Bob Cargill Knives - Q: about use

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billinvegas

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Hi,
Found a dealer at a gun show selling some Cripple Creek pocketknives.
Seeing how I didn't find the shotgun I was looking for, and I also had to pay $14.00 to get in, I wasn't going to leave empty-handed. So I bought them.

The copperhead seems to have been lightly used, and the main blade sharpened,
the secondary blade seems to have a factory edge.

Has this destroyed any collectability? Should I go ahead and slip it in my pocket and use it, or should I just put it on the shelf and look at it for a while?

The Green River jack seems to be unused....

BTW: Is there any sort of "guide" for the value of Cripple Creek knives?

Thanks!

Copperhead

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Green River Rendezvous

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Just MHO but I would use it. Its already been used, it won't hurt the value anymore to carry it and enjoy it...
I'm sure McGreg will be by to offer thoughts. I would say he is the resident CC guy.


BTW, 14 bucks to get into a gun show ? :eek:
 
And who would you be keeping it in pristine condition for? Some collector 50 years from now? Wouldn't your heir treasure a knife you used more than a safe queen?

carry them, use them...
 
That Copperhead looks very nicely broken in.Don't hoard them up in the dark, use and enjoy them it IS what they are for!
 
Nice score Bill. I say use em.

I gave up going to gun/knife shows locally , $18 just to get in the door is absurd.
 
Took out a jeweler's loupe yesterday and examined the blades very closely.

The copperhead has what appears to be the original bevel, and a very tiny secondary bevel on both blades. Extremely straight, looks like they used an Edgepro or Sharpmaker (or have very steady hands)

So it "used". Much like death and pregnant, no "sort of dead" or "lightly pregnant"

I'm going to break out the stones and sandpaper and see if I can give it a convex edge...

The jack on the other hand seems to be rather unused...
so I'm just going to admire it for a while, maybe later I might see if I can swap it for another Cripple Creek or something...

The GEC Barlow I have is by far the best put-together / fitting production knife I've had.
Case, I've only bought one new one in the last 3-4 years that was put together as well as the GEC.
Well, the Cripple Creek copperhead stands out OVER the GEC in finish!

Rubbing your finger along the backsprings is like running it over glass!
The only slipjoint I've ever felt this level of smooth finish on the backsprings is a
Ken Erickson slippie that I have. It's as smooth as a custom!

I don't think I'll ever stop looking for those nice Robesons, or old Case knives, but I'm definitely going to look for Cripple Creek knives now!
 
Nice knives ! The Green Bone is one of a series of knives as the photo shows. All made in different years and with the same Green River Rendezvous etching, color and jigging of the bone. The Green Bone on this series is jigged different than other Cripple Creeks and this sets them apart even more from the others. You will be hard pressed to find this type of bone on anything other than the GRR knives.
Greg

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