Rough Ryder Drop Point Hunter

Received as a gift after having it on my wishlist.. At the cheaper end of the spectrum on this site, it really does deliver. It does need a little work - it wasn't super sharp, but that can be improved. A wood polish will help and I've seen a couple of reviews that suggest some handle pin smoothing (not mine). The blade feels strong enough and good in the hand (even in my large mittens). The handle is not flimsy and the overall size is well balanced. The lanyard hole is handy and the finger guard is solid. For the price, it's a good bargain. It's not a top shelf blade, but with a little work, it'll do the job. The sheath is basic but again, good value and fits well. I'm very happy with my gift and it'll get a good work out.

This is a really nice 3 7/8" (97 mm) bladed sheath knife. It's definitely built to a budget, but you would be hard pressed to guess this knife costs as little as it does (£15 at the time of writing) just by looking at it or holding it. The main saving seems to be in the sheath itself, which is a very basic nylon affair. A leather sheath for this would have been more in keeping with the style of the knife. The fit and finish of the knife are good, with only some minor misalignment of the handle scales to the full tang, which is to be expected when you are paying so little for a knife. The handle material itself is good and the knife metal is blemish free and performs as you would expect and want it to. Honestly, I'm very surprised at the actual quality of this knife. It's much nicer than I was expecting.

I got my knife very quickly,as per usual HH service!,but to be totally honest,I was not impressed with this knife what so ever.... I would of sent it back,but as I have the tools to sort it,I kept it. First off,the scales looked nothing like those in the photo,and they were way too small for the tang,and one of the two pins stuck way out from the scales.so TBH the knife was unusable,unless you like blisters!. A quick tidy up on the linisher sorted those problems out mind,so all that was left to sort was the blade,and the overall finish. Much sanding and many coats of Antiquax on the scales bought those up quite nicely though. The blade itself was a PITA!.It was blunt when I got it (Well,blunt to me,I like all my blades shaving sharp),and it needed properly re-grinding to 20-25 degrees,which I used both a Lansky and Edge Pro sharpening systems to achieve,then lots of stropping on a home made strop,to make this blade REALLY sharp. The sides of the blade,and pommel itself was also pretty manky,but I sorted that with a microfibre,and Peek polish.So now they really shine. It took a lot of work,but this blade now looks,and acts like it costs a LOT more. Would I recommend a first time user to buy one as their first 'Bushcraft' knife?,hell no!,go get yourself a Mora Robust,or even an Opinel No 9!,but,if you know what you are doing,and have the tools,go for it!,you will end up with a decent knife,that looks like it costs much more than it does.

Had a month now so time for a honest review, got mine at lower price probably exchange rates popping it up a little. Mine arrived razor sharp and have been to the woods half a dozen times now and it has performed excellently touched edge up after use (after trip) and it easy to sharpen, no hot spots no blisters , comfy in hand.. Cracking entry model knife into bushcrafft I can see me passing this one to my boy when hes that little bit older for a knife like daddies. Thanks HH

Soft steel, will not hold its edge, more butter knife than bushcraft. Can't belive there are no other no poor reviews other than my previous. I guess mine was a duff knife. made on Friday night just before pub o'clock.

what can you say about this knife that's not been said before, for the money that you pay its fantastic value at £12.95, ive had more expensive knives at three times what this was and they've been nowhere as good. very sharp straight out of the box good enough to do the paper cut but could be that little bit sharper with the minimal amount of work on the blade, the sheath is very basic woven nylon and you can get by with it but I'll probably get a decent quality leather one with a fire steel attachment on it, after all this is going to be used in the field so you might as well have everything you need close at hand. all in all this is a fine field knife and one that I would recommend.

I purchased this knife purely because of the reviews its received. I can't believe what you get for £12.95. It does raise the question about what the people earn that produce it. I must admit I laughed out loud when I read the box. It is a very good knife and everybody should have one in either their shooting, fishing or camping kit as a back up.

Firstly thanks to Hennie for super service and delivery, now how do Rough Rider make a knive of this quality for £15 the fit and finish is bang on no gaps anywhere the blade is straight true ,and sharp with a lovely wood handle some of the reviews have commented on the quality of the sheaf not being very good ,to me the knive fits in snug and hangs from the belt well with ok quality for £15 it's a steal

For £12/$15 its a brilliant knife. The steel is not great quality and will need sharpening often but for the amount you pay that is expected . The build quality is good with a nice handle but the sheath feels pretty cheap but does the job. Over all its a good knife for the money, easily the best knife in this price bracket . Excellent service form H&H it came within two days with standard delivery.