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I recently bought this knife, and the first one sent to me also had a bent tip! I called customer service and was told a second one would be sent to replace the first defective one. The second one arrived a few days later, and although the tip was fine and well centered, the knife didn't close well to the half stop. It was gritty, lazy, and something just seemed wrong with this knife too. Long story short I threw number 2 away and fixed the first one with the bent tip. I should have sent both back but it's not worth the time and hassle. Some of my best knives are RRs, but sometimes getting those gems seems to be the luck of the draw.I enjoy picking up these RR Barlows and I just got this yesterday, have to say I’m impressed, but I also have to say it’s the second one they sent me. The first one had a bent tip. This one has a single carbon blade, no blade play, centered, flush in all positions, no shield, and no big “R”. It has good snap when opened and good snap when closing but it has a weird “half pause” that I’m sure is supposed to be a “half stop”.
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Did you try washing out and lubing the joints on number 2 before tossing it?
Yep, most of the time you get what you pay for, but every once in awhile you get more than you pay for.
Yeah I worked on fixing number 2 quite a bit...I lubed the joints, blew compressed air, open/closed a bunch. Nothing seemed to work. It wasn't that the action was stiff; it was more like the spring was dead on the close to half stop. Tossing a new knife isn't my usual method of handling these things, but some days my patience is poor. On a more positive note, like you, I've often been able to fix the walk and/or talk on a knife by cleaning, lubing, etc. I love when that happens.
In a way it's a sad reality. The slip joint in my entire collection with the best action isn't a GEC , Case or Buck but a ten dollar RR. That's a hard pill to swallow.
That’s what I was trying to describe when I called it a “half-pause.” It still has nice snap when it opens and closes which is the most important thing for me. This isn’t a knife I’m going to carry much anyway, but that said it’s much more pocketable than the two blades so I hope they keep doing the single blades.
For this issue you might try a stronger laxative or perhaps you can find some information on a different forum.
Your number 2 response gave me the best laugh of the day! Regarding this RR barlow we've been discussing, I also like the fact that it's a single blade version. The cinnamon stag covers are really pretty, the blade is carbon steel, and I plan to carry it. There's also a single blade RR Reserve supposedly coming out, and I'll probably get that one too.That’s what I was trying to describe when I called it a “half-pause.” It still has nice snap when it opens and closes which is the most important thing for me. This isn’t a knife I’m going to carry much anyway, but that said it’s much more pocketable than the two blades so I hope they keep doing the single blades.
For this issue you might try a stronger laxative or perhaps you can find some information on a different forum.
That’s awesome buddy! Nothing better than a good laugh. 
Yep, me too, it’s on my wishlist. We’ll have to compare notes when they land.
I had one in bonestag but sold it because it was a handful.There was a time not so long ago I wouldn't be caught dead with a China made knife. I still prefer to buy American but some like this Marbles Cattle Knife are just to cool to resist .
Lol, I have one in bone stag as well. Buying these must be what it feels like to rob a bank.
I have that same one Alan, (can’t find a picture right now) it’s very nicely made and the Sowbelly is nice also, but the whittler is junk. They sent me another one and it had the same issue, no W&T at all, almost as if it had a broken spring. Weird how one model can be so bad and the others so nice. They have others in the line but I stopped at the whittler.
I hadn't seen these carbon steel models with the cinnamon stag bone before your post, Todd; great-looking knife!I enjoy picking up these RR Barlows and I just got this yesterday, have to say I’m impressed, but I also have to say it’s the second one they sent me. The first one had a bent tip. This one has a single carbon blade, no blade play, centered, flush in all positions, no shield, and no big “R”. It has good snap when opened and good snap when closing but it has a weird “half pause” that I’m sure is supposed to be a “half stop”.
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1 Tablespoon of flax seed per day works wonder for me!That’s what I was trying to describe when I called it a “half-pause.” It still has nice snap when it opens and closes which is the most important thing for me. This isn’t a knife I’m going to carry much anyway, but that said it’s much more pocketable than the two blades so I hope they keep doing the single blades.
For this issue you might try a stronger laxative or perhaps you can find some information on a different forum.
That looks like the "black stag" line that Colt used to make before that company closed and Rough Ryder and Marbles seemed to divide up some of Colt's product line, with Marbles getting the "black stag". I have a Colt black stag sowbelly and a Colt buckshot bone teardrop jack that are both built like tanks. (RR seems to have the old Colt buckshot bone franchise now, I think).
