Rapscallion, Who All Has Them?

[Mistwalker]

When I can swing it I'd really like to pick up one of these.

Brian, that black Ash on the one your playing with looks great!

I've liked it since I saw it, I loved the lines day one, though I did not at first recognize part of the reason I was drawn to it. I didn't recognize that until I started using it to slice meats. One of the influences in my childhood was the story of Grizzly Adams. The knife he carried in the show was what looked like some of the butcher knives my dad used. I liked the simplicity of it, but not really the ergonomics. So I bought one of the short Old Hickory butcher knives at the co-op, whittled and sanded the handle to more of an oval cross section, took a hacksaw to the swell of the front of the blade to make it more pointy...though my swedging job wasn't all that great, and made a sheath for it from part of a goat hide I had cured. I carried it a lot for about a year. Salted pork and cured pork belly was something I took on all my camping trips, to make grease to fry other foods in also, or make gravy with. The Rapscallion has a similar outline, and all of the good aspects of that knife, but greatly improved and infinitely sexier, yet still simple in nature and as functional as it is sexy to me.

It's an intriguing model. I go back and forth over trying to pick one up. I really like the looks of the Forager though now that I have looked at pics of it for a while. That one looks like it would be fun to swing around.

Yea, the Forager is really fun too.

Yes, I really love the Forager model, but at its size, I wouldn't get to carry one of those as often as I can carry the Rapscallion. I love the whole line of similar models, but the Rapscallion and the Protagonist are my favorites.

 

[Mistwalker]

Brian, that black Ash on the one your playing with looks great!

Sorry, I lost sight of this part the first go. In that pic, only the Wingman is Black Ash, the Rapscallion is really beautiful spalted Maple. It looks amazing. Pics really don't do it justice.

 

[DJC72]

Thanks for the comparison pic Mistwalker. I did not realize how large the Forager was and I love larger knives. Currently, there is a Forager at the Outpost that Haunts me. The problem with Fiddleback's is when I see one that I want, I tell myself to pause and wait to see what comes up on other dealer sites or Friday's offerings. By that time, the blade I originally lusted after is long gone.

 

[Odaon]

Thanks for the comparison pic Mistwalker. I did not realize how large the Forager was and I love larger knives. Currently, there is a Forager at the Outpost that Haunts me. The problem with Fiddleback's is when I see one that I want, I tell myself to pause and wait to see what comes up on other dealer sites or Friday's offerings. By that time, the blade I originally lusted after is long gone.

That oatmeal Forager is pretty awesome! :thumbup:

 

[pertinux]

Oh, wowzy wow.

I was going to ask you to remind me of the pattern name of the second knife from the bottom, but in quoting your post noticed that you have named your image in a Most helpful way. :thumbup:




~ P.

 

[Nbrackett]

Still missing that one.

 

[Nbrackett]

I was going to ask you to remind me of the pattern name of the second knife from the bottom, but in quoting your post noticed that you have named your image in a Most helpful way.

~ P.

The second from the bottom is the Gambler.

 

[Mistwalker]

The second from the bottom is the Gambler.

Yeah that one was pretty easy for her to sort out when she quoted the pic. In order to keep of with the names of the then-brand-new models, I named that particular file "Forager_Protagonist_Rapscallion_Gambler_Silvrfalcen"

 

[Mistwalker]

yall are it,as far as I can tell

those are they only 2 sold of the 5ish offered on Fiddleback Friday.


Elite group :thumbup:

I found one in Evergreen burlap at DLT, and a natural canvas one at Knives Ship Free, but do you know what happened to the Rosewood? handled one in this shot?

 

[Nbrackett]

It's not the one Andy carries and uses on occasion is it?

 

[VANCE]

I found one in Evergreen burlap at DLT, and a natural canvas one at Knives Ship Free, but do you know what happened to the Rosewood? handled one in this shot?

steer nbrackett over to that one

hahahahaha

i crack me up sometimes

 

[Mistwalker]

It's not the one Andy carries and uses on occasion is it?

I don't know. I haven't seen it since I photographed it.

steer nbrackett over to that one

hahahahaha

i crack me up sometimes

Well...that would be one thought I suppose. The spalted maple is gorgeous. But this one is nice wood with green liners...so given the chance later I wouldn't mind steering myself to it

 

[Fiddleback]

Mine is Osage.

 

[Mistwalker]

Mine is Osage.

It's not the one Andy carries and uses on occasion is it?

Nope

 

[Kalsu]

I don't have one yet..hopefully by next Friday I will though. I really like the looks of this knife. The grind is very appealing to me. Now I need to figure out a sheath for it.

 

[Mistwalker]

I don't have one yet..hopefully by next Friday I will though. I really like the looks of this knife. The grind is very appealing to me. Now I need to figure out a sheath for it.

I saw where you snagged that one, nice score! The sheath this one is in is one of Jason's 4 inch models, but it would need to be wet formed to be snug now that the sheath has been used so much and broken in with other knives.

 

[Kalsu]

I saw where you snagged that one, nice score! The sheath this one is in is one of Jason's 4 inch models, but it would need to be wet formed to be snug now that the sheath has been used so much and broken in with other knives.

I will have to look at those. I really like the look of the one I bought, the blue pin stripes sealed the deal though.

 

[davidstuartmason]

I've got an rapscallion being sent from FF outpost can't say enough good things about FF outpost very professional I have anxiety re because I've been violated intimately in the past these guys are excellent Dave


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[Kalsu]

I have nothing but good to say about Fiddleback Outpost. I have bought multiple items from them and have had no issues at all.

 

[Mistwalker]

I agree. Robert has been great to deal with.