Rough Rider & Related Slipjoints
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Here are some pics of Rough Riders that arrived this week.
A sawcut brown bone canoe:
A half-whittler in amber jigged bone:
A red jigged bone baby copperhead:
A trio of stag canoes (I already have one - can't explain why I bought 3 more
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A sawcut brown bone canoe:
A half-whittler in amber jigged bone:
A red jigged bone baby copperhead:
A trio of stag canoes (I already have one - can't explain why I bought 3 more
):
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Perhaps because they look great? [emoji6] That's a nice fleet of canoe's you've acquired!A trio of stag canoes (I already have one - can't explain why I bought 3 more
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Thanks, zolthar.
Well, Mike, I have found a dealer who seems to have access to NOS RR stag canoes.
Now if I could find a reliable source for some of the other stag patterns RR once produced, I'd be a happy camper! Corwyn_bv, is that 6-blade Colt solidly built? Does it have 4 backsprings? Can you post a photo showing its "width", looking down on either the spine or the "blade well"? Thanks!
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A red jigged bone baby copperhead:
Ooo-la-lah!
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Just got my first RR in the mail today. The F&F isn't bad, some gaps here and there, and the leather tie for the whistle broke immediately after coming out of the box. For $16, though, it was worth it, especially with the pocket clipped leather sheath!
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Today I tossed a Peanut in my pocket. From the Colt Black Stag Bone Series. Would love to find some RR's with real Stag, but no luck just yet. I have been looking at a few Frost's with Stag. Not sure how they compare overall in quality to RR's. As I have many RR's, but only one Frost right now. And the one sample I have is not as clean (in fit/finish) as my many Rough Rider's / Colt's.
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Yap. Looks well built to me. I didn't use it much but it's got nice snap, decent opening and stays open nicely, also it's smooth throughout which I really like.
It's not a shaving sharp as my other Colt and the black isn't "jet-black" throughout plus it was a stiff out of the box but it works nice now. Really easy to access blades. 4 backsprings and not as thick as I'd have imagined.
Here it is compared to a Trapper, a Tinker and an EvoGrip 11 (the knives I had in my drawer
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RR also makes 5-spring, 5-blade trappers.
I don't have any individual photos but it is the second from the left in the group shot. Far and away the thickest of any of the knives pictured there.
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I just received this Colt Utlity/Scout knife in the mail. I don't have the energy for a review right now but to say that I'm impressed is an understatement.
I usually keep my Rough Rider, Colt, and other inexpensive knives in a cigar box separate from the rest of my collection but this one is going in with the "good knives".
I'll let the photos do the talking but I do want to mention that I really like the fact that it does not have a bail.
I usually keep my Rough Rider, Colt, and other inexpensive knives in a cigar box separate from the rest of my collection but this one is going in with the "good knives".
I'll let the photos do the talking but I do want to mention that I really like the fact that it does not have a bail.
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Very nice Scout/Utility knife you got there.
The blue bone looks good.
The blue bone looks good.
A good knife is a good knife.