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Yep the difference is the steel with a Tapadero being damascus. I do hollowgrind the Sonoran Belt knife too while the Tapadero is a flat grind. The same template is used for cutting out both blades.is there much difference between a Tapadero and a Sonoran Belt knife?maybe just the Damascus blade for the Tapadero.
Thanks, Todd. Is the one you posted here a saddle horn pattern? I think RR maybe had stag releases at two different times. The first one had the best stag IMHO, and I totally missed it, but was fortunate enough to be in the right place at the right time and bought 4 of them (copperhead, medium stockman, medium trapper, and sowbelly stockman) from Jeff black mamba a while back. The second release had what I consider "less staggy" stag, similar to what you show here. I bought several RR stag canoes that were still available at one dealer I found, and all but one of them had kind of pale stag with "spotty bark". My favorite canoe from that bunch doesn't really look much like stag, but I like the way it looks!Your stag stockman looks nice Gary, I had a RR toothpick in stag once that wasn’t bad either, but I moved it along. The only one I have left is this little guy. Well made, but not very good looking stag, it will stay though because I haven’t seen many like it.
Todd
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I picked it up on the bay last year. In the listing I think it was called a baby copperhead, even though it has a trapper blade set. The model number was listed as RR447, but that isn’t on the knife, said it was 2005. Couldn’t find much on it but I have several of these 2 1/2” RR, they weren’t asking too much so I took a flyer. I agree, that’s a good looking canoe.Thanks, Todd. Is the one you posted here a saddle horn pattern? I think RR maybe had stag releases at two different times. The first one had the best stag IMHO, and I totally missed it, but was fortunate enough to be in the right place at the right time and bought 4 of them (copperhead, medium stockman, medium trapper, and sowbelly stockman) from Jeff black mamba a while back. The second release had what I consider "less staggy" stag, similar to what you show here. I bought several RR stag canoes that were still available at one dealer I found, and all but one of them had kind of pale stag with "spotty bark". My favorite canoe from that bunch doesn't really look much like stag, but I like the way it looks!
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Beautiful knife. So nice
Thank you, it's become highly prized hereBeautiful knife. So nice
Top example Have to admit to being envious......
Thank you. I’m actually not that big of a fan of stag and like but don’t love the 78’s. However this knife I absolutely love. It was definitely worth breaking up my 85 CL set to get.Top example Have to admit to being envious......
Wow, those are gorgeous knives!Great clip and spear blade designs on these 811217 brothers. Thanks Yavorsky for the 81 stag brother in that package of 81s!
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Super cool knife Ed, hope all is well with your eyesight.