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In Memoriam Comment by Robert Burris on September 12, 2011 at 19:44

Thanks Miss Jan, your input helps calm the water. We are all in this for the fun and in a few years we will all probably be laughing about it. I hope so any way.

Comment by Jan Carter on September 12, 2011 at 19:31

Guys I absolutley agree.  Will RR go up in value?  Some will eventually but if you are collecting for the love of the knife that is not always a consideration.  If you are not spending a lot of money up front for the knife then its future value is not as much of a consideration as if it were 300.00 up front.  I would like to se a pattern number list though, Craig I will ask for one under my facebook and keep checking to see if we get a list or led to where they may be one.  I dont know that the guys at SMKW ever dreamed that folks would be saying they are just as happy with their RR as they are with their Case knives but it says alot for the caliber of the collectors here that we were willing to give the knife a chance and be fair in evaluating it.

In Memoriam Comment by Robert Burris on September 12, 2011 at 18:54

I just posted it on his AG Russell group. Check it out. You need one of his catalogs anyway.lol

Featured Comment by Craig Henry on September 12, 2011 at 17:35

I just sent for his latest catalog....I haven't had one for a while. I'm anxious to read his letter.

In Memoriam Comment by Robert Burris on September 12, 2011 at 8:48

I'll try get help to do that.

Comment by Alexander Noot on September 12, 2011 at 8:25

Robert, it would be nice if you could place that letter here sometime. I don't get the A.G. Russell Catalogue because they don't ship it outside of the US. But I'd love to have a read of it.

In Memoriam Comment by Robert Burris on September 9, 2011 at 17:12

Y'all need to read Mr. AG Russell's letter in his Late Fall catalog, it kinda puts things into prospective on the China knife industry.  I started a little talk on his group here earlier today.

Comment by Tobias Gibson on September 9, 2011 at 9:36

I think Billy pretty well nailed it.  I also would like to buy American Made but it is hard for me to compare a Case and Rough Rider side by side and then look at the price tag and not go with the Rough Rider.  The F&F of a Case is not really that much better and the quality of the Case Tru-sharp steel may actually be less.  Yet the the price is two to five times higher!

 

As it is I'm left to just collecting  the peach seed jigged amber bone Case Knives and if RR produced a similar handle, I would buy it instead.

 

Will RR be worth more in the future?  I think some will go up in value once they are discontinued. Others not so much.

 

As for Steel Warriors, I've heard lots of good things about them but Tom O'Dell and co.  and Cutlery Corner has turned me off to almost anything Frost.   Still,  A friend gave me several Steel Warriors and I have to say they are  very good.    As good as Rough Riders?  That will be a long argument clouded by personal bias.  I will say,  I really like the Crocodile Jigged bone Peanut and occasionally look on eBay for other Steel Warriors in that jig pattern.   

Comment by Billy Oneale on September 8, 2011 at 22:55

I agree with Robert and Craig. I try to buy as much USA made as I can. It was Rough Riders and Steel warriors that got me started because they were affordable and there were so many different handles and patterns. Some of the steel warriors I have are patterns that you won't see any where else, Just like the Rough Riders. I don't think they will ever be worth as much as my USA made knives,but I started with them and they are a prized part of my collection. If some people don't like them ,then that is their right. I have noticed that a lot of high end tacticals have a China or Taiwan stamp on the blade. I have found that a lot of these perform as good as any of the others. I do believe that a USA citizen should try to buy and help American knife companies by buying USA, but price is a big factor when purchasing knives. I do like a lot of the German brands also. Sorry about the soap box, but if you like knives, then buy what you like that you can afford. I think most people want USA built, but they just can't afford it. A lot of the USA made brands are getting really competitive with the imports. I do wish that Rough Riders had one blade stamped with the model number.

In Memoriam Comment by Robert Burris on September 8, 2011 at 19:01

I'm old fashion, an email will work.

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