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There’s a bit of a story with these two knives. Jeff Jeffcoat made them, he was of the generation of archery before and at the very beginning of compounds. I had been shooting recurves some but the compounds were “shining” but I was growing tired of them and going back to trad. Jeff along with Kelly Gustin and Hubert Moore were the main archery characters in the area at the time. Kelly was in fact a friend of Fred Bear. Me, in my late 20’s was infatuated with these “ol” dudes. Anyway Jeff got into knife making and was very good at it. One I bought the other I traded my next to the last compound to him for the little one.
He had to try!!! Anyway short story behind my Jeffcoat’s. Last compound was given to a land owner in appreciation of letting me hunt one season.
I believe my Texas Panhandle winter range a bit different colored or should I say “lack of colored” than yours. 😀
Now we’re going from pretty to whatever… This is an old Green River Mtn. Man knife kit that I put together and modified, let’s see, umm, so long ago I think right after the stone age. Not pretty, excuse the sheath, I was making things look rustic on purpose. I think these were made and still are by Russel. This has been the handiest all purpose knife, for animal work, camp work, cooking work and hard to beat for butchering. It fits right in my primitive artistic skills :lol::lol::lol: too. If ever there was a guy who could build stuff for use and not very trade-able…….
Thx. I have this Case Arapaho, never been used and the bottom knife was a retirement gift from a friend who’s mentor was Ian van Reenan, I believe originally from S. Africa and lives here in Amarillo now. I use it a bunch. 12 -14 deer anyway.
Bothered you enough, thanks, Ralph.
