Sheffield Green River Knife

[Unclebob]

I was lucky enough to find this nice little knife at a car boot sale; that'll be a car trunk sale to you guys! It was in a box of old tools. I knew of such knives, but never actually seen one.
It's by Chris Johnson & Co Sheffield. I expect the sheath originally had a side compartment for a sharpening steel.
I like the knot at the end of the handle.
What age do you think this might be? Thanks.

[JBinILL]

Could you post a picture of the blade markings?

I have a Sheffield Green River also.I believe it dates to the last half of the 19th century,It is not marked England on it so dates to before 1891.

[Unclebob]

Sorry for the slow reply; Here's a close up of the writing on the blade. As you can see, mine has 'England' on it.

[Drewgore]

A c. Johnson &co green river left to my by my grandad. Not sure of age but very nice and sharp, has original sheath and sharpening rod with an acme scout whistle attached

[Reverand]

Sweet! I know you must be honored to own your grandfather's knife.

[GSPTOPDOG]

This an interesting video to check out, there is a lot of good information on the "Sheffield Green River Knife" and the average Green River Knife

Click the link below to watch. Or go to "GREEN RIVER KNIVES: History and Relevance" in a inter-web search.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjHM52N9AdQ

[Steve Warden]

This an interesting video to check out, there is a lot of good information on the "Sheffield Green River Knife" and the average Green River Knife

Click the link below to watch. Or go to "GREEN RIVER KNIVES: History and Relevance" in a inter-web search.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjHM52N9AdQ

Funny coincidence, I just watched that video this past weekend. Very interesting. I did enjoy it.

[GSPTOPDOG]

Funny coincidence, I just watched that video this past weekend. Very interesting. I did enjoy it.

It is a small world after all..., He has some other ones out that I plan to look at... I almost clicked on the Mora knife one just now... but I need to be getting to bed soon...