This model 8 was first posted here by Burnie Austin, and has found it's way around to me. A knife exactly like this was my introduction to Randall knives. A hunting buddy of mine had been given a pinned ivory model 8, that was later confirmed by Mr. Gaddis to be one the first several made. I couldn't afford the knife at the time, so I sold it for him, and regretted it ever since. And when this one recently came up for sale, I just had to have it. An amazing piece of Randall history, and I'm very proud to own it.