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#160318 - 05/14/17 10:46 PM The odd and unusual.....
Burnie Knife Enthusiast Registered: 04/22/07 Posts: 1387 Loc: United States	Just picked this one up and would like some input and or thoughts on it. 7" SS blade,micarta handle "burgundy/brown" black face compass here's one oddity "unlined thong hole" and of course hump blade . Any thoughts? Attachments ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ _________________________ Burnie Austin RKS #5489
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#160319 - 05/14/17 11:44 PM Re: The odd and unusual..... [Re: Burnie]
Wally Knife Enthusiast Registered: 07/08/06 Posts: 2444	All I got is "cool!!!" _________________________ Wally
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#160323 - 05/15/17 05:00 AM Re: The odd and unusual..... [Re: Wally]
Brent Knife Enthusiast Registered: 11/06/16 Posts: 299 Loc: Mid Michigan	Love the blade shape with the squared hilt. Maybe the thong hole is homemade,or is it possible for the tubing to work loose and come out over time? _________________________ Where ever you go, there you are
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#160324 - 05/15/17 07:43 AM Re: The odd and unusual..... [Re: Brent]
Captain Chris Stanaback Knife Enthusiast Registered: 09/14/05 Posts: 12863 Loc: Central Florida	Looks like the shop drilled that wrist thong "before" the tubing (ferrule) was used, i.e. late 1960's (or earlier perhaps). Nice knife Burnie. Did it have a sheath? Best, Capt. Chris _________________________ Capt.Chris Stanaback RKCC/RKCA Founder RKS #016 NRA Lifetime Member CAPTSTANABACK@aol.com WEBSITE: www.captstanaback.com
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#160334 - 05/15/17 09:25 AM Re: The odd and unusual..... [Re: Captain Chris Stanaback]
tunefink Knife Enthusiast Registered: 09/13/05 Posts: 4068 Loc: Bambalam	I said the same Cap, but those spacers are 80's. If it were late 60's, micarta would normally had 7 spacers. I had this one for a while. Perry authenticated it to the 80's said about 5 were made. There is another in the green Crider catalog. Here is the Crider knife. It says 60's, but.... spacers. _________________________ Always, buying, selling and trading. www.randallmadeknife.com
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#160335 - 05/15/17 09:43 AM Re: The odd and unusual..... [Re: tunefink]
crutchtip Knife Enthusiast Registered: 11/16/05 Posts: 2849	late 70's to early 80's. Maroon micarta, thick center spacer. My guess is the blade started life as a model 5. I do not think the thong hole was done by the shop. It would have been lined when this knife was made as Mitchel's is. Possible one slipped through, but with a "custom" blade like that, I believe everything else would have been made to current specs. Note that Burnie's is an Orlando blade whereas Tune's and the Crider catalog knife are Solingen. _________________________ www.rmkcollector.com BUY-SELL-TRADE
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#160337 - 05/15/17 09:52 AM Re: The odd and unusual..... [Re: tunefink]
Captain Chris Stanaback Knife Enthusiast Registered: 09/14/05 Posts: 12863 Loc: Central Florida	Well...as Ramking and Mike Mason can attest to, my cataract surgery went "not-as-well" as was promised and I am currently in 2 separate pair of glasses, neither of which are working well for me. I thought the knife "had" 7 spacers. If not, I would agree to 70's or earlier 1980's for the vintage. Best, Capt. Chris _________________________ Capt.Chris Stanaback RKCC/RKCA Founder RKS #016 NRA Lifetime Member CAPTSTANABACK@aol.com WEBSITE: www.captstanaback.com
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#160341 - 05/15/17 10:27 AM Re: The odd and unusual..... [Re: crutchtip]
TAH Knife Enthusiast Registered: 10/26/05 Posts: 2382 Loc: USA	Originally Posted By: crutchtip late 70's to early 80's. Maroon micarta, thick center spacer. My guess is the blade started life as a model 5. I do not think the thong hole was done by the shop. It would have been lined when this knife was made as Mitchel's is. Possible one slipped through, but with a "custom" blade like that, I believe everything else would have been made to current specs. Note that Burnie's is an Orlando blade whereas Tune's and the Crider catalog knife are Solingen. Joe, if the knife is indeed late 70s to early 80s, as indicated by the spacers, what do you make of the small separate "s"? _________________________ Tom RKS #4233
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#160342 - 05/15/17 10:29 AM Re: The odd and unusual..... [Re: Captain Chris Stanaback]
Dirty_Water Knife Enthusiast Registered: 09/13/05 Posts: 2302 Loc: central fl.	And that is why we take no $&!? from anyone who questions of why we named Dorksky the "Official Randall Authenticator"! Cudos to you Joe for catching these differences from an altered #5 to "look" like one of those Soligen blades... _________________________ ---DW--- Scott RKS #014 HE IS RISEN!, HE IS RISEN INDEED!
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#160343 - 05/15/17 10:36 AM Re: The odd and unusual..... [Re: TAH]
crutchtip Knife Enthusiast Registered: 11/16/05 Posts: 2849	Originally Posted By: TAH Joe, if the knife is indeed late 70s to early 80s, as indicated by the spacers, what do you make of the small separate "s"? Etched _________________________ www.rmkcollector.com BUY-SELL-TRADE
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