Throwback Monday!
Here is the RR727 Gunstock pattern, in all its glory.
This has to be the most solid, well built RR I have. It is a pleasure to handle, perfect size at 3 1/2", and a handsome fella. All three I own have very robust snap and half stops (thankfully).
Thanks to our valued member here Roland I learned a little about the history, and how RR stuck with the early design of the wrap around spring when designing these. They didn't have to do that - as popular makers had long since been foregoing the extra expense of doing it. Props to them for making this knife built true to the early pattern.
Started out with two of these and started looking for info on what scales they were offered in and learned there weren't many. In the process another classic yellow popped up on "the Bay". I couldn't help myself.
The fellow has 3 more, so please someone spare me from my demise!!
. It was less expensive than the other RRR folders by nearly $20 (I paid $38.00 for mine, but have since seen them for even less), which was nice, but, sadly, not up to the same quality standard as my other RRRs (or even a regular RR, for that matter).
). Great looking knife, but very disappointing performance/construction. I wonder if anyone else has had any similar (or other) issues with the RRR009 or if perhaps I was just unlucky and got a lemon? 
I opened the gift package and this gritty, nasty, no snap, brand new Case was in my hand, what to do? Be polite, take it home and give it a good bath and I was amazed at the junk that came out of that one brand new knife! A little bit of Quick Release and a few exercises, it became a knife I could almost brag on.
