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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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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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Comment by Tobias Gibson on December 27, 2012 at 9:26: Apparently someone (hopefully here) got that Soddy on eBay. It is sold out. That was a good price. Next best price going is around $17. I suspect that unless it gets re-released by SMKW it is going to hover around the $17-20 price for awhile. The RR soddy in any handle is a really nice solid one blade knife.

Featured Comment by Craig Henry on December 27, 2012 at 0:43: I've been tempted to get the tortoise Sodbuster for a long time.

Comment by Steven Matthew on December 26, 2012 at 22:56: Lol. Like a church knife....

Comment by Steven Matthew on December 26, 2012 at 21:16: Its very nice! Gonna be getting me some myself.

Comment by Tobias Gibson on December 26, 2012 at 20:56: Oops. The Soddy might be RR 514. Either that or it is listed wrong with this seller. $12 on Ebay Use the auction number: 251195167839

Comment by Tobias Gibson on December 26, 2012 at 20:45: The Sodbuster is RR 515 The Marbles is MR 207. Sorry i didn't give the numbers at first. Both are getting pretty hard to find. The soddy is damn near impossible.

Comment by Tobias Gibson on December 26, 2012 at 20:26: More pix of the tortoise shell toothpick and sodbuster.

Comment by Tobias Gibson on December 26, 2012 at 20:25: Craig and others have slowly convinced me that I like Tortoiseshell as well. Either that or the Marbles Toothpick did. So far I've got the RR liner lock sod buster and the Marbles 5 inch toothpick in tortoise shell. the quality is excellent on both knives which doesn't surprise me because they are both SMKW house brands and are made in the same factory in China. The Tortoise shell looks remarkably good.

Featured Comment by Craig Henry on December 26, 2012 at 18:02: Hey Brad, I really like the Tortoise shell look. I have a bunch of the RRs in it. I wish other companies would put out Tortoise handles! I've read a lot of other people say they like them too, so I don't know why they don't do them. I think it looks classy.

Comment by Tobias Gibson on December 26, 2012 at 17:23: Hi Brad.

I think you mean a "Toad Sticker" While it is a decent enough knife, I think it would be bad choice for your first Rough Rider. See my reviews: http://blindkat.hegewisch.net/RRR/

Toad sticker summary: The blade on the Toad Sticker is a very slender and tapers evenly from tang to tip. This is unlike the typical melon tester which is normally a long spear blade that for most of its length is the same width from spine to edge. The blade is 4.5 inches long At just 3/8 of an inch wide at the tang, you can imagine how pointy the blade is. The Match striker pull is located around mid spine and the blade opens smoothly with little effort. Because of the thin profile of the blade, I was able to penetrate heavy cardboard almost effortlessly. It was also quite easy to push the knife through an inch thick uncooked pork chop and the side of 7 inch blue gill which stood in for a bullfrog. The blade is also razor sharp but because of how thin the blade is, I’m reluctant to cut anything more than paper or cooked meat. I would not use it for carving or whittling. The blade is not designed for such work. I also would not try pushing the blade into anything like wood as this in not a leather punch or awl. I suspect the tip would bend or break. Nor is the knife an ice pick. You can use it to poke melons and/or frogs!The blade will not handle twisting or prying. I'm sure it will bend or break with moderate side force or twisting torque

If you like Tortoise shell, you may want to consider their "RR 515 Work Knife which is a locking Sodbuster.

Sodbuster summary: Call it what you like, The knife is a spittin' image of the old discontinued liner-lock sod buster first made by W.R. Case & Sons. And guess what? It is fantastic. Case has said repeatedly that they have no plans to re-release the pattern. Rough Rider has been making this pattern for some time and quite frankly, if you don't own one, what are you waiting for! Anyone who collects Sodbusters or sodbuster like knives should jump on this pattern. I have two of these Rough Riders. The coal miner and tortoise shell. Both are excellent in every aspect. Sharp right out the box with a very positive, super strong liner lock, and just a beauty to cut with. They make an excellent work knife and are half the price of Case's cheapest non-locking sodbuster.

See images of both knives below