Bearpaw Archery Hunting Knives
for Bowhunters and Target Archers
Bearpaw Black Skinner Hunting Knife
Every bowhunter in Australia or New Zealand who has ever tried to skin a large game animal like a deer, goat or a large boar (or even one of those nasty bush cattle in Queensland) with an inadequate knife or one that is less than razor sharp will appreciate this superior little skinning knife from the German archery-equipment supplier, Bearpaw.
The 3 1/2-inch (9cm) blade is made of knife-grade high-carbon stainless steel rated at 440C so that it takes a razor edge quickly and easily and stays sharp throughout the entire skinning operation. The handle is made of African ebony and the entire knife is polished to a mirror finish for a knife that is as beautiful as it is practical. Overall length is 8 1/4-inches ( 21 cm ) and a built in hook making it easy to dress out your game animals. A high-grade cowhide sheath is included.
This an excellent low-cost choice for an all-purpose hunting and skinning knife
Price $69.95 (AU$55.95)
Bearpaw Black Hunter Hunting Knife
If you are in the market for an economical high-quality lightweight hunting knife to use as a backup knife or as a spare to keep in the glove box of the ute (or even as a light primary knife for day trips or casual use), you won't find a better deal than the BearPaw Black Hunter.
The Black Hunter comes from the Bearpaw Archery Equipment company in Germany and features the same heft and dimensions as the Black Skinner skinning knife listed above. The difference between the two is that the Black Hunter is designed with a sturdy blade without the skinning hook so it functions more like a general-purpose knife, although it still does a fine job of skinning game animals up to the size of a small deer.
If you are looking for a knife for all the daily tasks in camp or in the bush the Black Hunter might be just the ticket for you. The Hunter is made from knife-grade stainless steel with a 3 1/2-inch (9cm) blade. Overall length is 8 1/4-inches ( 21 cm ) and a good-quality cowhide sheath is included.
Price:$59.95 (AU$47.95)
Green River Hunting Knife
The Green River knife designs are named after the Green River Knife Works which was located in western Massachusetts in the USA. They started producing these high-quality, utilitarian knives sometime in the early to mid 19th Century and the Green-river designs quickly became favorites with emigrants, prospectors, buffalo hunters..... (you can read the rest of the story in the Quick Tip below).
There may be nothing glamorous about the Green River Knife (except its history) but if you are looking for a general-purpose all-around utility knife with a heavy blade of quality steel that will sharpen easily and hold an edge, at a reasonable price, then you might be looking for the Green River Hunting Knife from Bearpaw Archery Equipment.
This is a quality hunting knife made in Germany of top-grade stainless steel. The Green River is 9 1/2-inches (24cm ) long with a 5-inch (13cm) blade. The hardwood handle is riveted to the blade for long life and durability, just like the original. Comes complete with a useable leather sheath.
Price:$59.95 (AU$47.95)
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Green River Knives--A short History
When asked, what is the most popular hunting knife ever? Most of us would answer that it is the Bowie knife, of course. That shortened version of King Arthur's broadsword has been featured, one way or another, in nearly every western film and book written in the last 100 years. But like most history learned from movies and popular fiction, you would be dead wrong(sorry folks but Ned Kelly and Billy the Kid were probably not very nice people). The Green River was by far the most popular hunting knife used in the past 200 years, hands down. In fact many of the knives described as Bowie Knives are misnamed variations of a Green River design.
The Green River knife designs are named after the J.Russell & Co. Green River Knife Works in Greenfield Massachusetts, USA, which started producing these high-quality, utilitarian knives sometime in the mid 19th century. They quickly became a favorite of emigrants, prospectors, buffalo hunters, miners, Indians, settlers, trappers, soldiers and anyone else who needed a knife that was small enough to carry on their belt but large enough to do the thousands of sticking, hacking, skinning, carving, and whittling jobs that needed doing on the American frontier and in the old west. During the Gold-rush years, it is estimated that as many as 750,000 Green River knives were produced by this company. And that doesn't count the thousands of counterfeits that were produced by other companies copying the Green River patterns.
Naturally, when gold was discovered in Australia and New Zealand, the multitudes of hopeful prospectors who deserted California and Alaska for the far richer gold fields in Otago and Victoria brought along their Green River knives, and the popularity of this practical design has grown in the South Pacific ever since. There are now dozens of variations of the Green River design on the market and the name is now used rather loosely to define any unadorned utility knife used for hunting and skinning, but the one we have listed here is about as close to the original Green River as you will find anywhere.