Incredible deal on Cold Steel Red River Elk Skinner

Jeff Clark

Jeff Clark

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I was waiting for a prescription at my local Longs Drug store and wandered over to the sporting goods section. There was a time when I could find hunting rifles, ammunition and a surprising selection of knives, but those times are gone. I looked on a shelf tucked up against the camera section and found some plastic bagged bundles about knife sized. I looked and the bundles were Cold Steel Red River Elk Skinners priced at $5.99 each. These are back-swept semi-skinners with around a 5.25 inch blade. The blades are carbon steel. The handles are simple wood slab ala old Green River hunters.

The blade looks like it was made by Russell Harrington and is their "Sheep Skinner" style:
http://www.heimerdingercutlery.com/catalog/moreinfo.cfm?Product_ID=2741

The one that I bought needed significant sharpening, but I really like this style. It even came with an old mountain man style leather sheath.

I was wondering whether these showed up in anyone else's Longs Drugs.
 
Longs Drug no longer sells guns? What a shame.

I bought several from both the west location (on the way to Manitou) and the one on Academy Blvd. They had great prices; I used to get all my ammo there. And that was only 10 years ago!

-- Sam (ex Woodland Park-er)
 
They may still sell guns and ammo at the Old Coloado City store, it is kind of special. That's where I bought my titanium S&W snubnose. I trade at the Centennial Blvd. store which is more typical suburban.
 
Those are great knives, in Carbon V; I rehandled a couple for my buddy and my Dad. I think the Red River series is gone now; too bad. Great users.
 
I can't imagine finding Cold Steel anything at Long's Drugs in Southern California. Maybelline or Hello Kitty sure but Cold Steel no way.
 
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