Rough Rider & Related Slipjoints

[bflying]

That's a very handsome group of Rough Riders, Laurelbb !
I'm a sucker for most of the smooth tobacco bone models with the acorn shield.
I have a canoe just like yours, shown here with a RR cap:
View attachment 1143302

- GT

I'm pretty sure the Dog Bone Jack in my pic above (post 4649) has the Acorn Shield. I'll have to look when I get home. But will admit that RR's Smooth Tobacco is a very pleasant cover.

 

[afishhunter]

only smooth tobacco bone with acorn shield I have is the RR887 large Sunfish. I liked it so much I jumped on a second/backup when I saw it for sale at a truck stop, in Virginia(?) West Virginia(?) or maybe it was one of the Carolinas?

 

[5K Qs]

That sounds right, bflying .
My only "complaint" about RR smooth tobacco bone is that there are apparently two "hues". One is the rich brown as in the recently posted canoes and the first half hawk below, but the other is much paler, kind of a gold/yellow, like the second half hawk below. IMHO, the brown is much more appealing than the gold. The gold is by no means bad, I just prefer the other.

- GT

 

[cudgee]

What Rough Rider is the above one. Looks really good.

 

[r8shell]

I'm pretty sure the Dog Bone Jack in my pic above (post 4649) has the Acorn Shield. I'll have to look when I get home. But will admit that RR's Smooth Tobacco is a very pleasant cover.

They used to have a neat dog-bone shield.

What Rough Rider is the above one. Looks really good.

They call it a "Half Hawk"

 

[cudgee]

Thanks very much. I like the look of it. Really nice scales.

 

[bflying]

They used to have a neat dog-bone shield.

They call it a "Half Hawk"

Love that Dog Bone Dog Bone.
My Acorn "pales" in comparison.

 

[peppercorn]

Speaking of smooth tobacco bone and the half hawk. And Jumping in from outa the blue....I do like the roughriders and have several, including the marbles and Colt variations.

I saw this over the weekend and decided to watch it play out, about fell over when I checked back to see the final outcome!
$88.00 plus shipping!!

 

[cudgee]

What was the final outcome?

 

[peppercorn]

$88.00 plus shipping was the final.
I don’t know of a RR selling for that kind of money, ever. But I don’t hunt around like some either, just stumbled upon this one.

What was the final outcome?

I guess I cut it off in my photo edit.

 

[cudgee]

No you did't. My fault was not concentrating. Thanks. I have been trying to get one over the net, but cannot, they are not out there anymore. So i suppose if someone really wanted one that is what they were willing to pay.

 

[sunknife]

That sounds right, bflying .
My only "complaint" about RR smooth tobacco bone is that there are apparently two "hues". One is the rich brown as in the recently posted canoes and the first half hawk below, but the other is much paler, kind of a gold/yellow, like the second half hawk below. IMHO, the brown is much more appealing than the gold. The gold is by no means bad, I just prefer the other.

- GT

Maybe add a 3rd "hue" to the mix. Got this tobacco bone sowbelly trapper in the mail a few days ago, more of an appaloosa
bone. Ordered with the intention of dyeing the bone but putting that on hold for now as I'm deciding how well View attachment 1143484 View attachment 1143485 I like the looks of it as is.

 

[Laurelbb]

That's a very handsome group of Rough Riders, Laurelbb !
I'm a sucker for most of the smooth tobacco bone models with the acorn shield.
I have a canoe just like yours, shown here with a RR cap:
View attachment 1143302

- GT

another acorn fan! cool. that canoe is a nice one!

 

[Laurelbb]

me too (decide not to try and 'win' it). that's the highest price i've seen on a RR.

 

[Laurelbb]

They used to have a neat dog-bone shield.

They call it a "Half Hawk"

that dog bone is swell! another thing to look for...

 

[cudgee]

Maybe add a 3rd "hue" to the mix. Got this tobacco bone sowbelly trapper in the mail a few days ago, more of an appaloosa
bone. Ordered with the intention of dyeing the bone but putting that on hold for now as I'm deciding how well View attachment 1143484 View attachment 1143485 I like the looks of it as is.

I also like it, looks unique.

 

[sunknife]

Some red rit with a tad of chocolate brown rit,simmered 20 minutes each, I really like the change
Edit to add red*, I used mostly red with just a bit of the brown.

 

[sunknife]

Those turned out very nice David. Hope ya don't mind but I had to follow your lead after seeing your results so I ordered a couple amber jigged bone RR's and dyed 'em. Was gonna do the smooth bone sowbelly too but kinda liked the looks of it as is so that project is on hold for now. Her's how my two came out.View attachment 1143835View attachment 1143836

 

[5K Qs]

This is a milestone day: I have seen my first Thirty dollar Rough Rider, and in the same thread, Rough Rider compared in quality with GEC, without apparent irony. We will be seeing more of that.

That is a gorgeous knife, Gary. What does the box look like?

Here are shots of the box, closed and open:



- GT

 

[Modoc ED]

View attachment 1143409 Speaking of smooth tobacco bone and the half hawk. And Jumping in from outa the blue....I do like the roughriders and have several, including the marbles and Colt variations.

I saw this over the weekend and decided to watch it play out, about fell over when I checked back to see the final outcome!
$88.00 plus shipping!!

Two things made that knife particularly desireable - the Half Hawk blade and the Acorn shield but mostly the Acorn shield. Of course the Smooth Tobacco Bone covers were desireable too but the Acorn shield sold it. And they went fast too. It was kinda like "if you snooze you lose". I snoozed and didn't get one but wish I had and I'm still looking. At any rate, I wouldn't pay $88.00 for one.