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#145337 - 07/21/16 01:19 PM Re: General Westmoreland's Randall Made model 5 [Re: crutchtip]
TAH Knife Enthusiast Registered: 10/26/05 Posts: 2382 Loc: USA	Originally Posted By: crutchtip One thing no one has taken into consideration relative to the light stamp of the 1 and 6, is the proximity to the butterfly stitching. Why it was stamped there I have no idea. Joe, How unusual is it that numbers were stamped inside the butterfly on a JRB baby dot? Have you seen this before? I don't recall seeing it on other JRB sheaths, but I probably wasn't paying attention. _________________________ Tom RKS #4233
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#145338 - 07/21/16 01:33 PM Re: General Westmoreland's Randall Made model 5 [Re: crutchtip]
JE6245 Knife Enthusiast Registered: 01/02/14 Posts: 1064 Loc: Tallahassee FL	Originally Posted By: crutchtip My guess is Bo had a #5 forging sitting there and wanted to get a "fighter" out to the general, threw a double hilt on it, an ivory handle and wa la, out the door. I don't think it was a decision based on weeks of thought and debate. On the other hand, deciding on a knife to give a General doesn't strike me as a spur of the moment thing where you just grab whatever is laying around. Oh well, perhaps we will learn more as this story unfolds. _________________________ Jim E. “If you don’t know where you are going, you might wind up someplace else.” – Yogi Berra Me 2020
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#145339 - 07/21/16 01:38 PM Re: General Westmoreland's Randall Made model 5 [Re: JE6245]
crutchtip Knife Enthusiast Registered: 11/16/05 Posts: 2848	I guess what I was trying to say is that maybe it really wan't important that it was a #1 or #5 as it is a presentation piece if you will. They both would be equal in form for sure and function for all practical purposes, but I highly doubt Bo gave him a knife that he thought would see "action". So in the end, maybe aesthetics (form) ruled the day. _________________________ www.rmkcollector.com BUY-SELL-TRADE
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#145340 - 07/21/16 01:41 PM Re: General Westmoreland's Randall Made model 5 [Re: TAH]
crutchtip Knife Enthusiast Registered: 11/16/05 Posts: 2848	Originally Posted By: TAH Originally Posted By: crutchtip One thing no one has taken into consideration relative to the light stamp of the 1 and 6, is the proximity to the butterfly stitching. Why it was stamped there I have no idea. Joe, How unusual is it that numbers were stamped inside the butterfly on a JRB baby dot? Have you seen this before? I don't recall seeing it on other JRB sheaths, but I probably wasn't paying attention. When you see it you kinda go hmmm. Then the more you look at it you start to question whether it is the first time. As I sit here I want to say maybe I have seen another over the years, I seem to recall it through the fog, but then again, maybe not. _________________________ www.rmkcollector.com BUY-SELL-TRADE
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#145341 - 07/21/16 01:59 PM Re: General Westmoreland's Randall Made model 5 [Re: crutchtip]
TAH Knife Enthusiast Registered: 10/26/05 Posts: 2382 Loc: USA	Videos of General Westmoreland carrying his Randall knife. Enjoy! Video 1 Video 2 Video 3 _________________________ Tom RKS #4233
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#145342 - 07/21/16 02:17 PM Re: General Westmoreland's Randall Made model 5 [Re: TAH]
tunefink Knife Enthusiast Registered: 09/13/05 Posts: 4054 Loc: Bambalam	Here is a 1964-ish, Low S, numbers in the butterfly...... _________________________ Always, buying, selling and trading. www.randallmadeknife.com
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#145344 - 07/21/16 02:32 PM Re: General Westmoreland's Randall Made model 5 [Re: tunefink]
Wally Knife Enthusiast Registered: 07/08/06 Posts: 2444	Very nice, Tune! _________________________ Wally
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#145345 - 07/21/16 03:01 PM Re: General Westmoreland's Randall Made model 5 [Re: crutchtip]
JE6245 Knife Enthusiast Registered: 01/02/14 Posts: 1064 Loc: Tallahassee FL	Joe -- Got it. I see your point and it makes sense. Thanks. _________________________ Jim E. “If you don’t know where you are going, you might wind up someplace else.” – Yogi Berra Me 2020
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#145351 - 07/21/16 04:56 PM Re: General Westmoreland's Randall Made model 5 [Re: tunefink]
LarryWW1246 Knife Enthusiast Registered: 03/20/06 Posts: 1835	Tune-- How did you end up with the knife that was "supposed" to go to General Westmoreland!?! Larry _________________________ Larry W. Williams RKCC #CM-041 ABKA #046 RKS #1246
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#145355 - 07/21/16 05:31 PM Re: General Westmoreland's Randall Made model 5 [Re: LarryWW1246]
Ronnie Knife Enthusiast Registered: 02/13/11 Posts: 2265 Loc: NW Mississippi	???? _________________________ Ronnie RKS#2166
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