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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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Blade thickness

Started by J.J. Smith III. Last reply by J.J. Smith III Nov 1. 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. 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

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And Then There Was One!

Started by Charles Sample. Last reply by Kevin Oct 29. 4 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

New Rough Rider collector

Started by Susie Fitzsimmons. Last reply by Kevin Oct 27. 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 January 8, 2013 at 20:03: Graig, I wrote a letter to one of the high profile members of their crew, about a small problem I had and he took care of the problem, plus wrote me back with an explanation. You may try writing them a personal letter, like I did.

Featured Comment by Craig Henry on January 8, 2013 at 16:56: Hmmm, interesting. What about RR4XX, RR5XX and RR6XX. One of my mini-Trappers with the old original tang stamp is RR493.

It would be nice if SMKW would just tell someone what is going on. I tried contacting them a year or so ago.....they never answered me.

Comment by Tobias Gibson on January 8, 2013 at 16:22: Okay, I'm fairly certain of it now. The RR that are numbered:

RR 13XX = 2013 releases

RR12XX = 2012 Releases

RR11XX = 2011 releases

RR10XX = 2010 releases

Not sure about the ones before that. RR 9XX, RR 8XX, etc. but they could be 2009, 2008, and so on. Can anyone confirm my suspicion?

Featured Comment by Craig Henry on January 7, 2013 at 16:51: Nice ones Brad! I like imitation tortoise. I wish more companies used it!

Comment by Brad T. on January 7, 2013 at 16:49: the work knife has arrived. I am impressed with the stoutness of this knife. Strong pull, solid lock and a solid snap on closing. The congress is a little thin and the closing snap is weak on the Sheepfoot blades, but the blades are tight.

Comment by Brad T. on January 5, 2013 at 10:49: Correction to the description of the middle defective knife (RR1204) is "Purple Swirl" Celluloid. I really like that handle because you can see the brass liner through the swirl, which gives it Purple and gold appearance.

Tobias, I didn't expect a stout knife in this pattern, my only disappointment is in the seller who sold me a knife with a bent tip. Otherwise I am satisfied with the purchase of these knives. Am truly excited to receive the Tortoise Soddy and Congress next week.

Comment by Brad T. on January 5, 2013 at 10:42: Food cutting, letter opening & Toad sticking.

Comment by Jan Carter on January 4, 2013 at 20:40: Brad, How do you intend to use the toad stickers?

Comment by Tobias Gibson on January 4, 2013 at 19:16: As I said the Toad Stickers are not the best judge of Rough Riders. As for quality guarentee, the best you'll find is SMKW. If you bought these from them, they'd send you a replacement free of charge and because the back and forth shipping would be more than the knife is worth, they'd just tell you to dispose of the bad knife however you choose.

Comment by Brad T. on January 4, 2013 at 17:37: All 3 of the Toad Stickers are here, Blue/black swirl, Midnight blue swirl & Smooth White bone.

The Cell handled ones have hard snap and zero blade play. The Bone has snap, but not as crisp and there is a little wobble. I don't know if this is due to the extra care during assembly, but it doesn't affect the way I intend to use them. I look forward to the Tortoise cell knives now.

I did find that the middle knife's tip was bent on arrival. If the seller does not remedy this issue i will file a claim with ebay and place a warning on every forum i peruse.