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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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Comment by Ron Gabriel on September 12, 2018 at 9:32: I started carrying my Rough Rider Sunfish while Cowboy Action Shooting. The holster shaped sheath is by Moore Maker and took a little stretching to fit the big Sunifish. Great addition to my Cowboy outfit and as a conversion starter.

Comment by J.J. Smith III on June 3, 2018 at 20:48: Not "knives" related, but I saw this on Facebook. Brigadier General Teddy Roosevelt Jr., during WW II.

Comment by J.J. Smith III on June 3, 2018 at 20:44: Found me a NOS RR323. I wish that it was a squared bolster knife, but I'm liking it. Way better blades than the current production knives.

Already have the edges of that scales contoured, so it feels right. Next on the agenda is to attempt to re-dye the scales. I'm thinking that a brown dye would look good, keeping some of the red undertones.

Comment by Billy Oneale on May 20, 2018 at 16:54: Yes they do.

Comment by J.J. Smith III on May 20, 2018 at 10:25: Appears that I have upset someone affiliated with Rough Rider, with my comments about the thinness of the blades in the Large Stockman.

Someone responded to my comments saying that all traditional patterns have 1/16" blades.

Well, I've been known to be mistaken, once or twice, so I decided that I'd compare the 603 to a Little Barlow (RR901). As both are in the Yellow Comp series, I figured that it should be close.

Compared the pin blade on the 901 to the spey, sheepsfoot, as well as the clip master blade.

Photos speak for themselves.

Comment by Tobias Gibson on March 31, 2018 at 21:12: i was just passing thru, Jan. its on the way to Charleston.

Comment by Jan Carter on March 31, 2018 at 20:54: Wish I had known you were there Tobias, I would have made the 3 hour drive to see you there! Nice knives you picked up though!

Comment by Billy Oneale on March 31, 2018 at 20:03: Nice one, Tobias. I really like the scales on that one.

Comment by Tobias Gibson on March 31, 2018 at 19:57: the backside showing the blue pocket clip. the blade is also stone washed blue. 440a stainless steel blade and G10 handle. . i’ve been using it for the last week. its a super cutter. the blade is staying tight and is holding its edge and blue color. It also feels good in the hand.

Comment by Tobias Gibson on March 31, 2018 at 19:46: picked up the Rough Rider Hatchet Linerlock last weekend at Smoky Mountain Knife Works. (and a half dozen other knives!)

its a pretty slick little knife. not too shabby for $13.