Cheyenne Bode TV knife

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I know the topic of movie and TV knives has been discussed, but I have not seen any mention of Cheyenne Bodie (Clint Walker) and the long sheath knife he had on the left side of his gunbelt - I never saw him take the knife out or use it. Does anyone have any information?
 
I don't have any info, but I googled Cheyenne Bodie images, and there's one with the knife drawn. It looks interestingly worn and grubby, with an unusually deeply clipped point. That is, the point is very near the edge.
 
I can't find this but it seems you are describing a bowie-style Cheyenne scalping knife.:D
 
are we talking about the guy who was born down the old panhandle Texas is where he grew to fame? that Cheyenne? man thats taken me back-we used to get home from school in the 70s and watch it on TV.
 
I've never seen the show, but that sounds right. I went to Clint Walker's website and asked him about the knife, by the way; no word yet.
 
Might be the same one he used Yellowstone Kelly. If so that one played a pretty prominent role in the story and would be much easier to identify.

Will
 
meako said:
are we talking about the guy who was born down the old panhandle Texas is where he grew to fame? that Cheyenne? man thats taken me back-we used to get home from school in the 70s and watch it on TV.
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Somehow, Cheyenne was raised by Cheyenne Indians, then wandered the West looking for a place to settle down.:) He had a Colt Peacemaker on the right side of his gunbelt and his knife on the left side.
 
He survived a wagon-train contratemps and was adopted by the Cheyenne until age 12, when they fostered him to a pioneer family. So he grew up with all the virtues of both cultures.

The best pic I can find is on the label of the Cheyenne season 7 DVD on ClintWalker.com.

I have 95% of CW's height. If I also have 95% of his knuckle-span, the fist that is .75" in the picture represents 5.27", which makes the 1" blade equal to 7.027". The 5/8" from hilt to back of clip is 4.39", and the 3/16" width is 1.32". (The knife is tilted so that width is the least reliable measurement.) It has an oval brass crossguard. The edge is straight until very near the point, and the point is so low the knife almost looks like a seax.

So when I try to make one out of a 12"x1.5" piece of 1095 that I'm pretty sure I've got, I should come pretty close.
 
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By the way, here Clint Walker is in his late 80s, and he and his wife are running the website with store by themselves. So much for my "child of the transistor age" excuse.
 
Bronco Lane was the one born down around the Old Panhandle. That's where he grew to fame. There wasn't a horse he could not handle. That's how he got his name, Bronco Lane.

Another Warner Brothers TV Western, along with Cheyenne, Sugarfoot, Maverick, etc.
 
CNoyes said:
Bronco Lane was the one born down around the Old Panhandle. That's where he grew to fame. There wasn't a horse he could not handle. That's how he got his name, Bronco Lane.

Another Warner Brothers TV Western, along with Cheyenne, Sugarfoot, Maverick, etc.
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The years have faded that memory for me-I remember the song and the beginning had the map which burned up? or was that Bonanza?
I don't remember the name Bronco Lane tho- thanks for sorting that one out. :)
I think you left "Dustys Trail" off the list- an early incarnation of Gilligans Island -similar bunch of characters with the wagonmaster taking the equivalent role tp the skipper and played by Forrest Tucker-
And F Troop
might as well throw in the Go Go gophers too.
cheers.
 
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