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Trophy Knife for Creekrunner - Impala, Giraffe and Cape Buffalo!!
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06/26/16 12:32 AM
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chopsknives
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Re: Trophy Knife for Creekrunner - Impala, Giraffe and Cape Buffalo!!
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06/26/16 12:58 AM
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Combat Infantryman, the ultimate hunter where the prey shoots back. _____________"Illegitimus non carborundum est"_______________
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Re: Trophy Knife for Creekrunner - Impala, Giraffe and Cape Buffalo!!
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06/26/16 01:04 AM
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Beauty of a knife for sure. Congrats Creekrunner on a true family heirloom.
A true friend reaches for your hand but touches your heart.
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Re: Trophy Knife for Creekrunner - Impala, Giraffe and Cape Buffalo!!
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06/26/16 01:09 AM
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Re: Trophy Knife for Creekrunner - Impala, Giraffe and Cape Buffalo!!
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06/26/16 01:38 AM
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Amazing work as always Tim...Erica does awesome leather work too..... Great looking knife......
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Re: Trophy Knife for Creekrunner - Impala, Giraffe and Cape Buffalo!!
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06/26/16 01:46 AM
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Wow. Beautiful work sir. You are a true master of your craft. Amazing knife.
You should have been here yesterday!
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Re: Trophy Knife for Creekrunner - Impala, Giraffe and Cape Buffalo!!
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06/26/16 02:02 AM
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That is awsome looking. Love the history behind the components.
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Re: Trophy Knife for Creekrunner - Impala, Giraffe and Cape Buffalo!!
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06/26/16 02:38 AM
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Wow. That is outstanding sir.
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Re: Trophy Knife for Creekrunner - Impala, Giraffe and Cape Buffalo!!
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06/26/16 07:01 PM
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Re: Trophy Knife for Creekrunner - Impala, Giraffe and Cape Buffalo!!
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06/26/16 08:21 PM
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Re: Trophy Knife for Creekrunner - Impala, Giraffe and Cape Buffalo!!
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06/26/16 10:28 PM
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That is a beautiful knife!
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Re: Trophy Knife for Creekrunner - Impala, Giraffe and Cape Buffalo!!
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06/27/16 02:43 AM
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Wow. Beautiful work sir. You are a true master of your craft. Amazing knife. This for sure.
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Re: Trophy Knife for Creekrunner - Impala, Giraffe and Cape Buffalo!!
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06/27/16 02:47 AM
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Amazing Tim! Creek runner has an awesome knife with a cool story and memories forever.
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Re: Trophy Knife for Creekrunner - Impala, Giraffe and Cape Buffalo!!
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06/27/16 12:23 PM
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Wow. Beautiful work sir. You are a true master of your craft. Amazing knife.
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Re: Trophy Knife for Creekrunner - Impala, Giraffe and Cape Buffalo!!
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06/27/16 01:04 PM
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WOW! One good looking knife and sheath!
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Re: Trophy Knife for Creekrunner - Impala, Giraffe and Cape Buffalo!!
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06/27/16 07:42 PM
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Beautiful knife. But then again, I haven't seen one of yours that wasn't.
Mmmm Hmmm
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Re: Trophy Knife for Creekrunner - Impala, Giraffe and Cape Buffalo!!
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06/27/16 09:37 PM
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Outstanding and unique. Enjoy it Kent.
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Re: Trophy Knife for Creekrunner - Impala, Giraffe and Cape Buffalo!!
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06/28/16 02:18 PM
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That looks awesome! Nicely done
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Re: Trophy Knife for Creekrunner - Impala, Giraffe and Cape Buffalo!!
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06/28/16 05:28 PM
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Re: Trophy Knife for Creekrunner - Impala, Giraffe and Cape Buffalo!!
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06/29/16 12:11 PM
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Hey Thanx Yall!! Erica talked to Kent and he's waiting till he has this Baby in his hands to chime in!!
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Re: Trophy Knife for Creekrunner - Impala, Giraffe and Cape Buffalo!!
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06/29/16 10:45 PM
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Thanks Tim. I received the knife this afternoon. It's just the right size. Maybe I won't try to filet my left thumb using this one! I will carry and use it for many years. I wanted the two cartridges on the sheath 'cause I sometimes hunt with a Ruger #1 and I'd seen a while back that Cricket had made a hunting knife with a holder on the sheath for two rounds, but has since discontinued the knife. The impala, giraffe, and cape buffalo were all taken in Zim with PH Ian Gibson, from '99 to '11. As I've posted on here previously, he was killed in April of '15 by a bull elephant bull in musth. He'd stayed at our house that January, between the DSC and SCI shows, and was excited about taking a client that was a paraplegic, but had already hunted many strenuous hunts in the U.S. They were taking a rest after several HOURS of tracking a bull, when Ian and his lead tracker Robert (he's between me and the bull giraffe's horns below; super reserved and quiet Ndebele; coolest man I've ever hunted with) went ahead to check out the bull. The bull charged, Robert tried to distract him, Ian may have gotten off a shot out of his legendary, and well-worn Win. .458, but was killed. The impala is from '99, the first time I went over. The cape buffalo was from 2010. We'd tracked a bull for a tiny ways from the truck and Ian turned and said "There he is. Shoot him between the eyes." The bull was facing us with his head down...at about 15 yards. I'm not what you'd call "stellar" under pressure and I pulled the shot down and to the right, hitting him in the sinus (.375H&H). He was stunned, but turned to the right slowly and we (Ian and I) both started unloading. Ian's .458. went through the bull's neck and knocked off a chip of horn. We found it in the grass and I saved it. That's what's on the knife. The giraffe is from '11. >>>Thanks again Tim for a beautiful knife. And Thank you Ian for the good times. Cheers mate. See you on the other side.
Last edited by Creekrunner; 06/30/16 03:13 AM.
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Re: Trophy Knife for Creekrunner - Impala, Giraffe and Cape Buffalo!!
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06/30/16 07:37 PM
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Great knife, great story, great all around!
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Re: Trophy Knife for Creekrunner - Impala, Giraffe and Cape Buffalo!!
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06/30/16 07:46 PM
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Pretty good looking knife and sheath.
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Re: Trophy Knife for Creekrunner - Impala, Giraffe and Cape Buffalo!!
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07/03/16 08:52 PM
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Re: Trophy Knife for Creekrunner - Impala, Giraffe and Cape Buffalo!!
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07/05/16 03:12 PM
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Great story CR
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