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RR1381 Mini Trapper - Don't Tread on Me
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Thought I would post the photos first...
As some of you folks might have read, I have been going through a lot of personal debate about whether or not I need "all" of that knife on my person on a regular basis. The hardest part about knife journeys are that there is just so much variety and ingenuity in knife designs, from materials all the way through to fit and finish. I had come to the conclusion that for my purposes I need a small pocketable knife with a thin blade that can sharpen in a jiffy, to be carried, used and enjoyed. While I love moderns they are generally too big, scary to some people and bulky for my needs.
As some of you folks might have read, I have been going through a lot of personal debate about whether or not I need "all" of that knife on my person on a regular basis. The hardest part about knife journeys are that there is just so much variety and ingenuity in knife designs, from materials all the way through to fit and finish. I had come to the conclusion that for my purposes I need a small pocketable knife with a thin blade that can sharpen in a jiffy, to be carried, used and enjoyed. While I love moderns they are generally too big, scary to some people and bulky for my needs.
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like someone around here said, 'a knife dont have to be big, just sharp'
is the logo etched or only printed?
is the logo etched or only printed?
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I have nothing against Rough Riders in general or knives made in China for that matter. I own a Rough Rider Leg knife and a Buck Mini Trapper (Chinese Made). They make pretty good knives for a low price point. In this case though:
I find it very ironic that a knife with the Gadsden Flag slogan and symbol is being made in China.
Just kinda odd.
I find it very ironic that a knife with the Gadsden Flag slogan and symbol is being made in China.
Just kinda odd.
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It's etched!
It's definitely a little ironic, I'm not going to lie. But I also work in finance and believe in market forces controlling supply, demand and production. The Gadsden was too overwhelming to pass up, kinda like a two-fer-one in this case.
I do buy USA knives as much as the Chinese lot. I was really surprised by the fun factor on this one. This was supposed to be my traditional in training wheels, but the spring seems strong enough and fit and finish good enough for it to stay a while though.
The flag holds two places in my heart. One I'm a Libertarian and two my wife and myself are reptile hobbyists and conservationists. We've trekked through monkey Forests in Mexico and Costa Rica on moonless nights in the dark until morning trying to find and photograph venomous snakes. Hiked 25 miles a day for a week straight through the Sonoran Desert in Arizona to photograph rattlesnakes in addition to running through tick infested cranberry bogs in NJ looking for them.
On that trip to Arizona, we were hiking in 100 degree heat. I literally had a pack full of water and my wife had the camera equipment. Photographed tons of wildlife but this was the only Diamondback that we managed to find. To date we still have never seen a timber rattler on the east coast in the wild.
Here's a photo of our Blue Argentine Black and White Tegu. After he sheds his white parts glow blue in sunlight.
It's definitely a little ironic, I'm not going to lie. But I also work in finance and believe in market forces controlling supply, demand and production. The Gadsden was too overwhelming to pass up, kinda like a two-fer-one in this case.
I do buy USA knives as much as the Chinese lot. I was really surprised by the fun factor on this one. This was supposed to be my traditional in training wheels, but the spring seems strong enough and fit and finish good enough for it to stay a while though.
The flag holds two places in my heart. One I'm a Libertarian and two my wife and myself are reptile hobbyists and conservationists. We've trekked through monkey Forests in Mexico and Costa Rica on moonless nights in the dark until morning trying to find and photograph venomous snakes. Hiked 25 miles a day for a week straight through the Sonoran Desert in Arizona to photograph rattlesnakes in addition to running through tick infested cranberry bogs in NJ looking for them.
On that trip to Arizona, we were hiking in 100 degree heat. I literally had a pack full of water and my wife had the camera equipment. Photographed tons of wildlife but this was the only Diamondback that we managed to find. To date we still have never seen a timber rattler on the east coast in the wild.
Here's a photo of our Blue Argentine Black and White Tegu. After he sheds his white parts glow blue in sunlight.
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The knife and reptiles are both beautiful. Thank you for sharing this.
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That RR looks a decently put together knife. I've got 3 or 4 RR knives that I have been extremely pleased with and like a lot, they keep a very respectable edge too AND arrive sharp.
Well worth looking into.
Talking of looking, the camouflage on that Diamondback is astounding! In all honesty I can't say I share your enthusiasm for snakes, they freak me, and yet I like lizards (they have legs!) Reptiles and amphibians are very important creatures as they are indicators of dangerous toxins/pollutants as they appear more sensitive to poisons than other life forms. So their absence may indicate hazardous pollutants in the environment.
Thanks, Will
Well worth looking into.Talking of looking, the camouflage on that Diamondback is astounding! In all honesty I can't say I share your enthusiasm for snakes, they freak me, and yet I like lizards (they have legs!) Reptiles and amphibians are very important creatures as they are indicators of dangerous toxins/pollutants as they appear more sensitive to poisons than other life forms. So their absence may indicate hazardous pollutants in the environment.
Thanks, Will