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And Then There Was One!

Rough Rider produced a series of twelve knives called the Rifleman Series. Each knife has brown gunstock bone scales. The shield is a Winchester Model 1873 lever action rifle, often referred to as "The Gun That Won The West". Each knife comes with a collector's tin and cardboard sleeve, both of which have pictures of a '73 Winchester on them. One reason I really like this series is because I have a Model 1873 Winchester rifle. It was manufactured in 1891.

I have been able to acquire eleven of the twelve knives. It is amazing to me that I have been unable to locate one of the most common if not THE most common pattern, the RR705 Trapper. If anyone has one or knows who has one, please let me know. I would definitely want to buy it.

The knives appear in the picture in this order.

Left Side, Top to Bottom:

RR702 Canoe

RR703 Muskrat

RR704 Copperhead

RR705 (Empty Space)

RR706 Sowbelly

RR707 Congress

Right Side, Top to Bottom:

RR708 Large Stockman

RR709 Stockman

RR710 Folding Hunter

RR711 Large Toothpick

RR712 Gunstock

RR713 Six Blade Stockman

I call this the "Missing Knife Formation"

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Permalink Reply by Ken Spielvogel on November 1, 2014 at 7:29

Really nice collection Charles

Permalink Reply by Steve Hanner on November 9, 2014 at 12:52

That is a great collection! Well except for that trapper. We will track it down eventually!

FeaturedPermalink Reply by Charles Sample on November 9, 2014 at 13:16

I sure hope so. It would be a shame to get so close and not be able to complete the series. I will definitely keep looking.

Permalink Reply by Kevin on October 29, 2024 at 15:24

Did you see they made two more models in the rifleman series? They are in red smooth bone. I just ordered them. One is a trapper and one is a large toothpick

Permalink Reply by Ugly Old Guy on December 30, 2024 at 10:25