There is an excellent history of the J. Russell & Co. knives (he made the so-called Green River knives favored by the buffalo hunters.) to be found at: home.att.net/~mman/JRussellCo.htm. It describes among other things how he used English steel, and how he had difficulty getting established in the market as all Americans wanted Sheffield made knives. If this link does not prove to work, just google "green river knives" and it is one of the first sites offered. As far as Old Hickory knives go I think they are great, my mother had a set of them but they went to my sister and now I have none. lol. The butcher knives, 7 or 8 inch ones, just sell for 7 or 8 dollars U.S. If you want a stainless butcher knife, Chicago Cutlery is a good company. They been around since the 1930s and sell for about 15 dollars U.S. It used to be easy to buy just one knife but now they are usually encountered in sets of six or eight different knives in a wooden block. I have seen them show up at household auctions, garage sales, and antique stores fairly often. I'm going to start looking and see if I can turn any up. Good luck locating one, If, I find a good one, cheap, MentalNurse, I'll let you know. If I were to mail you anything, It can be called a "gift" and come to you duty free (I believe).