Now here is a sunfish pattern ( they are also called elephant toes ) from Rough Ryder that won’t ding your wallet and comes with G10 scales so you don’t have to worry about it getting beat up in your pocket . . .

It has the traditional large / small blade combo that is found on most sunfish knives – stainless bolsters – brass rivets – yea I know – somebody got a wee bit carried away seating the rivets – but at about 15 bucks just exactly what were you expecting?

The blue scales really make this a good looker – and it’s got a decent factory edge on it – and yes I am going to sharpen it just a little bit ( you didn’t think I wouldn’t, did you? ) – but it’s pretty close right out of the box . . .

Good size / hand filling – the G10 scales are real nice – good grip without being sticky – and a good looker – of course I make it look better – LOL!

Almost lost this to my Blushing Bride ( she really likes the blue / silver combo ) but she’s like where’s the button?? It’s NOT an automatic?? What NO spring assist either?? So I get to keep it – YAY! . . .

You can go to the Rough Rider Knives site – CLICK HERE – and read about the knives or you can go straight to Smoky Mountain Knife Works Rough Ryder Page(s) HERE and peruse through some 580 plus different patterns / models / finishes – if you can’t find “something” that just says “BUY ME” – I’m not sure there is any hope for you in a capitalistic society – LMAO!

So excuse me while I dress the edge on my new Rough Ryder and give it a new home in my pocket . . .

What’s in your pocket?

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

The box the knife comes in is cool by itself . . .

Picked up 2 of them – the “Ace of Spades” . . .

And the “Pin Up Girl” . . .

Trixie & Milo’s sunfish pattern knives have the traditional chunky main blade – but the second blade is a utility blade . . .

Now I have an excuse to buy a different brand of beer to try the bottle opener on – I hope you folks appreciate the sacrifices I make for all y’all – Just Saying . . .

Looks like the Ace of Spades brass bolsters need a little polishing!

Good size knives – fill the hand and have a good weight to them – you won’t mistake them for a modern carbon fiber “tacticool” mall ninja knife – LOL!

A modern manufactured old timey knife – the designs on the scales and the solid brass bolsters are real old school cool . . .

“Stay Sharp”

Trixie & Milo knives are available at a variety of sites <<< CLICK HERE >>> as well as Amazon . . .

Bottom line?? Absolute cool stuff – 35 bucks is basically an impulse buy that is well spent money – real pleasantly surprised at the fit and finish for the price – and totally subjective – they FEEL GOOD in the hand – 17CR17MoV is basically Chinese 440A stainless ( yes – they are made in China ) – they are sharp and can be resharpened – and will hold that edge reasonably well – and that big blade will take care of just about any task you want to use it for . . .

About the only downside – they are a little too nice to live in a pocket full of junk – they are not really a “daily driver” – BUT – I have a review of another “sunfish” pattern coming up that is going to get a lot of “driving” time . . .

What’s in YOUR pocket?

A little note about knife steel – there are differences – some very significant – in the various types of metal(s) used in blades – some are as simple as 440A stainless/surgical stainless – to some truly exotic blends – there are some things you need to think about – the main one being is what is YOUR intended use for the knife? – the same basic knife pattern can vary from 25 to 50 bucks – to 200 plus dollars when you start getting into exotic blade materials – the “harder” the blade material / the harder to sharpen it and the more brittle it becomes – average knife use – open packages – cut sausage / cheese – cut a thread off you shirt – you really don’t need the “latest greatest” steel – the best advice I can give you? Find a “pattern” that appeals to you ( you can go down quite a rabbit hole HERE ) – stockman – trapper – dogleg – then buy several different ones from different manufacturers – some of the most useful knives I have owned have been very inexpensive – but they performed the tasks well that I used them for . . .

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