Detron's Rough Rider 150th Anniversary of the Civil War Knives

[detron]

These are a unique couple of knives that I had to buy, I spent $41 total for both, (free shipping)

I ordered them from Amazon, and all I had t go off of was one picture of each knive, like so.






My expectations were low, however I think these knives are worth more than $20 each.
*I am not speaking of steel quality, or handle materials, just cool knives with a nice touch of history*


So imagine my surprise when the Amazon box for just these two knives was about 12" x 8" x 2", and sort of heavy.

I was confused and wondered if I had ordered something else and had forgotten 

well upon opening the box, I see two of these



Yes each one comes in a nice tin. 

here is the bottom



opening the cases you see that each one also includes an authentic Civil War era Minie ball



This one has a more intact minie ball, but both are cool. and a nice touch.



These knives each have 6 blades, and each blade contains some info about a general from the US Civil war

I also noticed that there are brass liners and these are just slip-joints, no locks (UK friendly)
























For a size comparison, here it is one of them with an Explorer







So I feel this is absolutely amazing for $40.  I will not carry these, these are shelf queens on a hand maiden budget!   

here are the links if you are interested
http://www.amazon.com/Rough-Rider-Knives-Civil-Anniversary/dp/B0083WK99Y/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1382767546&sr=8-1&keywords=rough+rider+civil+war

http://www.amazon.com/Rough-Rider-Knives-Confederate-Anniversary/dp/B00775BGH2/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1382767546&sr=8-2&keywords=rough+rider+civil+war

[Grathr]

Very nice looking knives! 

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

That does look like a real bargain!! RR are surprisingly good quality for the money

Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk

[gregozedobe]

.....these are shelf queens on a hand maiden budget!  

Well done !  I love the phrasing AND the sentiment expressed !!!!     

Some of my most pleasing MT purchases are when I get something way better than I had any right to expect for the amount of money I paid.

[kirk13]

Nice one Detron. I'm a big fan of Rough Riders,and have gifted a couple of them along the line.

I do like the look of those

[enki_ck]

That's a lot of blades. And a really nice package. Thank you for sharing those with us.

[CanadianLMfan]

Nice knives! The first thing I saw was the Walmart Flexi Ruler.

[jerseydevil]

Very nice Detron!    Bonus Minie balls too, neat!  What generals are on the blades?  Random fact (because I'm a nerd  ) : The tin mentions that 11 states seceded, but a Confederate flag has 13 stars.  The extra two stars were for Missouri and Maryland, which were two Southern states that did not secede, but were definitely Confederate-leaning in their sympathies.

[comis]

Detron,

Nice knives, and thanks for sharing!  I like knives with history, or stories behind the makers, it gives a personal connection to tool whenever I use one.
Looks like you are on a roll with more traditional American knives?  What got you started in this direction? 

[detron]

Detron,

Nice knives, and thanks for sharing!  I like knives with history, or stories behind the makers, it gives a personal connection to tool whenever I use one.
Looks like you are on a roll with more traditional American knives?  What got you started in this direction? 

well, I have ADOS

.

.

.

Attention Deficit  Oh Shinney!


as a kid I remember my grandfathers Old Timers, I actually was going to go get some until I learned that they are not the same as they were back then.

plus all the enablers here that are more "peer Pressure" than "intervention"   

[detron]

Very nice Detron!    Bonus Minie balls too, neat!  What generals are on the blades?  Random fact (because I'm a nerd  ) : The tin mentions that 11 states seceded, but a Confederate flag has 13 stars.  The extra two stars were for Missouri and Maryland, which were two Southern states that did not secede, but were definitely Confederate-leaning in their sympathies.

Thanks, that is good info.  I am actually from North Carolina, and did not know that fact.

Generals are as follows:

Confederates:
1.  Historical Leader of of the Confederate Army "<-- I guess a title for the knife
2.  Robert E Lee
3.  George Pickett
4.  Stonewall Jackson
5.  Nathan beddforrest
6.  James longstreet

Union:
1.  Historical Leader of of the Union Army "<-- I guess a title for the knife
2.  Ulyssess Grant
3.  Joshua Chamberlain
4.  George Meade
5.  George Armstrong Custer
6.  William Tecumseh Sherman


Nerd is just what idiots call us brilliant people!   

[comis]

plus all the enablers here that are more "peer Pressure" than "intervention"   

What are friends for, right? 

I am warming up to the ideas of traditional American knives, and just started collect a few, maybe someday I will take some pictures of them after some use. 

[Marius]

Very knice and interesting knives. Excellent value too it seems. Congrats!

[detron]

Very knice and interesting knives. Excellent value too it seems. Congrats!

thanks!  I thought it was a steal, could not resist

[dks]

Here is a picture of the standard models too, one marked RR and one marked Colt (made by the same company but generally better finish and more expensive), for reference.
I do not remember how much they were as I have had them for a few years.

[detron]

Thanks dks!  The colt one sure looks nice

Sent from my SPH-L720 using Tapatalk