Knives made in China

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nolanwayne

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I know that S&W ,Remington, manufacture many knives in China, I like the Rough Rider knives (Marbles, Owl Heads, all are nice knives)
While attending a flea market yesterday I saw knives called american, and classic, made very close to the Rough Rider pocket knives, has anyone else seen these knives, and know how I can get my hands on some of these
 
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aka smokey mountain knifeworks the rough riders kick butt for the value they represent. dont let the die hard usa guys fool ya. take it from a ol time case man with 200+ case knives the rough riders are scary good in quallity and fit n finish and compete with many usa brands at 20% of price. but they will never be worth a plug nickle ! they are great work knives! check out the deer slayer! and the sunfish and elephant toe awesome for 10 bucks. buy several you wont be disapointed. best cheap knife period
 
While I'm sad to see the American cutlery companies, such as Buck, outsourcing to China the Chinese are able to make some descent quality stuff. I have an S&W sheephorn stockman (by Taylor). Not collectable, but a beautifully done knife. I have a couple Chinese made Bucks, and they exhibit excellent quality. As long as you can sort out the junk, there are some good quality tools out there.
 
If your asking abut the "American Classics" line that has recently hit the market, they are reported to be pretty good.

Check Ebay if you can, I see them on there all the time.
 
Some of those Rough Riders sure look pretty in the pictures. Any caveats to be aware of should I jump in a buy a couple
 
shecky said:
Some of those Rough Riders sure look pretty in the pictures. Any caveats to be aware of should I jump in a buy a couple
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Rough Riders can be a great bargain, I usually wait to buy them inperson instead of online, I've seen tables where 20 of the same knife had only 3-4 that were perfect.

For what it's worth, I have noticed better consistancy with the brown jigged bone RR's, especially their Copperhead and Whittler patterns.

They also do pretty good on their Barlows.
 
Last month I got two RR knives from SMKW, a stag handled trapper and a black MOP large stockman. The stag is real antler not cut bone and the MOP is not synthetic. Both are pretty good for the price, although I would have preferred if some of the blades were not emblazoned with "Rough Rider" and "Always Ready". The tang stamp logo is more than enough for me.

You can save money by buying the pattern you like in a less expensive handle material, it seems that some of the smooth bone is very cheap.

Also another forum member wrote that the black MOP was much nicer than the regular MOP.
 
I have always wanted a sunfish pattern RR but was concerned about quality (it will be a hard user). How does the steel hold up?
 
robertmegar said:
I have always wanted a sunfish pattern RR but was concerned about quality (it will be a hard user). How does the steel hold up?
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RR's use 440A, which can be decent in a slipjoint, it's not my favorite steel, but I have whittled with some of my RR's and it seems to hold an edge OK for the money.
 
silenthunterstudios said:
The Kershaw Echo, which was made in China, was a great little EDC knife.
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Last week I bought a Kershaw ACE for my keyring, it's made in China and is a decent knife. Lock is solid and the blade was hair popping sharp.
 
robertmegar said:
I have always wanted a sunfish pattern RR but was concerned about quality (it will be a hard user). How does the steel hold up?
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I am pleased w/ the sunfish model i cut steel braided 2 inch rubber hose with mine at work all the time. not to count endless cutting chores! I work at a large ready mix plant 15 hrs a day and that has been my work knife for 6 mo's now and still like new , except for the small scratches on my bolsters from riding with change in my pocket all day........they are a little tougher to sharpen than my carbon knives but they keep a edge pretty darn good
 
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