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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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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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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.

In Memoriam Comment by Robert Burris on September 8, 2011 at 16:49: Craig, anything can be collected. When I was a boy I had a rock collection.

Featured Comment by Craig Henry on September 8, 2011 at 16:45: I agree. It would be nice if they did a model/pattern numbering system kinda like Case, AND stamped them on the knives.

Also, it would be nice to know who, what, when, and where with Rough Rider tang stamps. They may never be collectible like Case with everyone, but with SOME of us they will. Besides, tang stamp info is just something I've gotten used to wanting to know about after all these years.

Comment by J.J. Smith III on September 8, 2011 at 7:29: " RR doesn't have the model # stamped on very many of their knives."

My chief complaint with Rough Riders. I hate their numbering system.