81 Years Ago Today – In May of 1941 – The War had just Begun . . .

From the movie – the initial engagement -the sinking of the Hood – and damage to The Prince of Wales . . .

A compilation of clips from the movie – sort of a “Cliff Notes” version of the movie . . .

The final battle scene from the movie – the reality – nothing pretty about it – just a big gulp of reality . . .

And just so you don’t have to go look for it – the full move . . .

And I found this – it’s different . . .

Have Fun! – Run the Gun! – and remember – Fish Heads are Cheap!!

A Copper Rough Ryder! – Oh My . . .

Smoky Mountain Knife Works has stepped up to the plate with their Rough Ryder brand and took a big swing – and put one over the center field fence . . .

Love the anodized green pivot collar – that little bump or pop of color works good – and while not one of my favorite blade profiles, the wharncliffe blade looks good on this particular pattern knife . . . as a thought – neon green braided paracord in the lanyard hole would look sharp – somewhere there exists around here a bag of various colors of paracord – I will try to find it – although it’s probably easier to go buy some – I will try to get some “lanyard” thing going for this and get a pic of it posted for all y’all . . .

And the spacers? Same green – you gotta love it – and they will look even better as the patina picks up on the knife and it darkens from it . . .

Not a fault on the fit/finish of it – good engagement on the liner lock . . .

A look at the blade centering – doesn’t get any better than this . . .

A close up for you – you can see the green spacer peeking out . . .

( wasn’t going to use this pic but I was so surprised the cellphone got a decent close-up I threw it in here – LOL )

A look at the stainless steel pocket clip – not reversible . . .

At just over a 1/2 lb it is one solid chunk of knife . . .

As good looking as this is – I had to give you a glamour shot – Your Welcome!

So where am I at with this? As a manual flipper it is easy to deploy – real smooth coming out – the ergonomics are good – the finger “grooves” work real well – good firm grip – the D2 steel blade is sharp AF right out of the box – 3 1/2 inch blade length is enough for most pocket knife “things”, and the copper scales are just off the chart . . .

And then to be able to pick one up for just $34.99 – Why haven’t you got one ( or two – LOL ) yet?? Get over to SMKW and get one on the way today!

The only ding . . .

The one thing I would do differently IF it were up to me – spring assisted opening – love spring assist flippers – but that’s just me . . .

What’s in YOUR pocket??

Have Fun! – Run the Gun! – and remember – Fish Heads are Cheap!!

A Copper Kershaw? A SMKW Exclusive

Comes in the Red/Black box we have all come to know and love . . .

Another Culpepper? – Bruce, You already have one – Not like this . . .

Bruce! – What? – STOP TEASING!! – OK . . .

It is all copper – and it is gorgeous . . .

No separate bolsters – stainless – nickel silver – Oh No – none of that – just copper . . .

D2 steel blade – sharp right out of the box . . .

And hanging out with the “normal” Culpepper . . .

Looks wise shames the “normal” Culpepper . . .

On the right – brass liners – nickel bolsters – G10 scales – all good stuff . . .

On the left? – ALL copper – simply two slabs of machined copper – Hell yes . . .

The normie Culpepper comes in at 3.2 oz . . .

The copper Culpepper comes in at 4.4 oz . . .

Great stuff from SMKW and Kershaw – the scales texture give you a good grip – D2 steel for the blade works – and the heft of it in your hand really feels good – and good looks to spare – The only downside?? You need two of them – one to keep “pretty” and one to put in your pocket and let it do the “patina” thing . . .

You haven’t gotten a Copper Culpepper yet?? – Why Not? Click and Go – it’s just that simple . . .

At $49.99 you are getting quite a unique Kershaw for the price – and the fun part is everyone who has handled this has tried to buy it off of me – this knife is cool enough that if I could figure out how to “do” WordPress I would figure out how to do a contest thing and give one away – however – trust me when I say I don’t understand all I don’t know about this mess . . .

What’s in YOUR pocket??

Have Fun! – Run the Gun! – and remember – Fish Heads are Cheap!!