Bob Cargill Cripple Creek Knives

[mckgreg]

Another from 1991
Greg

 

[Rookie82]

That pearl has a touch of smoked coloring to it. I really like that one!

 

[robbobus]

I have loved this entire thread. That pearl jack is top 5 in my book. Wow.

 

[mckgreg]

Big Ol' Hobo from 1991. Abalone and Pearl. The blades and backsprings are fileworked.
Greg

 

[Bugdoc]

Another from 1991
Greg

Absolute work of art!! My favorite one of Bob's so far I think.

 

[mckgreg]

I kinda like it myself.
Greg

 

[mckgreg]

Another Sidelock. The Arrowhead.
Greg

 

[pmek5]

Another Sidelock. This is a smaller version of the Arrowhead.
Greg

Wow, that’s a great looking knife. Thanks for sharing.

 

[mckgreg]

A single sabre ground blade in a Carpenter Jack frame.
Greg

 

[Rookie82]

I think the Pearl knives from Bob are always the most attractive to me. I like that he only used the absolute highest grade of pearl for all of his knives.

 

[pmek5]

Sorry to break up the flow here, but here is a 1983 LI #10 Buffalo Skinner. The Stag handles are very well matched & balanced. This thing is a beast, but feels so great in the hand.

 

[mckgreg]

That is a very nice piece you got there !!
Greg

 

[mckgreg]

I'm sure it's safe to say this is a one of a kind. I didn't even come close to showing how nice the pearl is.
Where ever you look, there is a lot to see on this knife.
Greg

 

[pmek5]

I'm sure it's safe to say this is a one of a kind. I didn't even come close to showing how nice the pearl is.
Where ever you look, there is a lot to see on this knife.
Greg

Yeah, I think your safe to say that’s probably a one of a kind
Beautiful knife & file work. It almost looks like he carried the matching file work clear out on the spines of the two blades so as to mirror each other when both open. Or at least pretty close.

 

[mckgreg]

Yeah, pretty close. Also the brass frame, center liner and the inside of the backsprings are fileworked.
Cargill was pretty busy with his files on this one.

 

[mckgreg]

In 1986 Tennessee started a state wide year long "Return to Your Roots" program known as a Homecoming. Lot's of festivals with local food, music etc.
This was a few years after the 1982 Worlds Fair was held in Knoxville, TN and was aimed at folks that had left the state to return Home and see how things had changed.
It was also the year that Cargill started his move from Lockport, Illinois to Old Fort, Tennessee. The Homecoming series of knives were some of the last
ones to be made in Lockport. If you have ever wondered what the Homecoming etching on these knives meant, now you know.

 

[mckgreg]

The last Cripple Creek made in Lockport, IL and the first one made in Old Fort, TN

 

[Rookie82]

Mckgreg, I have seen some images of Cripple Creek knives for sale (on various sites across the web) that haven't been posted in this thread yet. Should I post some of those images here to help make a more complete detailed list of knives?

 

[mckgreg]

You bet. Just wait until the sale is over before you post the photo.

 

[mckgreg]

Little Stockman.
Greg