Rough Rider & Related Slipjoints

black mamba said:
A great pattern, Will, I've had a bunch of 'em.

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I like these alot, but I do not know the pattern. Do you have model numbers on any of these by any chance?
 
5K Qs said:
Here's a link to an old post where Jeff gives model numbers for several of these.
https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/eureka-stockmen.921519/

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Thank you, that was very helpful. I was able to find one other, number 408 with pearl and abalone handles. Other than those five versions (yellow comp, pearl, brown stag bone, red jigged, and amber jigged bone) I could find no others. A very cool pattern.

Edit: I just noticed that the pearl one was also discussed in that previous thread...duh!
 
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black mamba said:
The placement of the nail nicks makes these copperheads a good candidate for modding the skinner blade into a sheepfoot, like this one I did.
To my thinking, it's a lot more useful now.

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I want to make one of these, and I am wondering, how did you cut the blade down to length before regrinding the shape? Did you just use a grinder? Thanks!
 
black mamba said:
Yes, a grinder first, then a 60 grit belt sander followed by a 220 grit belt. The main thing is to go slow and dip the blade in cool water between each pass so it doesn't overheat.
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Awesome, thanks! I went looking for one of these to mod and noticed that a RR copperhead may have two different versions. The long blade might have the pull mid-blade (like the one you used), but there are also versions (sometimes of the same knife) where the pull is out at the end of blade. Only the first one works for this mod.
 
Rhinofly said:
Thank you, that was very helpful. I was able to find one other, number 408 with pearl and abalone handles. Other than those five versions (yellow comp, pearl, brown stag bone, red jigged, and amber jigged bone) I could find no others. A very cool pattern.

Edit: I just noticed that the pearl one was also discussed in that previous thread...duh!
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FWIW, I have a red jigged bone stockman like those, but mine is definitely a different shade of red (more strawberry red? I'm not great with colors) than the one Jeff showed. (Mine also has a different shield than the one on Jeff's red jigged bone model.) I can't find a model number on my knife though.
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Will Power said:
Here's one I've had for some years and enjoy, an unusual pattern the Eureka Stockman a small but credible knife 3 3/8" with very good F&F. Also have one in Yellow Delrin but all my RR knives in this have developed centre pin cracks soon after arrival. I hear some people say CASE Yellow D can do the same, odd o_O

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Love this RR stockman with the red jigged bone . I am waiting to order the what is called now ( Red Pickbone ) in the sowbelly stockman and the Peanut models . The scales look almost the same as these .
 
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