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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 J.J. Smith III on August 11, 2012 at 9:29: I really like my RR mods, Ivars, but I'd never pay $50.00 for one.

I've been eyeing the lockback sowbelly as a mod. Looks like the person that reshaped both blades was more concerned with keeping the nail pull. Usually, you don't even need a nail pull, especially on lockbacks.

Do your own mods, Ivars. You'll be better satisfied with the results.

(This is about my favorite RR mod.)

Comment by J.J. Smith III on August 10, 2012 at 8:40: It's a rural SC word, common spelling. Lol.

In Memoriam Comment by Robert Burris on August 9, 2012 at 18:06: I like the splotchy dye job too, JJ. Where did you find the spelling on a word like "Splotchy"? You blew me away with that one..lol

Comment by J.J. Smith III on August 9, 2012 at 14:36: Billy, the bone was supposed to look like the Ladies Leg. Splotchy dye job gives it some character.

Featured Comment by Craig Henry on August 9, 2012 at 1:19: I like that Midnight Swirl Toothpick.

Comment by Billy Oneale on August 8, 2012 at 20:23: Those are all nice J.J. I really like the way the bone looks on that Whittler.

Comment by Jan Carter on August 8, 2012 at 17:40: JJ,

I like all the girls knives too. On yours, can we now call it a wharnie foot?

In Memoriam Comment by Robert Burris on August 8, 2012 at 17:23: Hey, I love that Canoe Whittler, I like those scales too, JJ.

Comment by J.J. Smith III on August 8, 2012 at 17:12: Ok, Billy, I managed to get the knives from the girls for a photo shoot.

Here's my wife's "leg"...

Kaylin's toothpick...

and Karlee's toothpick...

and finally my locking canoe. (love the imperfect dye job here.)...

Comment by J.J. Smith III on August 8, 2012 at 17:07: Not really smooth, Jan, just smoothed a bit and rounded the edges of the scales (kinda like the CASE Pocket Worn knives). Here it is, after I finished sanding the scales. I also took some of the sharp edges and corners off of the bolsters.

Compare it to my other one. See also the modification to the sheeps foot?