![]() ![]() Six of the "Redwood Original 9" members were vets Clay Morrow was the youngest of the original members. ![]() John Teller and Piermont "Piney" Winston co-founded SAMCRO in 1967 following their return from service as paratroopers during the Vietnam War. They are currently looking for a new warehouse space. The club also owns a secluded cabin in the woods and formerly had a warehouse outside of town where they assembled the illegal weapons. The clubhouse includes a living area where Jax is currently camped out (since leaving his house to ex-wife Wendy following their divorce), a bar, a pool table and an elaborate conference table made of redwood that has a reaper logo carved into the top. The club operates out of an elaborate clubhouse attached to the Teller-Morrow auto shop. ![]() Other groups in SAMCRO's orbit include the San Francisco-based Chinese-American mafia and the True IRA of Ireland, which supplies them with illegal Russian-made guns, and various affiliates in the state prison system, where many members of the club have been incarcerated at one time or another. The SOA also have to deal with a rival Oakland-based MC, the "Mayans" led by Marcus Alvarez, who control the neighboring territory of Nevada. Unlike their rivals, the Sons are relatively diverse and inclusionist, disdaining the Nords' social perspective. SAMCRO keeps meth traffickers out of Charming, which puts them at odds with the meth-distributing white supremacist "Nords" gang, headed by Ernest Darby. (At least two female characters affiliated with the club have crow tattoos.) As for the motorcycles, the Sons mostly ride customized Harley-Davidson Dyna Glides, Night Trains and Road Kings.Ĭlub members have "day jobs" in local industries, but they primarily make money by doing protection runs for local businesses (protecting valuable shipments from hijacking), and by importing illegal weapons and selling them to drug gangs in the East Bay. The club's leathers also refer to "Men of Mayhem," Jax has worn a hat that says "Reaper Crew," and their logo is a grim reaper wielding an M-16, scythe, and holding a crystal ball. This nickname is also reflected in the original title of the show, Forever Sam Crow. The full name of the motorcycle club is Sons of Anarchy Motorcycle Club, Redwood Original on occasion, the show will abbreviate it as SOA, though more frequently the club is referred to as SAMCRO (a rough acronym of The Sons of Anarchy Motorcycle Club, Redwood Original) or Sam Crow. Led by Clay Morrow, the club protects and controls Charming through close community relationships, bribery and violent intimidation. The Charming charter is based out of a clubhouse adjacent to the Teller-Morrow auto mechanic shop. The Charming local is the original founding charter of the Sons of Anarchy, all other charters came after the one founded by John Teller and Piermont "Piney Joe" Winston. The Sons of Anarchy is an outlaw motorcycle club with many charters in the Unite… Read Full Bio ↴ The Sons of Anarchy is an outlaw motorcycle club with many charters in the United States. ![]()
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