Rough Ryder Backwoods Bushcraft Trapper 18

To my this is almost a perfect knife for the price and indeed I have more expensive knives not as good. Great spring tension and half-stop as well as shaving sharp blades, it will get a lot of use

If you want a featherweight little pen knife this isn’t the one in my opinion. I mean I love it, but it’s not understated to any degree of the word. Gaudy green and orange tinted sawn bone, bright copper pins and end caps (which - with use - I’m sure will dull down) and black, almost weathered blades against shiny stainless backsprings make this a cacophony of colours and pointy bits... It’s great! Nice sturdy weight to it, nice strong back springs with a good half stop and decent snap open. Double nail Nick on both blades with good grooves for a nice purchase and generally really good fit and finish on mine. If I was being really fussy I could knock a star off for the blades being a lazily ground, and making a rattling noise as they move when closed (if you drop it on to a hard surface for example). There’s no blade wobble when open though, and any noise it makes is - I think - due to the length and thinness of the steel. For the money, it’s nothing I can’t live with or fix myself and I’m still sure it could take a good beating if needed. 5 stars. For £20 it’s a no brainier for me.

This knife made me smile straight out of the box. You've got to hand it to RR - it's a cheerful riot of audacious materials, colours, shapes and textures. It's a substantial knife, both blades just under the magic 3 inches and appearing capable of at least moderate use. Beautifully worked bone handles - how do they do this for the money? Fit and finish are good on my example - it goes to show (yet again) that if you get a good RR, you get a belter of a knife. Spectacularly good personal service from HH as usual.

I bought this knife because I like carrying old fashioned folders. The solid copper bolsters and liners really make it look quite lovely, so I though for less than £20 it was worth a shot. It arrived less than 24 hours after order, which is fantastic. The knife is reassuringly solid, and has very strong backsprings while still being easy to open. The blades came very sharp and nice and straight, which in my experience is not always guaranteed with knives at this price point. There is one 'bald spot' in the acid wash on the back of the clip blade, but it adds to the old, worn look the knife exudes. The bone handles meet the bolsters very well, and the pins sit nice and flat, so no sore spots. To say it is a good knife 'for the money', would be a little unfair, as it is an excellent knife at almost any price point, being nicer than a few knives I have that I paid a lot more for. All in all, probably my favourite carrying knife, that punches a fair way above it's weight. At this price, I'm not to concerned about losing it either, which is always a plus!