Is my Cripple Creek knife of any value?

[makarov417]

Hello to all of you! I am hping that one of you can help me answer a question I have about a Cripple Creek straight razor I have. I have spent literally hours searching the internet and have found very little. The was one site that had na photo of the knife I have but gave no additional info about value or rarity. I'm obviously new here so I may not succeed with adding a photo. Any info would be greatly appreciated! Thanks, Erich

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[CCBill]

Hi Erich...
First off, welcome to AAPK. We're glad to have you and look forward to having you as a member.

Cripple Creeks always seem to be good. I can't answer your question but somebody should be along shortly that can.
...CCBill...

[jerryd6818]

The stag handles make it more desirable but I don't know how sought after the One Armed Razor Barlows are. If it was made by Bob Cargill it has more value than one made after he left the company. This is a quote from an eBay listing so take it for what it's worth - "The knife has the Cripple Creek/USA tang stamp. These knives were made in Lockport, IL, from 1981 to 1986, before the move to OldFort, TN." Now, that may not be entirely true because I just saw a Cripple Creek/USA tang stamp on a new barlow at Smokey Mountain Knife Works. Of course Cargill made a lot of special order small runs for knife clubs, etc so there's still hope. What we need here is a Cripple Creek expert.

I don't know how to tell if it's a Cargill but from casual observation on eBay, Cargill Cripple Creeks go for more than $100 (sometimes much more) and post Cargill Cripple Creeks seem to usually go for between $50 - $100.

I know that's not much help but maybe someone who knows what their talking about will chime in here and give you some better information.

Welcome to AAPK. I hope you stick around. It's a nice place to visit or hang out.

[makarov417]

Thanks for the info! An elderly friend of mine has asked me to sell it for her along with several more razor/knife combination pieces. Her deceased husband had collected them but since he died in 1998 she keeps finding them all over the house, shed, barn, etc. LOL The ones I have now are her most recent finds from the long locked shed. She hasn't been in there in well over a decade. I planned to list it on eBay and just want to get her a fair price as I know NOTHING about knives. I'm a Victor Talkng Machine Collector. I'm just trying to help her out. Thanks again! Erich

[basser5]

Erick.....check your messages.

Tim