My wife Debbie took one look at the eight-inch Mountain Man and claimed it for a kitchen knife. I’m used to that – Debbie “acquires” a lot of my gear when the items work well. Pens, notebooks, socks, T-shirts – nothing is safe. So, many of my outdoors and camp knives end up with double duty in the kitchen. This has happened with the Petty Z, Sportsman, Fin and Bone, Ultra Lite Field Knife and others.
The original mountain man Russells and other trade knives sold during the Western fur trade of the early 1800s were user, working tools designed to sell. They were the original EDC knives, and a knife was an indispensable part of anybody’s gear. A frontiersman or Native might only have one, so they would get the most useful design.
These were the ancestors of the Bark River Mountain Man knife, and that traditional knife, made with updated, modern materials is as useful as ever today.
Here are the Mountain Man 8-inch specs and weights (based on a standard black canvas micarta variant. Thanks DLT Trading!)
- Overall Length: 12.25″ (311mm)
- Blade Length: 8″ (203mm)
- Blade Thickness: 0.093″ (2mm)
- Blade Steel: CPM 3V
- Handle Thickness: 0.83″ (21mm)
- Tang: Full
- Weight: 6.14oz
- Country of Origin: USA
- Sheath: Leather
Handmade in Escanaba, Michigan.
It is one of the best modern examples of a classic.
Great review by Leon.
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Review: Bark River 8-inch Mountain Man knife -The Ultimate EDC knife?
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