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Home of the Rough Rider. RR offers all of the great knife patterns from the past. Quality and affordable, a rare product these days.

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Rough Rider

Although an Import Rough Rider Brand by Smoky Mountain Knife Works continues to get high marks as a favorite for collectors.

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And Then There Was One!

Started by Charles Sample. Last reply by J.J. Smith III Dec 30, 2024. 6 Replies 4 Likes

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…Continue

Blade thickness

Started by J.J. Smith III. Last reply by J.J. Smith III Nov 1, 2024. 7 Replies 1 Like

As I posted in my last discussion on Rough Rider vs CASE, I'm having issues with the thinness of some of the Rough Rider blades.I questioned this on the Rough Rider Facebook page and was confronted…Continue

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Unusual Model No. on a RR

Started by Charles Sample. Last reply by Kevin Oct 29, 2024. 8 Replies 0 Likes

I just got this Rough Rider RR22034BN orange smooth bone trapper. I have never seen this type of RR model no. before. Is it a new numbering system for RR? Can anyone tell me anything about it?…Continue

New Rough Rider collector

Started by Susie Fitzsimmons. Last reply by Kevin Oct 27, 2024. 9 Replies 4 Likes

A couple years ago I bought a collection of knives from a man I worked with. I gave $200 for 77 knives. I gave it to my husband for Christmas. He looked at it, enjoyed it then put it away for…Continue

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In Memoriam Comment by Robert Burris on March 29, 2014 at 9:51: Great job, well done and interesting.

Comment by Tobias Gibson on March 29, 2014 at 9:37: A look at the Rough Rider Canoe Whittlers (Canittlers)

In Memoriam Comment by Robert Burris on March 23, 2014 at 18:19: The way things are they smother small business's with overhead cost. I think, we should encourage small companies. They employ a few workers at first and then more if they are successful. That use to be the American dream.

Comment by Ken Spielvogel on March 23, 2014 at 17:52: Excellent, very well said Tobias.

Comment by Tobias Gibson on March 23, 2014 at 17:31: I want to buy USA knives but it is hard to argue about the quality of most Rough Riders and several other knives that are made in China, Japan, Taiwan, Italy or Spain by American several knife makers. I also realize that most of the knife makers are not out sourcing their manufacturing to these markets because they want to make a larger profit margin. They are doing it to stay in business. We blame the companies when we should be blaming our government for being so hostile to business in this country. Most knife companies are small operations employing maybe hundred or so people, tops. They are not going to be able to absorb the over regulated business climate as easily as the Walmarts and big box stores.

And then you have the issue of quality. Rough Riders are solid well made knives. If you get rid of the tang stamps and that "china" mark most people would agree they are on par with Case and Buck. The blades are quite as well polished but build and quality is there.

Comment by Ken Spielvogel on March 23, 2014 at 16:36: Its really to bad, many things have gone that way. I'd rather have US made, but quality and price speak.

In Memoriam Comment by Terry Ray on March 23, 2014 at 15:42: Im lost on the import thing... if imports are better and cost less there is no reason

to waste our money on handcrafted USA made knives...Joe says he is replacing his case with a RR for EDC ... im just at a loss...

Comment by Tobias Gibson on March 23, 2014 at 15:29: Thai's a great looking elephant toenail Malcom! Absolutely gorgeous.

Comment by Ken Spielvogel on March 23, 2014 at 15:06: That's a great challenge. I carry a RR about 1/3 of the time. I like them.

Comment by Joe Jessee on March 23, 2014 at 14:56: I have 3 RRider canoes one is the lock back in red bone. I have carried each of them of and on everyday for the last year. I found them to be of better quality than most higher priced knives. They sharpen well and in my humble opinion will be my EDC's replacing a Case stockman.