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I was wondering if there were any Rough Ryder knife fans here besides myself. In case you don’t know, Rough Ryder is owned by Smoky Mountain Knife Works which is about 45 minutes from my house. The knifes have a lifetime warranty on them and are an extremely good value for the quality. I have over 20 of them and haven’t had any issues. I picked up a new one today in one of their reserve lines. The Rough Ryder Reserve is their premium series and as nice or nicer than other brands costing much more. The one I bought is made from D2 tool steel with a black Micarta handle. Mine came shaving sharp with a nice even grind on the blade.

Nice Knife! It has been a few years since I dropped in to their shop. Gatlinburg and that neck of the woods is a great place to visit. Living there must be nice.

I have 8-10 Rough Rider knives. Most are 440A steel which isn't the best but they will take an edge and work through the day. Most of mine are trappers, Canoes and Sow Bellys. last one I got from them was an automatic Buck 112. I get their catalog each month.

we thoroughly enjoy stopping at the Smoky Mountain Knife Works .... I'm not familiar with their Rough Ryder series, the next time we stop I hope to remember to take a look

Nice knife! I like the shape of that blade. Would make a nice skinner. I'm about 2 hrs. from SMKW, yet I've never been there. I need to do something about that.

markiver54 wrote: ↑

Thu Feb 23, 2023 10:00 am

Nice knife! I like the shape of that blade. Would make a nice skinner. I'm about 2 hrs. from SMKW, yet I've never been there. I need to do something about that.

I go nearly right by the place going and coming to SC, and have yet to stop.
I like Guns much more than knives, I have a few and that is all I need.
Now I have a friend in WI, is a knife nut and has more than Anyone I know.

RP

Vaquero wrote: ↑

Thu Feb 23, 2023 12:59 pm

markiver54 wrote: ↑

Thu Feb 23, 2023 10:00 am

Nice knife! I like the shape of that blade. Would make a nice skinner. I'm about 2 hrs. from SMKW, yet I've never been there. I need to do something about that.

I go nearly right by the place going and coming to SC, and have yet to stop.
I like Guns much more than knives, I have a few and that is all I need.
Now I have a friend in WI, is a knife nut and has more than Anyone I know.

RP

They also sell firearms and have a pretty good selection and fair pricing compared to other local shops. And Bud’s Guns is a two minute walk from there if SMKW doesn’t have anything that interests you. Buds also has an indoor range but I haven’t used it before. I try to avoid them after seeing first hand the way some people handle firearms.

markiver54 wrote: ↑

Thu Feb 23, 2023 10:00 am

Nice knife! I like the shape of that blade. Would make a nice skinner. I'm about 2 hrs. from SMKW, yet I've never been there. I need to do something about that.

I can meet you up there one weekend and show you around if you like. I’ll even bring my HW50s for you to look over if you want to see one before buying. Or I’ll let you borrow it for a couple weeks if you want to shoot it some and don’t mind driving back down to return it.

Trust me when I say I have more firearms than I know what to do with now.
I really can't think of anything that I Need.
Here's a taste, I've posted this one a few times before, the levers, then there are some boltaction and a few semi autos. Then there are some scatterguns also. I have added a couple more leverguns since this pic was taken.

RP

Cannonball wrote: ↑

Thu Feb 23, 2023 1:21 pm

markiver54 wrote: ↑

Thu Feb 23, 2023 10:00 am

Nice knife! I like the shape of that blade. Would make a nice skinner. I'm about 2 hrs. from SMKW, yet I've never been there. I need to do something about that.

I can meet you up there one weekend and show you around if you like. I’ll even bring my HW50s for you to look over if you want to see one before buying. Or I’ll let you borrow it for a couple weeks if you want to shoot it some and don’t mind driving back down to return it.

That is a very thoughtful and generous offer Eddie. Sounds like a nice get together. It WOULD be nice to see one of those HW50's in the flesh, so to speak. and visit SMKWs, and Bud's as well. I will definitely keep this in mind and be in touch via PM in the future.

Here’s some more RR eye candy for you guys. From top to bottom - Reserve Clasper with black Micarta handle, Large Moose with cinnamon stag handle, Trapper with blue jeans Micarta handle, Barlow with red worm groove bone handle, Toothpick with blue Micarta handle and a Peanut with brown stag handle.

My patrol partner had a time share in Gatlinburg years ago, and we went there for vacation with them twice. The wife and I also fished the park on a guided fly fishing tour, was very nice. Guide was awesome.





While there, my partner and I made a special visit to SMKW to look at some Autos for duty. At first they were reluctant to show them to Out of State Buyers, but when I told her we wanted them for duty use, she asked if we had our IDs and we showed our badges and IDs, she said she'd sell us anything in the store. I bought two nice knives and my partner bought one. At the time "Autos" were legal to OWN in VA but illegal to carry except for Law Enforcement and EMS. Loved the Store, staff was friendly and helpful.


The Smith and Wesson Auto was really cool... it functioned like a regular thumb open unless you needed it to open automatically. Then you pushed hard on the forward rubber coated trim and ... Click... Auto.


The other was just a cheap out the front for fun... I used it at home on the desk as a letter opener and a conversation piece. She had a plastic bucket full of them on the Auto display case and gave me a good price when I bought the smith and a nice Benchmade fixed blade for my collection.

Funny thing... I would swap to a new knife every now and then, but I always went back to my old EDC Duty Knife,
a Benchmade Elishewitz 875SBT Sentinel. I carried it thru my entire career and still do. Even when I got various autos.
The Benchmade thumb opener was actually faster, and it's weight was comforting.