Thank you, I sure like the knife

This model 14 showed up at my tables at the last Greensboro Gun Show. What struck me was the condition of the sheath leather. It might have been dyed black at the shop, Regretfully, the snap came loose and was missing before the new owner bought it.

One of the best Vietnam era model 14/Solingen Randall's I have seen. The closeup shot shows the "newness" of the leather at the throat. It may not have seen much use. Note the lack of the wrist thong liner, which might indicate an early production knife.

Original owner's name & service number etched on back. Original owner requested reverse side not be shown.

I brought my Canon SLR camera back last Saturday from the Fayetteville Gun Show for security reasons. Then on Sunday morning prior to returning to work the Show, I thought the chances a Randall would show up on Sunday worth photographing.would be "nada".

I learned MY lesson. Count on it happening. A retired soldier from the 10st ABN Div showed up with this knife without the sheath.

Its another early Model 14 without the wrist thong hole liner.
I believe he said he got it in 1966, prior to going over to Vietnam. He mentioned that he got it quickly, and I explained to him about the Solingen stamp on the trademark.

I hope I'll be seeing the sheath soon to photograph both together.

Fortunately, I always carry my old Nikon model 995 point & shoot digital camera that I bought in 2001. Hard to believe I paid $900 for this little number from Nikon with 3.3 megapixels.

THe picture quality isn't up to my standards but I didn't want to keep the customer waiting while I fiddled around with the camera trying to remember how to operate all the buttons.

The Latin phrase on the reverse side translate to "Fortune Favors The Bold". He had asked that his name be "erased" on the reverse side as well.

Very cool, Buck. Always enjoy seeing a well used Randall and hearing the story behind it. Thanks for posting it.

I have a brand new model five, and the sheath merely has a 7 on the back. Should it not say 5-7?

Model 1 and Model 5 use the same model A sheath, just marked for blade length not model number

Peter

Thanks. Very helpful response.

Speced out with Bo Randall in about 1974,
M-14, SS, black micarta, single finger groove, semi border patrol handle shape of that date.
Johnson rough back sheath and a spare, maybe two spares.
All like new, i did not take it over seas at that time as planned.
What is unique by far is the SS gaurd that GTR now tells me is a special Bo did for about a 100 knives, maybe.
Ill need to do sme decent pics.
Thx,
Nuc

Here is a pair I picked up a few months ago.

Trying to find some info on this knife. Been put away for 20 some years. Posted on another forum (gun) and tried to learn more about it but didn't work. Even tried to trade it for a single action 22 cal. pistol but no takers. Contacted Randall in Orlando and that was not very helpful. thanks Bobby