Indian Head question

[daddynewton]

I just picked up my first Indian Head. Is this a early one and what years was it made. These are the sellers pictures. I need to get a Goins. Thanks in advance.

[glenn]

Late 1970's

[daddynewton]

Thanks I was hoping it might be an original one .

[caddyman1973]

The early Indian Heads were Buck Creeks.

[Ramrod]

Any that have C. Risner on the tang are not much older than 20 some yrs.
Mark

[glenn]

They have better steel than the newer Buck Creek.

[daddynewton]

So the Buck Creeks were the first Indian Heads then the C Risners and now Frost or China. Is that about right?

[reddirtknives]

I'm just commenting on how nice the bone is. Their celluloid handled knives had seriously bad outgassing problems along with the Roosters and dogs… Probably made in the same factory using the same material source. Nice knife newton

[daddynewton]

Thanks Rdk, it was one of those spur of the moment purchases.

[caddyman1973]

So the Buck Creeks were the first Indian Heads then the C Risners and now Frost or China. Is that about right?

That's the way I understand it. I had a few BC Indian Heads but passed them on. I do have a stag CRisner that dad bought for me that aint going anywhere.

[keithw]

I bought a C.Risner Indian Head a couple of years ago and emailed Clarence Risner about it.
He said that the Celluloid C.Risner Indian Heads were made around 1999 and the stag models around 2001.
I didn't ask him, but I suspect that Olbertz (Schlieper, Fight'n Rooster, Bulldog, etc.) made them.
I have a Schlieper small stockman that has a faint impression of the Indian Head logo on the spey blade.
That may have been the Buck Creek Indian Head logo, but I think it goes for the C.Risners as well.
Great knife!