Overtime again this week and next – I understand how two 70K + slots are open this long 1) These kids are lazy 2) It takes takes a year of hands on training to qualify to take the test administered by the city to be allowed to operate steam plants . . . If I can’t have it NOW I don’t want IT!! I might get dirty and sweaty – Heaven Forbid!!
Rant Mode OFF – Enjoy YOUR weekend with some Doors . . .
Have Fun! – Run the Gun! – and remember – Fish Heads are Cheap!!
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 . . .
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 . . .
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!!