Rough Rider & Related Slipjoints

afishhunter said:
I like them because they are good knives, a large selection of patterns (some not made by onshore companies because they are "in the vault") which allows you to try different patterns without bankrupting the bank, such as the sunfish. (price a domestic sunfish on the secondary market. No domestic manufacturer currently makes one that I know of. The RR is under $20 (unless the "reserve" model). A domestic manufactured sunfish is much, much more; $350 to $550 and more on the secondary market the last time I looked.

Rough Rider has a lifetime guarantee, which they do honor/stand behind.

While they may be manufactured offshore, the company is domestic. For what it is worth, they are not the only domestic company that contracts offshore production. Buck, for example has several models made offshore, and not just the 37x and 38x series of slipjoints. I am pretty sure the popular Buck Selkirk sheath knife is one of their offshore produced knives, and a few of their modern folders.
(All of Buck's offshore knives come with the same forever warranty as their made in Idaho knives, by the way.)

Yes, most of the Rough Rider's "are made in a communist country". So what? The factories are not owned by the government, any more than the government here owns the factory of the domestic manufactured brands.
If the communist government is getting any money from their cutlery manufacturers, it is by taxation. Exact same way our government is funded.
Oh, Tariffs don't affect any government except the one collecting it, by the way. Governments don't pay the Tariffs, industry does, who then pass that cost on to the consumer..
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You dont think in familar with Bucks warranty?
I get affordability. But i personally try not to fund the where they are made even though overall its impossible. Taxes fund the govt from money spent at their factories.
Nobody explains why they are so cheap. But we know why.
Buying them to hope domestic companies get more price competitive doesnt make sense. Our wages and economy wouldnt allow it. Maybe their goal is to either purchase a struggling us name brand. Or just put them out of business by selling extremely inexpensive products that look and feel like traditional classics.
Seems innocent enough to purchase a 12 dollar knife. But now they are offered by the largest resellers in the country.

So value seems to be the #1 reason. This weirdly inexpensive product allows more purchases to be made due to the value. Personally ive tried to see it the same way as most of you do. I just cant get past the high price of doing so over the long run. Ill keep looking for something to change my mind meanwhile. I do get pride and satisfaction from buying domestic products as much as I can. Not just knives. Even the dollar store carries US made items.
Supporting business and families here is priceless. its seems a tad sad a US company farms out these knives at such a small profit margin. Beautiful knives for sure, no doubt.

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Makael said:
You dont think in familar with Bucks warranty?
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No. I don't "think" you are familiar with Buck's warranty. I know you are. 😁
I mentioned it because some readers may not be, or thought their offshore produced knives had a different warranty. 😁
 
I got the new RRR 009 yesterday...... It is slightly smaller in stature than it's cousin, RR 2181..... The 009 has the easy open notch and a relocated nail nick...... It has a closing stop pin like many of the Italian traditionals.... So you can slam it closed at 136 MPH and not have to fret about blade rap..... It came REALLY sharp..... Probably as sharp as any Lionsteel, Viper, Maserin knives I've received......

I wish they'd have done some texture on the blade at the easy open notch..... To me it is a little slippery and hard to grip...... But, in full disclosure, I'm an old geezer with psoriatic arthritis in my hands so YMMV.......

Overall it is a nice knife and certainly worth the price........



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joeradza said:
Not long after I received this wharncliffe work knife I noticed the covers starting to shrink around the lanyard hole. As you can see, the end piece fell off today. Thankfully I found it in my pocket. I’m going to epoxy it back on and continue to carry and use it.View attachment 1676995
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Possibly a dumb question, but what is the cover material?
 
I decided to take a look at these since I can buy 3 Rough Ryders for the average price for a run of the mill Case here in Europe. I got two Sowbellies and one Stockman. I have to say, I'm very impressed with these. There are some scratches on the blades but that is also common on the new Case knives I bought recently (unlike the ones from the 1960s and 1970s that I knew) but the scales fit, they snap closed (and open in most but not all cases). I don't see any blade rub and the spacing when closed looks fine at first glance. Just very good materials and workmanship, for the price they're an absolute no-brainer.

 
Figures.
There's a new Marble's I "need".
MR598 G.I. Jackknife. At 3.25 inches, it's right at my "too small" limit.
Sheepsfoot + can opener.
I can't get a picture without the non supporting dealer's name, so no picture.
 
Ramrodmb said:
They can say whatever they want, but....Genuine Micarta would not crack and break like that. Nor would it shrink. Those are literally the properties it is engineered to possess.
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Exactly. I'm guessing they are loosely using the definition to their advantage.
 
Quick question.

Does Rough Ryder make any carbon steel traditionals?
I'm not really not that familiar with the brand. I know that they have a lot of stainless models...but my preference goes to carbon.

Thanks!
 
Got this RR Upswept Bow Trapper in a trade 2 days ago, it's an interesting (and almost unique) design for a traditionnal knife!
Nice little cheese slicer so far, it fit nicely next to my RR2038 adn RRR005 Hedgehog.

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