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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 Tobias Gibson on February 29, 2012 at 12:09: Robert, you are correct. And while it is good business strategy to slap a more recognized brand name on a product it kind of irks me. An example is below. Red bone "Marbles" and two Rough Riders. The best of the three is also the least expensive. The red bone Marbles came in an orange box and included a inexpensive black pouch. I think it normally goes for around $17-20. Has a marbles shield and blade etch. The knife comes in different types of bone or plastic handles but all run about $5 more than the Rough Riders.

As a person who likes the 5 inch toothpicks, It is kind of aggravating to see the same knife, being made and marketed under different brands and with "special collectors" packaging. I just want the knife, not the fluff which causes needless mark-up.

The second knife is a RR and is part of the Long Rifle Series. Normally goes for around $15-18 because of the tin packaging. Same knife, just in smooth bone with different shield and blade etch.

The third knife is the RR stroke of luck. Same profile, same quality as the other two, but with reverse frosted blade, different style bolsters, but still the same basic knife. However it goes for $12-15.

In Memoriam Comment by Robert Burris on February 29, 2012 at 11:40: Tobias, I think their made in the same factory and different names are put on different knives. It's the same knife just different names. Sales trick.

Comment by Tobias Gibson on February 29, 2012 at 9:55: got to wonder about some of the Colt knives vs. RR vs. Remingtons made in China. The similarities are striking! Same with the Marbles, and few other SMKW house brands.

In Memoriam Comment by Robert Burris on February 29, 2012 at 9:38: Robert, when you get your Moose, please come and join us at the group "Box Full of Knives" in the sub-group "Moose Pattern Knives". You could post a picture of your new Moose knives and chit chat with other members that have had the Moose Pattern bug bite.

Comment by robert benton on February 25, 2012 at 11:01: Finally got to check out the new RR moose. Very nice knife!,the dealer that i get most of my knives from has them in the same bone as pictured here on the RR forum and the smooth brown bone in the outdoorsman series,I am getting one next week.

In Memoriam Comment by Robert Burris on February 24, 2012 at 7:06: That sure is prety, J.J.

Comment by J.J. Smith III on February 24, 2012 at 0:19: Only pearl that I have is the gunboat canoe.

In Memoriam Comment by Robert Burris on February 23, 2012 at 22:38: No, I have not heard from Craig, Some times we have medical problems. I had some myself. We can just hope everything is fine.