Warren here are 2 with no-hone sheaths. Brass and all stainless examples. I believe only about 10 were all stainless.

I sold both n 2016, the stainless for $3500 and the Brass fetched $1800. So with a spear, $2000 is more than reasonable. IMO

Those are pretty much dead mint. The one I saw looked used. Nice!

When i first got interested in Randall knives ( maybe in 2007 or 2008 ) i was buying modern knives and later on some mini's. I found there would be more value in minis despite their size because of the limited production run and they were serial numbered .
I had a couple of complete sets of the modern mini's and a few extra of the #14, #1 and #3 .

During that time i was offered by about 3 different sellers/dealers a mini 18 . I am pretty sure they were all different knives . I do not remember the exact prices but i found them way too high and decided to pass. At that time i had read the info on 300 production number which helped me decide against buying them . I also read that there are many fakes of the early Randall minis .

The regular mini 25 always brought a premium back then . They would sell easily for close to 1K . The last ones i got was the mini 25 with "special handle material " .
When i first started looking for one of special handle material i knew where several were available with non-cracked handles but they wanted over 2k . I think one was 2.8k.

I bought one with cracked handle ( recently sold it on eBay ) at a steep discount and just waited for prices to drop ( economy and collectibles market were not great ) . The prices did drop and picked a non-cracked handle one for considerably under 2k .

As far as where the Author of Wickersham book came up with 300 figure for mini 18 production ? I have no clue.

I have read from different sources that there were 100 of the modern mini 25 with special handle material made.

Does this one look legit? I've been offered it in trade - it looks good to me, but wanted to check...

Sheath and knife both look right to me!

Tom Flynn

Looks just like the one I sold last year. Attached pics for comparison. Marks on the sheath match could be my eyes. #606 was the one I sold. So I vouch for it.

Wow - small world! Thanks for verifying it.

Yes it is, getting smaller every day. BTW, I did not sell the zipper case with it, so that is a nice addition. Good Luck!