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#145691 - 07/25/16 11:07 PM Re: This Old Randall * [Re: Eric]
Lofty Offline
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Just another beauty....
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#145692 - 07/25/16 11:15 PM Re: This Old Randall [Re: Lofty]
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About as nice as they come, Bill.

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#145693 - 07/25/16 11:16 PM Re: This Old Randall [Re: pappy19]
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Thank you Gentlemen.
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#145694 - 07/25/16 11:37 PM Re: This Old Randall [Re: Tattoo Bill]
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Ronnie, as for anything possible, it surely is. "Some guy I knew", and anyone on his team, could use nothing issue at all, and only issued money to buy stuff on black market, plus anything deemed useful dragged a world away from home. Including really boring stuff straight from local sporting goods stores. But it went. Only one of them had a Randall, a stainless #15 Solingen and it was traded away for something larger and less expensive but more useful.

Much turned out to be useless, such as one team member having a large fighter made out of some exotic aerospace alloy with spine nearly 1/2" thick near handle, and it was designed to be unbreakable, and was, and proved to be so via no use whatsoever. But it all went, and could fairly be said to be veteran goods of the conflict, owned by a participant.

As for provenance, it, like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder, and as with condition, always highest in eyes of owner, and lowest in the non-owner for whatever reason. Me?....I just like neat historical knives which are neat and historical no matter what....and that fish and bar is neat, I had always assumed them all more as modern Model 10, so I thank Bill for great 1st time close-ups for ignorant me.


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#145696 - 07/26/16 04:08 AM Re: This Old Randall [Re: Lofty]
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Lofty I agree about that fish and bar....they are funky looking but they are part of Randall history.
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#145698 - 07/26/16 06:43 AM Re: This Old Randall [Re: Ronnie]
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I owned one of these for a while until it had to go to finance a Model 3. What struck me about it was the crude fabrication:







Bill's example seems to be much more refined.

These knives were billed as "rustproof". However, I saved a couple of pics of another that seems to have languished in saltwater for an extended time:


Notwithstanding, these pieces are some of the oldest Randalls that have turned up in the last couple of decades.
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#145699 - 07/26/16 07:00 AM Re: This Old Randall [Re: Lofty]
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Originally Posted By: Lofty

As for provenance, it, like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder,


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#145702 - 07/26/16 08:41 AM Re: This Old Randall [Re: crutchtip]
Tattoo Bill Offline
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Thank you Ron!

I agree, that is truly a crude appearing knife as you state. And you are correct in stating that mine is much more refined, which I would judge as being made later than your early example. I knew there had to be a serious collector somewhere with another example, whether it be in their current collection or a previously owned piece. I should have known that it would be you! Thanks again!
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#145703 - 07/26/16 09:13 AM Re: This Old Randall [Re: Tattoo Bill]
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Thanks Bill and Ron for the pics and information on these knives. I had only seen the information from the catalogs before so this adds a lot about what I think is a very interesting (if a little oddball) RMK. Also a fantastic model 4 there Bill. Shop refurbish?
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#145704 - 07/26/16 09:37 AM Re: This Old Randall [Re: JE6245]
Tattoo Bill Offline
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Mine has much more refined grinding for a very nice finish. And you would have a better change sliding your hand down a 5/8" stick of rebar before losing your grip on this one. Perfectly fitting Moore Alligator sheath that is mint.


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