Thanks Warren! Did I mention that I LOVE Bowies? lol

No doubt Big Jim's knife. Now have gotten to the bottom of this story yet and what was the motive?

Second post, first mistake. My apologies. Most of my photographs are taken by my niece on her pink tablecloth. They are so tiny on this computer and with old eyes. I don't know how to erase them from here or whatever you do to change them. Probably be many more mistakes before I figure this stuff out. Guess I will never be computer savvy.

No, the point is these are not your Niece's pictures. These are Big Jim's pics of his knife when he owned it. He confirmed this to me by phone today.

Bill,

You are cornering the market on Brassback Bowie's! Great job, love them!

Tom Flynn

I hear he also makes a great breakfast sandwich. ;-)

Probably not the place for this Model 8-4". Its not old enough to join these ranks, but I thought I would cover the bases.

I received this Model 8-4" from a widow, whose late husband was a friend of mine. I am helping to appraise her late husband's military & sporting gun collection, over 300+.

A friend of mine, who is a military collector appraised the WWI & WWII pieces and I appraised the sporting longguns and handguns. Never saw a dozen each, 03-A4's, Colt O.M.M. revolvers, & M1922 rifles in the same collection. Mind boggling, just looking at all the "Snake" guns from Colt.

We cannot find the Randall sheath that would be with it. The knife was scrimshawed by Rick Bowles, probably in the '80's. The signature block indicates "RB208".

Maybe we'll find the sheath when I do an extensive search through the box of Pumas, Bokers, and other Randalls.

The collection is anyone's dream find, especially the Model 8-4", since it was a gift of gratitude.

That's a beauty Buck!

I got this Mod.1 on a trade ...I hope someone can tell me the age, it has"a slightly thicker blue center spacer...S.S. washer and S. S. nut as a tang nut

Mid to late 50's. Deep choil was gone by 60'ish. Early 50's had a brass nut. No sheath??