American Made Hunting & Fishing Fixed Blade Knives

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jerryd6818 wrote:The rest that fit this category.
Jerry, I really like that Kutmaster set! ::tu:: ::tu::
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Miller Bro's wrote:
knife7knut wrote:Dimitri:That Rigid(#8 pic)is really nice!I have several of the Santee made knives including a Bowie that someone attempted to engrave.
Thanks Ray!

I don't believe it was ever used, certainly not since I have owned it. I don't know much about these but it is a big well built knife, I have a couple more and a few folders.
I forget the name of the two guys who started it but they were both custom knifemakers. The knives were not cheap either;if I remember correctly the Apache folder was about $50 back in the 1970's.You could buy a custom knife for that money then.The Bowie I got from Bob Frieda I think and whoever tried to do the engraving.....well let's just say they hadn't been practicing very long. :mrgreen: The metal handled one I got about 10 years ago and it was one had never seen before.Smaller than the Apache in overall size it was definitely a Santee(California)made knife.I have a couple of Japanese made Rigids but they aren't even close in quality to the California made knives even though they are decent.
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Thanks Ray, I never researched them so today I searched the internet and found this:
Rigid Knives were founded in the early 1970s by former Buck employees; Bill Duff, Dean Parks, and Don Collum in Santee, CA., later moving to Lake Hamilton, AR before going out of business in the late 1980s.

From their original brochure:

Better knives are being made in America today than in any period of history. And in a small Southern California town, some of the best are being created in a modern and well-equipped factory. Rigid Knives are the product of many years of knife building experience. They are the result of a dream of craftsman who left a larger manufacturer t devote themselves to creating the “ultimate“ knife.

There is compromise to excellence in every Rigid knife. The finest materials, unique designs that fit a man’s hands and his needs like a glove, and painstaking hand work create a knife that can never be duplicated by machine. But the most important ingredient is pride. It assures that the knife is as unique as the craftsman who made it. Whatever kind of knife you need, there is a Rigid to fit the job.

Rigid Knives was a pioneer in the early days of American’s Cutlery Renaissance, pushing the envelope past the traditional designs of the 19th and early 20th centuries and merging the influence of custom knives to push the metallurgy and high tolerances that our current state-of-the-art manufacturers continue today and own a debt of gratitude.
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Here's a few favorites from my collection.
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WOW!! All nice ones there EBM!! Those CASE are SWEETT!! ::nod:: ::tu::
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Here are my Remington fix blade knives
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Very nice 77 !!! ::tu::
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Eye Brand Man wrote:Here's a few favorites from my collection.
They would be favorites in my collection too! There is something about those yellow Kinfolks knives that appeals. Of course the CASES and suchlike are top notch! ::tu:: ::tu:: ::tu::
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espn77 wrote:Here are my Remington fix blade knives
What a beautiful display! Some in there I never heard of. Those 38s are impressive! ::tu:: ::tu:: ::tu::
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tongueriver wrote:
espn77 wrote:Here are my Remington fix blade knives
What a beautiful display! Some in there I never heard of. Those 38s are impressive! ::tu:: ::tu:: ::tu::
Thanks Cal, you should recognize a few of them. ::handshake::
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tongueriver wrote:
Eye Brand Man wrote:Here's a few favorites from my collection.
They would be favorites in my collection too! There is something about those yellow Kinfolks knives that appeals. Of course the CASES and suchlike are top notch! ::tu:: ::tu:: ::tu::
Thanks Cal. The cool thing about the yellow handle one it's stamped Cattaraugus. Made by kinfolks though.
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Thanks for showing your great old knives EBM and espn, enjoyed looking.
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Eye Brand Man wrote:Here's a few favorites from my collection.
Awesome knives ::tu:: ::tu:: ::drool::
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espn77 wrote:Here are my Remington fix blade knives
Nice display Keith ::tu::

One of these days I am going to find one of those Red, Blue, or Green handle knives ::huff::
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Nice display Keith ::tu::

One of these days I am going to find one of those Red, Blue, or Green handle knives ::huff::
Thanks Dimitri, they make a yellow one also but I haven't found a good one yet.
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A yellow one too! :lol:

What is the model number of these?
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Miller Bro's wrote:A yellow one too! :lol:

What is the model number of these?
The red one is a RH104. Blue and green is a RH204. If I'm not mistaken the yellow one is a RH204. The only difference is the RH104 had a blood groove.
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Thanks Keith, I'll keep my eyes open for one ::tu::
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Here’s a picture of my yellow rh204
Has a full BSA etch
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An interesting side note to the RH204. I had one with a green handle marked Pal RH-204 that had a full BSA etch on the pile side of the blade. I sold it to a friend that was an Official Scout Knife collector. Never seen one before or since and neither has anyone else I have talked to. Post war years were tough times for knives supplied to the Scouts. Many strange things happened such as the Cardinal fixed blades. Knives were in very short supply and the Scouts got what they could form where they could.
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btrwtr wrote:An interesting side note to the RH204. I had one with a green handle marked Pal RH-204 that had a full BSA etch on the pile side of the blade. I sold it to a friend that was an Official Scout Knife collector. Never seen one before or since and neither has anyone else I have talked to. Post war years were tough times for knives supplied to the Scouts. Many strange things happened such as the Cardinal fixed blades. Knives were in very short supply and the Scouts got what they could form where they could.
I'm sure Mike will see your post Wayne. I think his knife he just showed has the BSA etch??
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Better pictures of my rh204 , with the etch .
Wayne I’ve Never seen one with pal tang stamp .
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Very Cool knife Mike. The knife I had the etch was the same but on the opposite side. Mine did not have the Scout snap and the sheath was different. Can't be too many of these floating around out there.
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Awesome knife Mike! ::tu:: ::tu::
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