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Cripple Creeks and the test of time...
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Bobby Branton
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OK, I decided to put some pics up on my site. I'll clean them up and add captions later. There is more where that came from. The articles may be hard to read. I'll work to get them in a PDF file so that you can enjoy them. There is a lot of Cripple Creek history as well as a lot of hours of research in there.
http://brantonknives.com/index.php?option=com_zoom&Itemid=5&catid=11
http://brantonknives.com/index.php?option=com_zoom&Itemid=5&catid=11
Unbelievable. Evidently quite a few years of dedicated collecting on display here.
I read the shield part again on Bob's site, and this is as much as I can piece together:
1981: Cripple Creek starts
1982: Knife World Knives (have a shield that says Knife World I think)
1982: He has one on the site that has the buffalo shield
The Levine guide article on Cripple Creek says very few of the Cripple Creek oval shields were used before the Buffalo.
Therefore, would I be correct in thinking that the Cripple Creek oval on the 91 knife was only used because of the 10th anniversary? The article in the Levine guide also says non-buffalo shields are valuable because there weren't many...
Lot of good info on your site Bobby. I looked through most of the knives, and certainly didn't see any congresses. The McKgreg congress here is sure nice. They're all nice. I haven't seen one yet that didn't have beautiful lines.
I would right now say that I would like a TA NA SI. Just for sentimental reasons. Tanasi is the Indian name for Tennesseee (where it came from), and I play golf at Tanasi club in Loudon,TN at my parents when I am there. Reminds me of home....
So, what about a few Tanasi's????
I read the shield part again on Bob's site, and this is as much as I can piece together:
1981: Cripple Creek starts
1982: Knife World Knives (have a shield that says Knife World I think)
1982: He has one on the site that has the buffalo shield
The Levine guide article on Cripple Creek says very few of the Cripple Creek oval shields were used before the Buffalo.
Therefore, would I be correct in thinking that the Cripple Creek oval on the 91 knife was only used because of the 10th anniversary? The article in the Levine guide also says non-buffalo shields are valuable because there weren't many...
Lot of good info on your site Bobby. I looked through most of the knives, and certainly didn't see any congresses. The McKgreg congress here is sure nice. They're all nice. I haven't seen one yet that didn't have beautiful lines.
I would right now say that I would like a TA NA SI. Just for sentimental reasons. Tanasi is the Indian name for Tennesseee (where it came from), and I play golf at Tanasi club in Loudon,TN at my parents when I am there. Reminds me of home....
So, what about a few Tanasi's????
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Yep, we know.. He was one of a kind to be sure.. Perhaps now you know why some of us have such a fondness in our hearts for him.
Sooner or later you will have the opportunity to hold and handle his work.. and when you do you will understand what a craftsman he truly was.
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