No, not at all. That Hashknife is located in the Arizona area and is illustrated through an entirely different shape. The Hashknife brand is a famous western U.S. symbol brand used throughout the nation and immortalized by Zane Grey’s The Hash Knife Outfit. We are a different brand entirely, but still representative of a unique, symbolic tool used throughout the ‘Wild West’ when times were harder and living was simpler.

That depends on what you are asking!

Horses? We have traced family connections to training and breeding practices as far back as the United States colonial period.

Cattle? We have been involved with cattle since the early 1900’s. However, we did not grow the herd to its current size until after the 2008 recession.

The Ranch? Despite living and working on the same land since 1919 and for six generations, the ranch was always owned by one person. It was officially formed into an LLC in 2013 for family and business continuity purposes.

Our name originates from our brand itself. It was originally recorded in Montana in 1947, but came from the northern Wyoming region when one of our ancestors moved to our current state and began cowboying for local ranches. From there, he registered the brand as a ‘cleve’ which is one of the few traditional symbol brands in Montana, but its name has always held the proper term of Hashknife.

Absolutely not. This is a traditional western brand that is named after a traditional western tool used for cutting up various foods. We have absolutely no connections to illegal substances, nor attempt to promote such items.