Rough Ryder’s “Cooper Bolster” Toothpick is a beautiful classic pocket knife that will only get better with age. The smooth bone handle has copper pins, liners, bolsters, and a copper shield that all look great out of the box. The bolsters have pinched ends and an embossed ring, and the shield has the double R Rough Ryder logo. Over time, the oils in your hand alter the patina of the copper and give it true character unique to your knife.

The “Copper Bolster” Toothpick has a single 440A stainless steel blade. The blade has a blackwash finish for a rugged look and contrast with the copper bolsters. The pinched bolsters feature an embossed ring design, with three rings around the base bolster. The blade opens with a match strike pull. Unlike a standard nail nick or long pull, a match strike pull has serrations inside the groove of the pull. These serrations allow you to strike a match with your knife. The blades use the half stops and slip joints found in traditional pocketknives.

This knife is a toothpick pattern. The pattern bears resemblance to the French laguiloe knife and the Spanish navaja knife. The laguiloe was known as a picnic knife, while the navaja was a fighting and utility knife. Stories of history of the pattern range from use as a fishing knife to a fighting knife, but the pattern always remains a popular one. 

The “Copper Bolster” Toothpick is a perfect knife for a collector, or for use as an everyday carry. The copper and bone handle complements the blackwash blades right out of the box, and with use it becomes a one-of-a-kind knife unique to you.

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