All About Pocket Knives

The Rooster forum has been rather quiet lately. Thought I would wake them up.

By 1994 Frank Buster "Cuz" had built over 300 different three blade "Stockman" knives with various handle materials, measuring 3-¾".
I have many Fight'n Rooster knives, mostly in the stockman pattern pictured below.
Most of my Roosters were obtained in the early 1980s through the early 1990s from "Clarence Risner" of Spring Valley, Ohio via land-line and when he attended the yearly So. Ca. Blade Shows.
The below stockman are also all celluloid. I have lost celluloid knives in the past due to outgassing, but they are not all time bombs. I have 100 year old plus celluloid handled knives that are fine. Just keep an eye on them and keep them clean and segregated. Collectors know when to take action. One should not be afraid to enjoy celluloid handled knives.

Roll Call: At Ease Tiger Eye: #338 of 600 1989
Hummingbird #374 of 1,000 1988
Lily Of The Valley #083 of 300 1989
Amazing Grace #083 of 300 1989
The Rose Of Sharon #079 of 300 1989 (Only 100 Made - Not 300) Per Clarence Risner. Jokers Wild #048 of 600 1985
Guns & Roses #166 of 1,000 1989
Love Hard' Live Fast' N Die Young #064 of 800 1990
Dead Man's Hand #014 of 400 1989 Folsom Prison Special #448 of 600 1985
Fight'n Rooster (No other blade info)
Sweet Sixteen 1986 Limited 1986
Fisherman's Luck #445 of 1,000 1989 Win Some - Loose Some #330 of 1,000 1989
West Coast Turnaround #270 of 600 1985
My Daddy Was A Pistol, I'm A Son Of A Gun #312 of 600 1988
Nice And Easy (Not numbered, but 300 Made) Pre 1982 Tang Stamp Leather' N Lace #241 of 800 1990
Three Ducks In Flight #227 of 300 1992
Ramblin Rose #193 of 800 1990
Cash' N Carry #133 of 800 1990 Wild Card #113 of 800 1991
When The Go'en Gets Tough The Tough Get Go'en #043 of 800 1991
Fight'n Rooster (No Other Blade Info) 70 Made Pre 1982 Tang Stamp
Like Father Like Son #367 of 1,000 1989 Peace Of Mind #220 of 1,000 1988
Twenty Dollar Gold Piece (Not Numbered, but 600 Made) 1978 Pre 1982 Tang Stamp
Indian Territory Texas-Kansas-Arkansas 1986
Jubilee #052 of 800 1990

Wow Dan, very impressive, thanks for sharing those, very nice

What a beautiful and impressive collection of knives you have Dan. I've always run a little scared of celluloid handled knives but they do have a visual appeal that is hard to match and I do own a few. Thanks for taking the time to post yours here.

The only thing more impressive than your knives is the time and effort it took to set all that up and take those pictures. Because after all that, you had to put everything back. Very nice collection, very colorful and pleasing to the eye. My favorite is the only one that doesn't have bolsters.

Thank you for taking the time to share those with us Dan.

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Mike

Excellent collection...I have one of the Folsom Prison 1-600's....came to me with no handles, I've put some exotic wood floor sample (HARD wood) on for scales.

Outstanding! I love celluloid knives, and these are beautiful.

Thanks for all the compliments guys, much appreciated.

Great work with the "Exotic wood" handle repair SMH. Floor sample scales...wow, very ingenious.

I have been rearranging my entire knife display cabinet to correspond with Manufacturer rather then Pattern. Big time consuming job.
Just the Rooster Stockmans was a sun up, to past sun down job.

Dan, beautiful Rooster collection. Several years ago I had a large pearl Rooster collection. I always enjoyed visiting with Cuz, he was always full of great ideas. I now collect antique Remingtons but still love those Roosters. Thus my AAPK handle, Pearlroosterman....... thanks again for sharing. John

Thanks John.
Unfortunately, I never had the opportunity to meet or talk with Mr. Buster.
Below is my favorite Rooster Stag and Pearled handled International Club knife set of two. I have #003 of 200 made in 1992.

Very Nice collection . I have hear that Sterling Buster Just got back from Germany and we may see some more Fight'N Roosters

kennedy knives wrote:Very Nice collection . I have hear that Sterling Buster Just got back from Germany and we may see some more Fight'N Roosters

Thank you for the info and your compliment Kennedy Knives.
If that ole Southern Boy was visiting Germany, than I am assuming something is up?
I would love to see Fight'n Rooster re-appear in my shopping cart.

Old Folder wrote:The Rooster forum has been rather quiet lately. Thought I would wake them up.

I have noticed that very few folks reply to posts made in the Fight'n Rooster Collector's Forum.

I guess I missed seeing this thread back in April. That is a stunning collection, Dan. I think that Fank Buster's knives are some of the best looking made in the last half of the last century. Celluloid can look really good! I only have a few Fight'n
Roosters myself.

I appreciate the effort you made to get those knives shined up, lined up, and photographed. If you are like me you had to dust them too. Very nice stuff!

Thank you Mel
My Roosters remain one of my many favorites.
Yes, it was quite time consuming to prep them for the photo display. Once I got started I could not quit.

Great spread. Thanks for sharing.

Beautiful lineup!!!!!!!!!!!

Thank you Gentlemen.

Just discovered your beautiful collection Dan. Terrific focus. Congratulations.

Thank You Q S

I just got pointed to this thread. What a beautiful collection. Words almost fail and in my case, that says a lot!
If I ever spot one, I’m diving on it!

zoogirl wrote:I just got pointed to this thread. What a beautiful collection. Words almost fail and in my case, that says a lot!
If I ever spot one, I’m diving on it!

Thank you so much Ann.
I love my Roosters.

luv dem roosters man very nice indeed i dont know much about em but ive been lookn at a few alot here lately and the more i look the more i like them id like to know more overall fightn rooster history info and they are my ol ladys fav knives

Very nice collection, Dan.

Here's a couple that I have ...

Very knice Don.

carvin don wrote: ↑Mon Feb 01, 2021 11:53 pm Very nice collection, Dan.

Here's a couple that I have ...

What doglegg said
"Very nice Don "
That pearl is spectacular.

Dan

Thank you, gentlemen.