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Permalink Reply by Jan Carter on June 17, 2016 at 17:36

Rough Rider is a great way to collect.  It is inexpensive, they have many patterns and material choices.  What has been your favorite so far?

ROFL at the weird comment.  Go back and tell that person you belong to a community now that has a girl owner LOL.  Nothing in our DNA says we won't like sharp objects.  It honestly is a great way for a family to collect but you are correct, collect something of your own.  We have his knife collection, my knife collection and our knife collection LOL!!

Relax and enjoy it, show us some pics and welcome to the family forged in steel!

Permalink Reply by J.J. Smith III on June 17, 2016 at 18:01

Guess my oldest daughter is a bit "weird" also, Susie. She accompanies me when ever I get to go to a knife show.

There are a good many Rough Rider collectors here. I've been buying them for quite some time, and have found that the overall quality is very good, especially for the price.
Rough Riders produce enough different patterns that you can try as many out, as you like, while figuring out which one you like best. All the while not having to break the bank.
Welcome aboard.

Permalink Reply by Susie Fitzsimmons on June 18, 2016 at 23:35

Thanks everyone.  I was beginning to wonder about myself.  So many of the things I love have been traditionally "male" dominated hobbies such as hunting, fishing, firearms and now knives!

FeaturedPermalink Reply by Charles Sample on June 19, 2016 at 20:47

I am a Rough Rider collector also.  I find them a great value for the money.  I also collect Case and Colonial.  

Here are some reviews that I have done on some of my RR knives.

http://iknifecollector.com/forum/topics/a-review-of-the-rough-rider...

http://iknifecollector.com/forum/topics/two-knife-comparison-review...

http://iknifecollector.com/forum/topics/a-daily-use-test-of-a-rough...

http://iknifecollector.com/group/roughridercollectors/forum/topics/...

Permalink Reply by Susie Fitzsimmons on June 21, 2016 at 7:05

Thank you for the reviews.  I carry a rough rider.  It gets light use.  The rest will be in my collection, unused. 

Permalink Reply by Jan Carter on June 21, 2016 at 7:47

I like the way you think Susie

FeaturedPermalink Reply by Charles Sample on June 21, 2016 at 18:15

Susie, I have nearly 60 Rough Riders.  I only use three of them.  They are the RR318 folding hunter, the RR718 work knife, and the RR1349 heavy hunter sidewinder.  RR does produce a lot of variety and I think many of their knives are very collectible.  One set of 12 that I made a special effort to collect was called The Rifleman Series.  The shield on each knife is a Model 1873 Winchester rifle.  I have a '73 Winchester so I especially wanted that set.

You can see the complete set here.

http://iknifecollector.com/photo/complete-set-of-rough-rider-riflem...

You can see pictures of my '73 Winchester here.

http://iknifecollector.com/group/ikc-arsenal/forum/topics/new-membe...

Susie Fitzsimmons said:

Thank you for the reviews.  I carry a rough rider.  It gets light use.  The rest will be in my collection, unused. 

Permalink Reply by Ugly Old Guy on August 21, 2017 at 12:04

I only have 40 or so Rough Riders.
As for them being "dull" out of the box, I've not seen it. In fact, I've found them to be consistantly among the sharpest knives out of the box, regardless of brand.

One thing I like about Rough Rider is they make so many different patterns with a wide choice of covers.
You can try out diffetent patterns without bankrupting the bank.

Permalink Reply by Kevin on October 27, 2024 at 7:56

I got into Rough Ryder knives about 1 1/2 years ago. I was so impressed with the quality for for the price that I started collecting in earnest. I have over 100 RRs but I haven’t counted in a while.

The factory edge on RR seems to be incredibly consistent and well ground. They do a good job sharpening and I can’t think of a single knife that wasn’t sharp that I got new. For the most part, quality is great. I’ve had a couple that had bent, warped or out of center blades. Almost every knife will have at least one minor issue. Some of the issues bother me like blade rap, rubbing out of center blades or blades set too deep and are hard to open. Some don’t bother me and most I can fix pretty easily.

When you buy a rough Ryder, you will need to clean the polishing compound out of the insides and may have to knock off a few sharp edges or burrs. Get some 4000 grit sand paper and it will break the edges without creating any scratches.