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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 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.

Featured Comment by Craig Henry on September 8, 2011 at 18:14: No, I don't have a facebook account.

Comment by Jan Carter on September 8, 2011 at 18:10: Have you tried asking for the info on their facebook page?

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Rough-Rider-Knives/126552174041147

Featured Comment by Craig Henry on September 8, 2011 at 17:42: Write a letter, or email? I haven't written a letter in so long I don't know if I can write anymore! LOL!

In Memoriam Comment by Robert Burris on September 8, 2011 at 17:35: The guys at Knives Live TV are real nice and understanding, try right them a letter about the tang stamp dating. I wrote them and everything was solved.

Featured Comment by Craig Henry on September 8, 2011 at 17:30: Has anyone done any work on dates RR tangs stamps were/are used?

In Memoriam Comment by Robert Burris on September 8, 2011 at 17:29: We are a knife club that lets everyone enjoy the knife of their choice. You may get as much enjoyment out of a $25 dollar knife as some guy with his $2500 knife. Life too short, get your pleasure from what you like.

Comment by Tobias Gibson on September 8, 2011 at 17:25: It is strange that some of the RR have pattern numbers and others do not. I'm assuming this has to do with the fact that some blades are used on different knives. I will need to investigate a little. I'm sure it would ease manufacturing and cost not to put a pattern number on every sowbelly, especially if no other distinguishing marks were being added to the blade. Thus maybe, you'd put the pattern number on the clip blade for the moonshiner or blue but not for the White bone sowbelly and sawcut bone sowbelly. As the knives aren't in front of me, this is all just conjecture right now.

I also have an excel sheet for all my knives and pattern numbers are entered there when I get a new knife. When I first started the sheet, I had to look for pattern numbers. I found it easier to go to SMKW and look the items up than go though my drawer full of empty boxes and match the knife to the box.