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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 August 22, 2011 at 16:25: Yeah, I ususlly stick to more traditional looking bone, and I love their tobacco bone. I'm kinda back and forth on these......but, I still might get one. I'm thinking about the small lockback barlow.

Comment by Jan Carter on August 21, 2011 at 19:44: Not sure how I feel about the Armor Hide. My favorite bones are usually smooth. The hawkbill looks nice though

KnifeMaker Comment by Tom Hudson on August 12, 2011 at 17:53: I appreciate that they have taken a pattern from a knife in the musuem.

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I assume thats where most of all the RR patterns come from - I just hope the musuem knife gets put back together & back to the musuem but that might be wishful thinking -

Comment by Jan Carter on August 12, 2011 at 16:56: Tobias,

I like the color of the scales. The casting of the bolsters aside, I appreciate that they have taken a pattern from a knife in the musuem. It is nice when the new incorporates the older knives. Let us see them togeather as the collection grows please

KnifeMaker Comment by Tom Hudson on August 12, 2011 at 13:07: I'M NOT BIG ON THE BOLSTERS SINCE THEY ARE CAST BUT THE ETCHING ISS GREAT - other folks may love it - just personal taste - tom

Comment by Tobias Gibson on August 12, 2011 at 12:26: I currently own two Stroke of Luck knives, the 5 inch toothpick and 3 5/8 standard canoe. Only problem with the Canoe is the green bone is varies in shade from obverse to reverse side. According to the fine folks at SMKW, the bolsters are patterned after some antique British Bolsters in their National Knife museum I'm planning on picking up the whittler despite the lack of a coping blade, the large stockman and maybe the locking canoe.

KnifeMaker Comment by Tom Hudson on August 12, 2011 at 11:54: The etching on the blade reminds me of Fighting Rooster - The cast bolters are what they are - I assume they are cast which i would prefer to have the clean - cast bolsters look like - well cast bosters -

KnifeMaker Comment by Tom Hudson on August 10, 2011 at 22:12: Thats a looker!

Comment by Billy Oneale on August 10, 2011 at 21:40: I didn't know if I would really like the Stroke of Luck series, so I bought the whittler to check it out. I think I will have to get the rest of the series. It really was nicer than I expected. Iv'e been trying to stick mainly with Made in USA lately. Here is a picture.