Rough Ryder Common Stockman Folding Knife 18

In itself the knife is excellent. However, to suggest it is " UK Friendly" should be treated with caution. I noted that the clip point blade had a cutting edge that was 3 inches or less, but, the overall length of that blade exceeded 3 inches. Bearing in mind that the punishment for carrying a knife that exceeds 3 inches are quite severe I decided to do some online research of my own. Of the sites that I visited there seemed to be a debate over what counts as illegal carry knife. A police website however, pointed out that the governments legal statement that the cutting edge must not exceed 3 inches is being interpreted by the courts as the (overall length) must not exceed 3 inches. Whilst I did only do limited research, I have decided that as punishment can be severe I will not carry this knife in a public space but only use it at home. Maybe HH may wish to consider making a note in the relevant knife descriptions about this varying interpretation of the law to safeguard their customers and their reputation?

As the owner of many knives this was a very pleasant surprise, the fit and finish is excellent and compares well with other knives of a higher price. The Micarta scales are very nice and transitions are good, D2 blades are fine the grinds are acceptable. Overall a decent knife for the price. I recently purchased the Rough Rider reserve swayback and this was also very nice. If you get one of these I don’t think you will be disappointed.

A solid knife that feels great to hold and use. Sharp out of the box, fantastic half stops, well balanced, nice blade alignment, comfortable scales, no gaps or rough edges, and firm but easy opening, An excellent piece of kit which will live in my pocket.

I've always liked the Stockman pattern. This is meaty, is made from decent materials, has very good fit and finish, no blade rub and a pleasant walk-and-talk. Replacing the spay blade with a screwdriver/pry/bottle opener is a good move too as I rarely need to castrate anyone. If you like the look of it, you're going to like the real thing.

Only had this for a few hours, but I can tell it's going to be my EDC now. The RRR range is well worth checking out- as much as I've had good experiences with Rough Ryder penknives, the reserve range is that bit better, in terms of materials and build quality. This stockman is lovely, really useful blade shapes, I guess if I were to be really picky, I'd prefer the Clip blade to be of a bit thicker blade stock (more of a bowie blade), but its pretty much perfect, nonetheless....! Buy one...!