Rough Rider trapper giveaway GAW ||winners chosen|| post 25

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Well my first impressions are that it's a large pocketknife😱😱
I've never had a full sized trapper before, and kinda expected them to be about the size of a sodbuster Jr. The walk and talk of the blades is great , and while the clip blade could use a touch up the spay blade is very sharp. There was also a special surprise of a memo book and sketch pencil ( I had a set of these US general pencils when I took graphic design in high school )
For me it's a little large to just drop in a pocket, so I'll need to make a sheath for it first before I carry it. That clip blade just looks like it wants to cut my dinner, so I think that what I'll use it for for now.

So the package from Neko2 was indeed waiting for me yesterday evening. It was time to finally reveal the "mystery knife!"

Drumroll please.....



It's a half hawk (RR1287)! Cool! A pattern I do not have, and per the point of the GAW, my first Rough Rider!

It is a large knife, by far the heaviest and (I think) largest traditional I have. It's really stout, with a very crisp half stop and great snap on opening and closing. Pretty much everyone seems to say this about their first RR knife: The build quality is amazing for a knife that costs $6 and change new at the brand owner's website. There are no gaps between liners and backspring whatsoever. Neither is there any blade wobble or slop. The knife is reasonably sharp as well. If I had to pick a nit, it's that the edges of the yella covers are cut so sharp. I suppose I could sand the edges a little to round them off if I chose to.

It should be a very competent work knife for the yard, etc. It looks as if it can take some punishment. Did I mention that it's large? And beefy?



As with my co-winner Hickory n Steel, Neko2 was kind enough to enclose the bonus notebook and pencil. Much appreciated! They will see use as well.

So thanks again, Neko2, for pulling my name from the hat and making the "mystery knife" so interesting and utilitarian!

Congrats once more on the splendid knives you won, and thanks for posting pics and first impressions! :thumbup:
I have (or had) both the full-size trapper and the half hawk from Rough Rider, and the ones I have are excellent models. Definitely large, heavy-duty models, but very pleasant knives, IMHO.

Thanks again for the entertaining GAW, Neko2!

- GT