-Eating Johnson - Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liver-Eating_Johnson)

His original Wade & Butcher knife, now in a US museum:



and how his Wade & Butcher knife originally looked:






















19th century Bowie knife made by Wade & Butcher, Sheffield.
Massive and heavy clip-point blade of exceptional thickness, showing good steel finish with a fine struck maker's logo to one side.
In its original red scabbard having fine ornaments and German silver mounts, large steel cross guard and deer stag grips bounding a super-thick tang.
A fantastic quality knife overall and a true pleasure to handle.

Overall length (inside scabbard) : 17 1/4 Inches
Blade length : 11 1/2 Inches

[whippersnapper]

Very nice! I have watched that movie many times. I still remember my grandma taking me to see it in 1972.

[sammy the blade]

1972, I was a sophomore in highschool. Those were much better days!

[LittleAugieMo]

Based on the book "Crow Killer" IIRC

[Shawnee_B]

Beautiful.