This is a review of the Rough Rider RR318 lockback folding hunter.

The knife is 5" closed with a 3 5/8" clip point blade of 440A stainless steel.  It has brass liners and pins with red jigged bone scales and a bomb shield.  It weighs 5.8 ounces.

This knife was as sharp out of the box as any knife I have had including my $200 custom knife Lefty.  It would shave hair clean with one stroke and would slice through paper without any drag and would leave a perfectly smooth cut.

The knife comes with a nylon belt sheath.  This is the only area where I can fault the knife.   The velcro flap closure is not very strong and will come open if brushed against something.  For $14 for knife and sheath I guess you can't expect a top grain cowhide sheath but I would think they could use better velcro.  I suppose mine could be an anomaly.

I have used and carried the knife every day since I acquired it about a month ago.  I have used it like a letter opener to open mail, even junk mail just to use it.  Since my wife can't get out to do shopping any more, she did her CHRISTmas shopping on line.  I used it to open all those packages when they arrived.  I used it to cut up a big thick cardboard box into small pieces to get it in my trash cans.  It also did a good job of cutting off an over one inch thick tree limb that was sticking out into my field of fire at one of my deer stands.  The knife locks open solidly.  There is no wobble or looseness in the blades.

I have not sharpened the knife since I got it.  It will no longer shave hair but will still slice paper.  I have worn it in the belt sheath since I got it except for a couple of times I  just stuck it in my back pocket.  It rode just fine there too.  This knife not only goes to the woods with me, it has become an EDC in addition to my little Rough Rider RR718 work knife.  BTW I have not used the little knife since I got the folding hunter.  It worked good for even the small stuff.

I think the red jigged bone scales and the slanted bolsters make it a very good looking knife.  The five inch long handle gives plenty to hang on to when doing heavy cutting.  The lock up is very strong and you do not have to worry about it closing on you while using it.  I would give this knife at least 4 1/2 stars out of five.  The only reason I don't give it five stars is the velcro closure on the sheath.

This knife is a bargain and great value for the money.