Rough Rider Collector's
Home of the Rough Rider. RR offers all of the great knife patterns from the past. Quality and affordable, a rare product these days.
Home of the Rough Rider. RR offers all of the great knife patterns from the past. Quality and affordable, a rare product these days.
Tobias Gibson
On a different note. Up for bid on eBay is what appears to be 10 RR in the imitation Abalone. Starting bid is 55.00 and $8 shipping (Not my auction and I'm not bidding -- I have no pony in this race!) If you're interested you can find it on eBay with this auction number: 290627084708
Nov 1, 2011
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Craig Henry
Ok, BIG update on the whole RR1021 Damascus lockback story -
I said that bladematrix.com said he did not have any in stock.......WRONG! He DOES have a couple in stock! Also hrknives.com has four in stock!
This is what happened; I emailed hrknives.com and asked if they have them . They said yes. I told my wife I was going to order one. She looked upset and told me she already ordered one from bladematrix.com for me for Christmas! Sooo, I'm getting one, and both of those dealers DO have them if anyone wants one. At least two dealers to pick from.
And, I use knife packs for storage, and the knife chests for jewelry boxes....which means EDC knives.
Nov 1, 2011
robert benton
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robert benton
Nov 1, 2011
robert benton
Nov 1, 2011
Billy Oneale
Nov 1, 2011
Billy Oneale
Nov 1, 2011
stephen tungate
Nov 1, 2011
Billy Oneale
Nov 1, 2011
Billy Oneale
Nov 1, 2011
Tobias Gibson
I think you'll finf more pics in the other shorter threads and not as many on the Comment Wall. But here are few of my favorite RR
My Toothpicks
RR078
Red Bone Canittler, Amber Bone locking Canoe Whittler
And I'm always adding more at Rough Rider Reviews
Nov 2, 2011
J.J. Smith III
LOL. That's about how my collecting started. Got one to use and wanted a spare. Kinda went from there. It's very rare that I have a user that I don't have one that's put up.
Nov 2, 2011
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Craig Henry
Yeah, that's pretty much the way I started collecting too waaay back when. Every few weeks I'd get another "using knife" until I had a boat load of "using knives". It all went downhill from there.
The weather was pretty decent today so I got my camera out....BOTH batteries were dead. Oh well. I really need to get a better indoor photie setup.
Nov 2, 2011
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Craig Henry
Nov 2, 2011
Tobias Gibson
Nov 2, 2011
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Craig Henry
Nov 3, 2011
Tobias Gibson
When I got mine, I was trolling eBay looking at the things ZIX had for sale (Search his stuff by typing in Zix) The 844 was sitting at something like $5 with just a few minutes left. Ithought well that's just silly. I decided no one was going to get that knife for under $12 so I watched the bid and with around 20 seconds to spare I put in a $12.00 bid assuming for sure I would immediately be overbid. I really wasn't looking to buy the knife. I just didn't want someone else getting for a low price. The envy monster taught me a lesson. The bid jumped to $8.00 and the clock ticked away, and then I got the message that I won.
That screwed up another bid that I was actually looking at because I now I didn't have enough in paypal to increase my bid on another knife if the bid went up. It went up and I lost. (I don't bid unless the money is already in Paypal)
The 844 was a knife of spite for sometime because Ididn't get the knife I wanted simply because I was being mean to another bidder. I learned my lesson and no longer do "spite" bidding. In the end I got a pretty good knife for a great price and I can't remember the knife I missed out on. But at the time I was just kicking myself for being a jerk.
But with the lesson learne my knife of spite transformed into a pretty darn good all around hunting knife that I got for a great price. The God of knives is a forgiving God when you repent from your evil eBay ways. On;y bid on things you want because the next time your bid of spite will get you this:
Nov 3, 2011
Tobias Gibson
About those Damascus knives... After looking at them and almost pulling hte trigger, I backed off. I figured if I bought one, I'd want them both. That would've tied up $70-90. Are they worth that kind of money. Yeah, probably. Will they go up in value. I predict they will. Short run, probably won't be made again, etc.
But I don't buy Damscus, I'm not big on lock-backs, and Red bone is not my typical choice in handle material. I can use the $70-90 to buy Rough Riders I do collect and leave the Damascus RR for those who actually collect those knives.
If someone would like to do a "Guest Review" of those knives, or any other RR, to post on my Rough Rider Review page, I'd be happy to post it with along with all due credit going to you. Just send me the words and pictures and I'll do the formatting and posting. Rough Rider Reviews - ( blindkat.hegewisch.net/RRR/ )
Nov 3, 2011
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Craig Henry
Nov 3, 2011
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Craig Henry
And speaking of traditional knives......here's some of my new ones. I didn't polish them up, straight out of the box -
Nov 3, 2011
robert benton
Nov 3, 2011
Jan Carter
Looking really good there Craig
Nov 3, 2011
Billy Oneale
Nov 3, 2011
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Craig Henry
Thanks Billy, yeah, I think I'm going to have to get most of the "Trapper Series" now. They also have a "Dogleg Trapper" and a "Banana Boat Trapper" I'm anxious to get....plus the standard and mini Trapper.
Thanks Jan!
Robert, as far as I know, the genuine stag RRs are no longer being produced . You can still find various RR patterns in genuine stag around and about, but I haven't seen a standard Trapper in stag for sometime. If you do ebay, maybe you could try there.
Nov 3, 2011
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Craig Henry
How did I miss the Electrician's knife (RR01141) in YELLOW handles?? I think I need to get one. I feel a yellow phase coming on.
Let's see, that's four, count them, 4, Electricians knives they have listed now; Yellow RR01141, "Coal Miner" smooth black RR1138, jigged amber RR1139, and jigged red RR01140.
Nov 6, 2011
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Craig Henry
Nov 6, 2011
Tobias Gibson
Nov 6, 2011
Billy Oneale
Nov 6, 2011
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Craig Henry
Nov 6, 2011
Billy Oneale
Nov 6, 2011
Tobias Gibson
The money tree isn't the problem.... Its the bill tree!
Nov 6, 2011
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Craig Henry
Nov 7, 2011
Jan Carter
Tobias,
Ain't that the truth!! Somehow the money tree never grows as fast as the bill tree
Nov 7, 2011
In Memoriam
Robert Burris
Nov 7, 2011
Jan Carter
Nov 7, 2011
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Craig Henry
Nov 8, 2011
Alexander Noot
Nov 8, 2011
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Craig Henry
Sure is Alexander. I guess I should have mentioned that!
RR1021 - "Small" 3 3/8" closed
RR1020 - "Large" 4" closed
Did I say somewhere that they have "red" jigged bone??? If I did, I shouldn't have. Right there in BIG letters on SMKW's site it says clearly; "Brown Jigged Bone Handle"! It was so clear it's a good thing it wasn't a snake!! I thought too I read on another forum that they are red. I guess that's why when I got mine yesterday I thought "Man, it sure looks like a nice brown."! Kind of a pretty red-brown, but definitly brown.
Nov 8, 2011
In Memoriam
Robert Burris
What's the hottest RR knife for a Chirstmas present right now? First, for an adult, male, female and youth of the same.
Nov 8, 2011
robert benton
Craig, The damascus lockback sure is nice aint it, i am ordering another one to replace the one that i have with the broken lock. The larger one the dealer who i do my business with is ordering it from blue ridge.
Nov 8, 2011
In Memoriam
Robert Burris
I love that bone handle, sometime when ordering Chirstmas presents I order an extra...lol
Nov 9, 2011
Tobias Gibson
And when you're buying RR, you can actually buy an extra without taking out a home loan!
Nov 9, 2011
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Craig Henry
More pictures.........
Nov 11, 2011
Billy Oneale
Nice pics, Craig.
Nov 11, 2011
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Craig Henry
Thank a lot Billy, I appreciate it!
That first one is a "Brown Bone" Copperhead. In came a very pretty (to me) olive green!! It would be fine and dandy to me if they did a whole series in that olive green.
Nov 12, 2011
robert benton
Picked up my RR1020 damascus lockback friday-very nice! i also got a RR1044 sqare bolster whittler in black smooth bone - very nice also, also ordered a RR paratroper bowie.
Nov 12, 2011
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Craig Henry
Ah yes, RR1044, the Boxcar Whittler. I need to get one too.
Speaking of the Boxcar Whittler........does ANYONE know thw history of the pattern? I haven't been able to find anything on it eccept that Ka-Bar made one. Did Ka-Bar come up with the pattern themselves? Does the "Boxcar" pattern have a history beyond that? I don't remember seeing anything about it 30 or 40 years ago. Everyone I ask doesn't seem to know anything about it.....or they don't care about it.
Nov 12, 2011
robert benton
The RR Boxcar Whittler is the first of this pattern that i have seen also. It is a verywell built knife and should hold up under extreme use. it caught my eye because i have not ever seen or heard of this pattern.the dealer that i buy my knives from just got it in and wanted tom see how it sold. Did not last very long as i bought it!
Nov 12, 2011
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Craig Henry
I'd like to know if it's a pattern that Ka-Bar came up with on their own several years ago, or there's more history to the pattern. oh well.....
You made a good choice Robert! I think it looks sharp in the black smooth bone!
Nov 12, 2011
Billy Oneale
I finally put some RR in a display case. Here is a pic of one of them.
Nov 13, 2011