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!!

Beat the Icon? – Can it be done?

David with Knife Center takes a look at the timeless classic – The Buck 110 . . .

If imitation IS the sincerest form of flattery – a whole lot of “modern” knives are paying homage to the “Buck 110” . . .

And I have my fair share of “110’s” – the top one I carried and sharpened long enough I actually changed the blade profile . . .

The middle one is current production and the bottom one is a “110” Automatic – and it IS way cool . . .

The Buck 110 is like butter vs margarine – margarine products are always comparing themselves to butter – but you never hear about butter compared to margarine – I wonder why? . . .

What’s in YOUR pocket?

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

Cinnamon Bone Stag Barlow

Bruce – What? – You’re teasing again !! – Sometimes you just have to be cruel to be kind – just saying . . .

Comes in the fancy box . . .

And this is one that deserves the upscale packaging –

The “cinnamon” bone scales are real nice . . .

Fit and finish? Simply excellent – scales/spacers – liners – bolsters – as good as it gets . . .

Blade centering is good – cell phone cameras – you either hate to love them or love to hate them!

A friend at work said it will be all right until the “plating” starts coming off the blade – he was rather shocked when he realized that it’s polished – not plated – and the carbon steel blade comes out of the box pretty damn sharp . . .

Shown here with the Schrade #278 classic 2 blade small barlow for comparison. . .

And of course as pretty as it is – Have a glamour shot – free! – no extra charge . . .

And the most incredible part of the whole thing? It’s only $16.99!! – and the obvious question – Why haven’t YOU ordered one ( or two? ) yet? In stock NOW at SMKW.COM . . . – I think I shall order a couple more to have on hand for those last minute gift “emergencies” . . .

Normally I would give you a summary with a bunch of hype extolling the virtues of this knife – The Hell with all that – if you have any affinity at all for a “Barlow” pattern knife – order one – YOU will NOT be disappointed – if you plan on Every Day Carry with it pick up a knife slip as well – it’s way too pretty to beat up in your pocket!

What’s in YOUR pocket?

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