Glad you enjoyed it and that it brought back some fond memories!

The Red Jigged bone is currently in stock. The brown Stag bone remains out of stock, currently. Hopefully it will be brought back. It's a pretty cool knife

Tobias Gibson That’s awesome. Thank you for info! Like the Red Jigged bone one.

Hope you enjoy both knives. I'd love to hear your thoughts, especially on the Marble's D2. I haven't picked one up yet!

@@KnifeChatswithTobias It is a great knife not too snappy a 4. Half stop is good. Good fit and finish one small gap, but extremely usable. I will be getting another. I haven't had enough use to determine how it holds up, but I am pleased.

I know the knife you're talking about. I'm not sure it it was originally a Marble's design but Marbles did make such a knife. I also saw them made in Germany. I think they are sometimes called Swing guard or folding Bowie knives. Pretty cool!

I'll need to check them out when I get a chance.

Tobias Gibson yeah please Tobias I put the video out yesterday on the canoe..... I really think you’ll like it and I’d love your opinion on it....... I think I’m going to start picking up a bunch of them...... pick one up you’ll love it thanks!!!!!

Tobias Gibson hey Tobias I just ordered more Rough Ryders and case canoes they are sweet

Even the Case Swing Gurads have a ton of play in the guard. The Best Swing Guard I've run across is the Rough Ryder Reserve Swish ... kzfaq.info/get/bejne/nOCJoaSEvte1oqs.htmlsi=NiMhMhqFxIMAf6ZM

@@KnifeChatswithTobias it is on my wish list, for sure, along with the Burgundy Sabacc. If you reviewed that one, please link me! God bless ya

Many of the Marble's Knives come with that pouch! Marbles does some interesting packaging.

That's a big clasp knife. I'll need to check it out when I make my way to SMKW. Black smooth bone is one of those knife handles that can be so unevenly dyed. Not sure about the blade etch but I really like the shield!

It's a little more expensive and I'm not sure its available but if you're into Swing Guards and like big knives, you might want to check out the Rough Ryder Reserve Swish. (I really hope thy shrink down the Swish to a more manageable size.) Glad you found the video useful. I'm keen to hear your thoughts on the knives you bought.

They are a fun pattern. Thanks for watching!

No doubt SMKW has knocked it out of the park with their stag bone, regardless what brand they use it with (Marbles, Rough Ryder, or the old Colt knives)

Love to hear your thoughts on it!

That would be cool!

I wish I knew why they were named Cheetah but I don't have a definitive answer. (see my speculation below) I know Case used to engrave a Cheetah on the blade and they gave the knife the name The concept, however is not new and swing guards were extremely popular the last half of the 19th century. I've sometimes thought that maybe in the 19th century, they picked up the name "Cheaters." The swing guards were especially popular among Card Sharps and Prostitutes back in the 19th century. As the cross guard tucks away making the knife easy to conceal, the knives were an ideal "hide out" knife. But it also seems that if the name had been known as a "Cheater", Case marketing department would have exploited that factoid.

Tobias Gibson Very interesting!

The Raging Bull Guardian Angels are really well made knives! Good find!

Glad you like it! Thanks for watching!

I agree! Their Ram's Horn is definitely overlooked and underrated!

Thanks

The knives were assembled by hand. The jigging was done with the stroke of computer key, most likely. Even in the mid to late 20th century most bone jigging was being done on a factory lathe and followed a pattern. The difference is it was being cut with a blade and in some cases a person was holding that blade. Most jigging, today, especially on traditional knives under $100 I suspect is done with a laser following a computer generated pattern. The bone is untouched by human hands unless you count somebody putting in the production line. Once it is jigged, it is cut to fit a particular handle, again following a pattern and by laser. It is then pinned to the handle, most likely by hand and then the rough fitting bone is smoothed my hand to properly fit. This leads to a much more consistent jigging and keeps the cost down. If you only have one knife then it looks pretty cool. But when you have multiples in the series, it becomes obvious that the jigging is computer generated. Some like the consistency. Others are annoyed by it. I have a two toothpicks from Marble's - one in green and one in brown - that I bought ten years ago and the jigging on those knives is exactly the same as those in the Rough Ryder Brown Stag Series. SMKW has cut quite a bit of bone using the same jigging. As for Hen & Rooster ... they're overprice Steel Warriors in my opinion. I've yet to get one that was worth the asking price. I gave up after the third one!

@@KnifeChatswithTobias Thank you for the sharing the particulars. Checking my collection I'm seeing quite a few lathe cut handles -the obvious ones anyway. Kind of let down a bit. Yeah, I bought the H & R on impulse off the TV. Todd Boone mentioned that it has carbon steel. He said, "keep 'em oiled! Have you done a review of the "Blackbeard's Legacy Collection" knives? They were the first blades I picked up, they are what got me started.

I think so too! Definitely a lot less expensive!

Yeah I agree that the guard seems a little loose. I need to check out a Case if I get a chance and see if the guard is any tighter on an actual Cheetah. But I'm not going to buy one to find out. Hopefully SMKW has a few in stock when I visit there during the summer. It's one thing to buy the Marbles without holding it first. It's a different story when the price is $70+!

Oh I'm not sure it is direct copy. I mean the tang stamp and blade is stamped "Marble's" and there is no Cheetah on the blade. (okay lame joke.) But to be fair the Swing Guard Knives were actually being made before Case was a company. But I think dimension wise this if very close to those of a Case Cheetah.