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- Oct 27, 2017
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Today in our local feed store i got to talking to some young guys who work on a cattle farm. As we were posted up near the case display i asked them what kind of knife they were using, assuming it was case. I was soon shown a brand I wasn't familiar with, Roper. They then told me that case was to expensive and both had lost/broken to many for their tastes. They were using roper brand trappers with carbon blades, and they only run around $15. They led me to a small swivel case and I bought 3 of them. After getting home I opened them up and after coon fingering I was very impressed. 2 stockmans were all tight, no play and blades centered. The yellow handled liner lock was the same way(only thing I dislike is the pocket clip). All are carbon, 1065 I think. After doing some research I found out the knives are made in China. Very surprised at the quality and fit & finish. Even more surprising was that I had never heard of them! The salesman at the feed store said they sell quite a few of them, that they are popular with farmers and especially rodeo folks. I'm going to give one to a friend of mine in landscaping and let him put some miles on it and see how it holds up to more use than cutting fishing line!
I think they've been mentioned in the RR thread, so worth searching there 
