John Johnston was the real historical figure the movie “Jeremiah Johnson” was based upon. Hoyt and his son Al moved to San Diego and set up shop as H.H. Buck & Son in 1947. JNC, made lots of knives for the movies and many Hollywood stars. Jason has also written for magazines such as ," which won a 2015 National Magazine Award (NMA). Hoyt Buck produced the first Buck Knife in 1902. I wouldn't be surprised if Johnston used it for throwing, the weight (3/8" thick), length, and shape of the handle would make it easy to throw single spins by the handle accurately at about 15-20' for a strong man. Seen it so many times I lost count.According to Treeman knives, a knifemaker named R W Wilson made all the bowies and hawks in the Jeramiah Johnson movie The retention strap snaps into place with a commanding “click!”, and the sheath is made of thick leather which is heavily reinforced at all the stress points. 1,810. REVIEW: The Puma Bowie Knife- For The Jeremiah Johnson In All Of Us...... "Jeremiah Johnson made his way into the mountains Bettin' on forgettin' all the troubles that he knew The trail was wide and narrow J ohn Johnston is known by many names: John Garrison, John Johnson, Jack Johnson and “Liver-Eating” Johnson. No 110 made with JJ etch. I guess I'll never know.The movie, as entertaining as it is, is full of factual errors and outright fabrications. Pulp horror (Lovecraft, R.E. The stag handle at the ricasso is cut at 90 degrees as if it were butted up to a guard. The initial result was impressive, but looks can be deceiving, so I decided to see if I could light some Ponderosa Pitchwood shavings with it. The hilt is made of whalebone, and a hand-forged brass ring showing beautiful wear and patina runs through the eagle's mouth. Hard to say what Jerimiah Johnson really carried .The real "Liver Eating Johnson" carried a knife like this knife. At the dawn of the Mexican-American war, he left home to enlist in the Navy.However, his stint as a sailor didn’t last long either. The only thing more hotly contested than his name, however, is the story of his life. Liver Eating Johnson's Knife, AKA Jeremiah Johnson On a recent trip to the Buffalo Bill Cody Museum I was able to photograph a bowie knife purported to be owned by a Mountain Man named Jeremiah, (aka Liver Eating), Johnson made famous in part by the movie; Jeremiah Johnson staring Robert Redford and the book; Liver Eating Johnson. They did a 110 in 1990 with gold etch of Daniel Boone. If you choose to believe his legend, then he use the crap out of it while he had it, (for how long I haven't figured out yet). Though built primarily for hunting, the Puma Bowie is perfectly capable of performing the role of a survival or bushcraft knife. All rights reserved. Hard to say what Jerimiah Johnson really carried .I noticed the big Bowie and it looked like a Western alright. Loosearrow. I noticed the big Bowie and it looked like a Western alright. That makes it over 160 years old if my figures are right. I still think the knife is more or less original, and the missing guard and possibly broken and resharpened tip (look at the grind line at the tip) are just from heavy use, not intentional modification. It has a distal taper both ways. -Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn! When he withdrew his knife, there was a bit of liver remaining on the blade.
According to Puma, it takes 25 different hand production steps to complete a finished Bowie. The company's innovative history and attention to quality have made for many great collectible knives.Anyone know if Buck ever produced a 110 with a Jeremiah Johnson etch?i have looked in a couple of commemorative books, no luck yet. I don't know if it's possible to tell without dna testing or something, but the scales look more like European red stag than whitetail to me, which, along with the quality of the shaping and pinning, is why I think they may be the originals. He is a former Red Cross certified Wilderness & Remote First Aid Instructor, and has taught bushcraft and wilderness survival techniques to the Boy Scouts of America, interned with the US Forest Service, and studied wilderness survival, forestry and wildland firefighting at Colorado Mountain College in Leadville, Colorado. Is it possible that the knife might have been re-handled and at that time the guard removed? So, he set out to accomplish just that. Al Buck revolutionized the knife industry in 1964 with the infamous Model 110 Folding Hunter. Apr 14, 2008. God has called Jeremiah to release a message of encountering Jesus in an experiential way to this generation. As a joke Johnston turned to his friends, held up his knife, and then asked if they “wanted a chaw”. Johnson's Island Prison was located near Sandusky, Ohio, and was the only Federal Prisoner of War camp intended to hold Confederate officers, though as the war progressed regular enlisted men were incarcerated as well.

There used to be a John Nelson Cooper website, that you could order a JNC designed knife, it's not coming up in my searches. Or is it something else and the knife never had a guard?I'm interested in making an "in the style of" this knife shown below.The very first time I ever saw that movie was in 1988, I was 17 and I laughed most of my way through it cause of the music...Well here I am 41 now and I actually understand it and kinda envy that way of life...not so much what was said he did but the Mountain Man side of things.I'd almost guarantee that knife started its life with a thin brass or nickle double guard and a straight grip with stag scales.
I remember that Jeremiah Johnson the movie was mentioned. As expected, the Bowie, was an excellent meat carver. It only took a couple of strikes to ignite the pitchwood. The real Johns(t)on, we now learn, didn’t kill Crow or eat their livers. The ricasso is only about 1/4" and the plunge line appears to be reworked.Alan, On the examples you gave the handle was pinned with 3 single pins. In fact, I even took i... Have hatchets gone wild? Success! Buck & Son in 1947. As I would expect from a good drop-forged knife, the tip remained perfectly intact. I remember that Jeremiah Johnson the movie was mentioned.Jeremiah Johnson is my absolute favorite movie!