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Comment by Tobias Gibson on October 5, 2012 at 10:14

Don't make me feel bad about this knife, Clint.  The current Rough Rider (RR388) goes for about $6-7 and I paid almost $12 for this one because of some last minute bidder.

Comment by Clint Thompson on October 5, 2012 at 9:05

Tobias...

I remember these knives.  When I did the gun shows as a dealer I would buy these by the box at $4 each knife for a total of $40.  If I remember right they sold a little slower than the Buck folder look alike.  Thanks for the pictures which brought back some fun memories.

Comment by Tobias Gibson on October 5, 2012 at 8:54

Taylor made Moonshiner.  I thought that this had been designed by Parker  but when I started digging around I saw that   Stewart Taylor held the TM for the design.   The TM dates from 1989-2004 (Active Trademark date). 

The handle is solid brass with a front finger hole guard.  Blade locks open.  Very positive lock-back.  The brass polished up real nice with a little Brass-o and the knife appears unused.  Very nice, well made and surprisingly heavy.  Rough Rider makes a copy with a wild life scene but this one is  by Taylor and out of Japan.

Obverse side with moonshiner blade PAD stamp and handle etching

Reverse side with smooth brass finish.  The blade tang is stamped "Taylor, Surgical, Japan"  Knife is very sharp, opens smoothly, very little play in the blade and a very strong lock.

It is very comfortable to hold. The front finger hole is large enough for my hands but if you got really large hands, you're not going to like it. 

Knife is about 4 inches long with a 3.25 inch blade. Brass handles, stainless  lock-back spring and stainless blade.  I suspect the blade is AUS6  (Japanese equivalent to 440A or 420HC).

Comment by Jan Carter on October 3, 2012 at 6:30

Hi everyone....I just stopped by to see if there is any interest in a knife exchange.  I dont know if any of you have ever been involved in one of these before but it goes kind of like this

We build a list of anyone interested, over say a two week period...we put all the names in a hat and draw out who will exchange with who.

This is ours and we can set whatever guidelines we want.  Just wanted to know if there was any interest? 

Comment by Jan Carter on September 30, 2012 at 17:11

LOL, Ken

yep that should have been hat

Comment by ken benson on September 29, 2012 at 14:17

My hair is off too, but it was that way before I knew Toby.

Comment by Jan Carter on September 29, 2012 at 13:32

Wow!  Tobias, my har is off to you.  I have a hard time keeping up with a basic excel inventory list...THAT is fantastic

Comment by Tobias Gibson on September 25, 2012 at 20:05

Here is the blank form of my excel sheet, complete with notes on which each column is all about.  Feel free to use or modify.  I'm probably keeping more info than most people think necessary.Copy%20of%20Knife%20log-blank.xls

Comment by Jan Carter on September 25, 2012 at 18:56

I use one also just more like an inventory list.

Comment by Tobias Gibson on September 25, 2012 at 18:49

Like Billy, I alsp put almost everything in an Excel spreadsheet.  I grade everything A-f with gradations of +/-  (A+, A, A-/ B+,B, B-, etc.) 

A crappy new knife can be  rated C even if it is in Mint condition, where as a used knife in good condition could still be an "A"  Knife depending on rarity and condition.

If I deem a knife less than a C+, it  doesn't make the list and ends up in a junk drawer. I use these for the doing the worst of the worst.  Occasionally new knife ends up in the junk drawer knife but might redeen itself through how well it performs. It then makes the list even if it remains a "user". 

I have several excellent users on my list as well as the knives that will never cut anything ever again.

Ill try and post a blank version of my excel sheet if you're interested

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