Rifled barrels are something modern people take for granted. With a smooth bore gun, the ball literally bounces around in the bore like a ping pong ball in a larger diameter tube, and it's anyone's guess as to which direction it will generally travel exiting the barrel, even if you held your sights perfectly.
Yep. Rifled flintlocks we’re popular with hunters as they were accurate. The down side was slow to reload and fouled more quickly. The smooth bore musket, while less accurate was accurate enough when fired en masse from a line formation - and much less expensive to make. This is why the Brown Bess hung around forever with the British Army. rifled fire arms were first invented in 1498 in Augsburg, Germany. Some sources list the French and Indian War of 1751 as the first use of Rifled Flintlocks being used in quantity by the military. I assume the use referred to Colonial Militia as both the British and French regulars were still using muskets.
@@KnifeChatswithTobias Very true, I've shot a Brown Bess a few times and it is accurate (somewhat) out to almost 25 yards. Beyond that, in certain sunlight you can actually watch a longer shot spiral down range like a Victorinox corkscrew and often end up a curve ball. 😀
I wish SMKW would make some series like this in the USA via Bear and Son. I know it would make them cost more but they can make it part of their Reserve line. Maybe next time you are at SMKW, you can make the suggestion. Good old fashioned high carbon USA steel for knives like these would be sooooo cooooool.
We've (born and raised Pennsylvanians) always referred to them as The Pennsylvania Long Rifle. In 1775 the First Pennsylvania Rifle Regiment was formed to fight in the Revolution...they were mostly far-hitting snipers (long hunters) in civilian life using their PA made rifles, long before the Kentucky Long Rifle was put to song (and American lore) by Andy Jackson's boys in 1814 on their trek to and fight in New Orleans. The flintlocks were used throughout the War of 1812 well into the 1820's when the flintlock's began to be replaced with cap & ball. I grew up in the culture and still shoot muzzleloaders with a passion. The new red bone series looks to be all inclusive, will be fun to collect some. Thanks again Tobias, nice review.
I like the look of most of the Rough Ryder knives. Traditional patterns and styles are what I like. A knife named after a gun with a gun for a shield just seems like a silly notion to me. To each his own.
If you think that is hard to wrap your head around you should’ve seen the Bowie series that had a Bowie knife for a shield on slip-joints. The shield looked cool but …
That makes me think of the last of the Mohicans! They’re great looking knives. I think I prefer the older version, but the new tin is a huge improvement on the old!
I instantly thought of you when I saw these on SMKW's website. 🙂 I think rifle shields look perfect on traditional knives. I think knife companies should do that more often.
I've had the six blade stockman and grandaddy barlow in this series book marked for a while waiting for those to show up. Also curious to see a video of the Bluegill series.
Great looking knife, buddy!
I agree with you, the brown bone looks better but the red bone is great too.
The new one looks like it has a perfect fit to the back spring when open. 👍
Rifled barrels are something modern people take for granted. With a smooth bore gun, the ball literally bounces around in the bore like a ping pong ball in a larger diameter tube, and it's anyone's guess as to which direction it will generally travel exiting the barrel, even if you held your sights perfectly.
Yep. Rifled flintlocks we’re popular with hunters as they were accurate. The down side was slow to reload and fouled more quickly.
The smooth bore musket, while less accurate was accurate enough when fired en masse from a line formation - and much less expensive to make. This is why the Brown Bess hung around forever with the British Army.
rifled fire arms were first invented in 1498 in Augsburg, Germany. Some sources list the French and Indian War of 1751 as the first use of Rifled Flintlocks being used in quantity by the military. I assume the use referred to Colonial Militia as both the British and French regulars were still using muskets.
@@KnifeChatswithTobias Very true, I've shot a Brown Bess a few times and it is accurate (somewhat) out to almost 25 yards. Beyond that, in certain sunlight you can actually watch a longer shot spiral down range like a Victorinox corkscrew and often end up a curve ball. 😀
Sweet looking Toothpicks.
I just ordered the Rough Ryder Long rifle toothpick last night looks nice I am waiting to see the other ones in this series.
Nice!
Lovely toothpick
I wish SMKW would make some series like this in the USA via Bear and Son. I know it would make them cost more but they can make it part of their Reserve line. Maybe next time you are at SMKW, you can make the suggestion. Good old fashioned high carbon USA steel for knives like these would be sooooo cooooool.
Great piece, I think I will try to pick up all of the knives for this series when released. Have a great day and God bless.
It's a pretty nice line up. I really want to see how they handle the grand daddy barlow.
Stunningly Red scales...to announce a long knfe has entered the conversations
That new Long Rifle Toothpick looks fantastic ‼️ 😊
The red bone looks really good, good thing they did not put 2 nail pulls on the blade, thanks for showing them, all, Tobias.
This knife was delivered today by SMKW. Funny
I wonder if the whole series will be in red smooth bone ?
Yep! That’s the plan.
@ I really like the blade profile on this one 👍
My blade sits right in the center.
That’s the case with many of my Rough Ryder Large Toothpicks. I have bought over a dozen of the glow large toothpicks and they were all spot on!
We've (born and raised Pennsylvanians) always referred to them as The Pennsylvania Long Rifle. In 1775 the First Pennsylvania Rifle Regiment was formed to fight in the Revolution...they were mostly far-hitting snipers (long hunters) in civilian life using their PA made rifles, long before the Kentucky Long Rifle was put to song (and American lore) by Andy Jackson's boys in 1814 on their trek to and fight in New Orleans. The flintlocks were used throughout the War of 1812 well into the 1820's when the flintlock's began to be replaced with cap & ball. I grew up in the culture and still shoot muzzleloaders with a passion. The new red bone series looks to be all inclusive, will be fun to collect some. Thanks again Tobias, nice review.
thanks for the comparison. I think the red smooth bone is gorgeous
I agree. And for the folks who like swedges and half stops, the second generation if going be fantastic. The slant bolsters are also a nice touch.
Hey Tobias I will for sure be picking this series up….. I love the long rifle series thanks buddy 😊
That is nice-thank you for the history lesson.
Thanks. Glad you enjoyed it!
I like the look of most of the Rough Ryder knives. Traditional patterns and styles are what I like. A knife named after a gun with a gun for a shield just seems like a silly notion to me. To each his own.
If you think that is hard to wrap your head around you should’ve seen the Bowie series that had a Bowie knife for a shield on slip-joints. The shield looked cool but …
Thanks for sharing brother 🤙
That makes me think of the last of the Mohicans! They’re great looking knives. I think I prefer the older version, but the new tin is a huge improvement on the old!
I instantly thought of you when I saw these on SMKW's website. 🙂 I think rifle shields look perfect on traditional knives. I think knife companies should do that more often.
I've had the six blade stockman and grandaddy barlow in this series book marked for a while waiting for those to show up. Also curious to see a video of the Bluegill series.