Rough Rider & Related Slipjoints

[Federico Terra]

I like this one, very light and sharp.

 

[Gary W. Graley]

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just finished putting an edge on the blades, they be sharp now

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G2

 

[Ice Tigre]

When I dropped this Zorro knife in my cart, I thought it was a small Penknife!

Why do RR produce so many knives with Spey blades?!

Maybe because everyone else has used a spey blade in the same place, on the same patterns for the last like 100 years?

 

[black mamba]

Gary, I'm sorry about your "cut around the corner blade," but it looks like you worked it out. Should be a good slicer now, with the G2 edge.

 

[Gary W. Graley]

Thanks it’s a nice size and walk and talk is good the pins need to be softened as some are quite proud and sharp edged
G2

 

[afishhunter]

First foray into RR and maybe I shouldn't have tried an elephant toe, lol, since its not a pattern I'm even familiar with, but I couldn't resist the ridiculousness of this.
Its shockingly decent. Main blade is a little gritty, but not bad, and F&F is fine for the price point. I don't hate the bolsters, though I'd be happier if they didn't have that massive R, but the shield is a miss with the Rough Rider text in it.

I don't think I'll ever carry this, its too large, but I guess that saves me chasing down a GEC in this size and blowing 20 times the money, lol.
I'd like to eventually find a single smaller blade sunfish with an easy open down the line to try instead.

In terms of RR, I'm more interested in the Reserve line if anyone can point me in that direction, looking for things the size of a 15 pattern maybe and easy open.

This think might get dyed purple just for the heck of it.

Nice Sunfish.
I have the smooth tobacco bone and Zombie Nick variations. They are a somewhat large knife, by they vanish in the pocket and don't "print", even in lightweight business trousers like a 4 inch stockman or 4.125 inch trapper can/does.

 

[afishhunter]

Don't know why RR used a spey instead of a spear on this pattern, but I'm not "put off" by spey blades. Maybe RR's blade choice philosophy is "Use the best, and ignore the rest!"

So unscrupulus "people" don't try to pass the RR off as one of the fairly rare and now expensive vintage Camillus made Riders of The Silver Screen.
They put the Rough Rider tang stamp on both blades to help keep crooks from frankensteining/faking a Camillus?

On the four I have (Hopalong, Red, Roy, and Gene) the secondary looks like a Spey/Budding, but acts more like a spear point.

On the ones I have (Hopalong, Roy, Red,

 

[Federico Terra]

From the Buckshot Bone series

 

[Rhinofly]

From the Buckshot Bone series

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How well are these put together? I just ordered the teardrop jack to check out the pattern and the series.

 

[Federico Terra]

How well are these put together?.

Hi Rhinofly, those three are solid knives, well built, and have great blades and action. The teardrop is nice, light, with good handling. The two blade barlow and trapper are thick knives and a bit heavy, but I also like them in hand.

 

[bigfish64]

Hi Rhinofly, those three are solid knives, well built, and have great blades and action. The two blade barlow and trapper are thick knives and a bit heavy, but I also like them in hand.

I’ll second that, I have the Barlow and it has no F&F issues.

 

[Federico Terra]

Brown sawcut bone with fluted bosters: canoe, whittler, sowbelly stockman. Beautiful knives!

 

[joeradza]

 

[Silent H]

I went in to my local hardware store looking for a Case Copperhead yesterday, but all their orders from the Case factory are still delayed. However, they did get their first shipment of Rough Rider knives this week, and out of curiosity I checked some of them out. I was genuinely surprised at the quality and ended up taking this one home.

 

[bigfish64]

I went in to my local hardware store looking for a Case Copperhead yesterday, but all their orders from the Case factory are still delayed. However, they did get their first shipment of Rough Rider knives this week, and out of curiosity I checked some of them out. I was genuinely surprised at the quality and ended up taking this one home.

Nice pickup Silent H, I wish they would do a barlow in that green Micarta.
Todd

 

[Silent H]

Nice pickup Silent H, I wish they would do a barlow in that green Micarta.
Todd

I agree, I'd also like to see a Stockman in green micarta too.

 

[Henry Beige]

I agree, I'd also like to see a Stockman in green micarta too.

There is a nice sowbelly stockman.

 

[Gary W. Graley]

Went to see about getting the green one of these, and I see they bumped the price up from $14.99 to $24.99 a sizeable hop but at even that price I think it's one of the better ones they have produced, if I had the extra right now I might still grab a green one but I will wait.

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G2

 

[Federico Terra]

There is a nice sowbelly stockman.

 

[bigfish64]

Went to see about getting the green one of these, and I see they bumped the price up from $14.99 to $24.99 a sizeable hop but at even that price I think it's one of the better ones they have produced, if I had the extra right now I might still grab a green one but I will wait.

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G2

I noticed that too Gary. I was intrigued by posts about this knife, went to check it out and saw the $24.99 price. I wonder if the original price was a mistake or if they are taking advantage of a knife that’s getting some traction.