Rusty Knuckles Custom Wrench Knife and Leather Sheath As A Give Away Prize

I don't think we should be allowed to have this much fun while making a cool give away for The Run What Ya Brung, this weekend. We have some other give away items at the campsite but this knife is top prize.

Our idea of the run is simple. Roll out to the middle of the mountains on your bike and link up with some good friends for a night of partying down and swapping stories. Simple, easy and the adventure is all about riding and enjoying a good time. If this kind of good time suits you, join the pack and head for the hills.

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Rusty Knuckles custom wrench knife and leather sheath for the Run What Ya Brung, motorcycle gathering

Custom wrench knife as a give away on the run

Rusty Knuckles custom leather goods with a one off knife sheath

Brand New Rusty Knuckles Mesh Hats

We are damn proud to have our newest trucker hats now available and in our store, check'em out...

Link over to our store page for our mesh hats

Rusty Knuckles New Merch Just Arrived

To say that we are stoked on the new merch is an understatement. We are DAMN proud of the latest designs to hit the press and be ready for yall. The newest package deal we are going to have will be tomorrow for the Flat Tires summer of Stay Cool package deal. You can get the Joe Buck Split 7", Freeborn and a limited time bandana. Get on it before they are gone, once they are sold, sayonara...

Also, don't forget about the "gunsablazin" sale we are having, 10% off all orders

Blackbeard Still Haunts The North Carolina Coast

Growing up on the central part of the east coast and coming from a family within the waterman community, tales of ships, famous storms and local folk lore were always on hand. My grandfathers favorite reading material was about the sea, as he was a local ship captain and the island where our family originates was a relatively famous pirate enclave originally called Devil's Island. Pirates roamed the Chesapeake Bay and the southern coastline for centuries and went from disrupting shipping lanes during colonial times to becoming Oyster Pirates that my grandfather had to deal with. We also had a few of them in the family, as making a living didn't come easy being watermen. 

We have all heard of the most famous pirate of the Atlantic waters, who just so happens to have made his last stand right off the coast of Moorhead City, here in North Carolina. On that fabled day that the British were finally able to defeat the mighty Blackbeard his head was cut off and his body was thrown overboard. Legend states that his body swam around the ship three times trying to find a way back on board, along with a few folks seeing a headless body searching for its head. His haunts of the North Carolina water ways have inspired many including yours truly. 

This past week one of the anchors from the Queen Anne's Revenge was recovered off the coast and it should open up a litany of other finds on the wreck, after the ship sank in 1718. After three hundred years his legend still remains with us. Good or bad the world is driven by folks of character and those are the ones whose stories become legend inspiring things such as Rusty Knuckles. One of our main logos was created after a sword while thinking on pirate tales and mixed with modern mechanics. We can thank someone such as Blackbeard for several ideas, including the artwork penned for the first Revenge Run which followed Blackbeard's last stand with the British. Quite soon, we may just have something cooked' up for our brethren in the hills with that tasty Mountain Dew recipe otherwise known as Shine.

Learn more about the legend of Blackbeard

Visit North Carolina's Maritime Museum for Blackbeard artifacts

Back To School Knives

With my last post about the glory of knives why not give something to the kids on their way to school. Will save you money in the long run as you won't have to keep doling out money. They can simply earn it the old fashioned way. They can take it from other unsuspecting individuals, akin to the corporate criminals that try to rob us blind. Or maybe those folks were given these knives as kids? hmmm...Might be onto something.

How cool is this grill?

I enjoy scouring junkyards to find great old parts. Seeing something like this just gives me ideas for days.