Not bad for less than $10!

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Well, after hearing several people say goods things about RR knives, for the price point at least I thought I'd try one. To say the least I'm impressed! No wobble in any blade, nice strong springs and pretty good fit and finish all around.

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After sharpening it up I tried it out on some poplar, after all of these the sheeps foot blade still sliced paper and got a few arm hairs:thumbup:

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Not a bad way to spend $10 imo :)
 
Nice pictures:thumbup:

I picked up a couple of Steel Warriors (I believe they’re made by RR but I could be wrong) a little while back; like you, I was pleasantly surprised with the quality/fit and finish. Great bang for buck!

-sh00ter
 
My only complaint with any of them (SW, RR, Marbles) has been the grit in the joints, which I wash out with dish soap & warm water, then blow out with canned air; a drop of oil usually smooths things out real nice. Other than that, for $10-$15., I think they're great deals.

thx - cpr
 
I think I posted in the last thread involving the Rough Rider brand knives. I tried a tiny little $7.00 2-blade quill knife for starters and it was very nice. So, after my wife "got" it, I ordered a full sized Texas Toothpick pattern. Fluted bolsters, saw cut brown bone scales, brass pins & liners, very nice fit & finish, it's a nice knife. I bought it from SMKW for $12.99, shipped. My best friend "got" it last night, so I'm back in the hunt.
 
Blueskat said:
Nice pixs. Is that boned?......razor sharp out of the box?

-BluesK
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The handles are orange smooth bone, and no it wasn't sharp out of the box, but I always sharpen them any way. The blades are pretty thick so It took a little while to thin them down but not to bad.

Thanks for the comments guys! Now I'm thinking about a congress haha
 
Try the Gunstock series in green or brown chequered bone. A move up in quality and they have thinner 440 blades.The Peanut, Mini Trapper & Copperhead knives I have have been very useful&well-made. Good value for sure:thumbup:
 
lotoblades said:
The handles are orange smooth bone, and no it wasn't sharp out of the box, but I always sharpen them any way. The blades are pretty thick so It took a little while to thin them down but not to bad.

Thanks for the comments guys! Now I'm thinking about a congress haha
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Check out the Deluxe Congress in black pearl. That's about the top of the RR line at around $20.00.

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JPD1998 said:
Check out the Deluxe Congress in black pearl. That's about the top of the RR line at around $20.00.

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Thats pretty nice! I may pik up another one, I'll see how this one holds up. I've still got a Victorinox pioneer harvester in the mail, can't wait hehe:D
 
very nice. i've handled a few and they are well worth the price. Just hate that they're made in china.
 
JPD1998 said:
Check out the Deluxe Congress in black pearl. That's about the top of the RR line at around $20.00.

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Curisosity got the better of me so I bought one of these with the white pearl scales. I got it on Ebay for $11.00 plus shipping ( total was $17 with insurance).

The first thing I noticed was the way it was packed, it came in a leatherette covered, Velvet lined hard case. The knife itself is over 4" closed and pretty heavy ( almost too heavy). It has a thick brass frame, the center divider is brass too.

I showed the knife , still in its box to my wife. I asked her how much she thought I paid for it. Without hesitation she said $75.00.

The overall F&F is pretty good and the blades are shaving sharp. But the blades do make contact with each other when opening and closing. This is my first 4 blade congress so I don't know how it compares to a more expensive knife. The quality is not as good as various patterns made by Case, Queen or S&M in my collection, but it will give some buyers the opportunity to own a nice knife without spending a fortune.
 
I am waiting for a smooth orange stockman and a brown gunstock bone canoe to arrive. If they are as nice in person as they look in pics, I will be really pleased with my $25.00 total cost.

How do they compare to the Steel Warrior knives? I think they are made by the same company. I have a SW trapper which is nice, but seems kind of clunky, that may be due to the large trapper pattern, though.
 
I have the exact same knife in green bone. I've been pretty impressed for ten bucks also. I plan to buy more. I also have had good luck with steel warriors.
 
Hargis Knives said:
I have the exact same knife in green bone. I've been pretty impressed for ten bucks also. I plan to buy more. I also have had good luck with steel warriors.
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I bought a few a couple years ago out of curiosity for my boys to use. They are a nice price for sure. They never used them much (different intersts). The guy that I bought them from has made a decent business selling them. With free shipping he lists at least several hundred at a time(not sure how many days a week), and sells them with no reserve, low start and they look like they end up at $5.00 - $10.00 or so. Most of them sell. Almost 7000 sales and a 99.4% rating. A guy could fill up a color knife roll for not much money. Good grief, what must he buy them for?
 
I have three of the Rough Riders, and I have been very impressed with them. Like most, I'm not thrilled that they're made in China, but then that's why they are so inexpensive, right? I have a theory that they are made in a few different factories over there, and the quality varies from place to place. The gunstock series seems to be a little better than the other one I have, but overall nice knives for the price!
 
There is one they make they call a treebark pearl whittler. I might get one for a birthday present, just to see what it looks like.
 
When I worked at a hardware distributor, we had a line of hardware brought in from China, simply because all of our competition was doing the same. I know from experience that there are some really good manufacturers over there, and I think Jim Frost (SW) and Kevin Pipes (RR) have found a couple of them, or maybe the same mfr. makes both lines for them. Either way, for the price point they're great deals.

I've got a pearl handled RR Canoe on the way from Bob Tice Knives and I can't wait to see it.

thx - cpr
 
CaptInsano said:
Is the entire line done in 440A? They sure do make some nice looking knives.
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The tang on a large RR stockman I have with me, is stamped "440 Razor Sharp Steel",so I guess it's probably 440a.

I use the master blade on this particular knife almost everyday at work for cutting my food at lunchtime. The blade gets a quick touch up on a steel once or twice a month to bring it back to shaving sharp. Only once in the year that I've used it, I gave it a few strokes on a ceramic rod.
 
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