This is a very clear stamp and I was wondering why not every Randall can have a stamp like this?

HANDMADE

That doesn't explain it at all, because I almost never see this stamp on new knives. It is something special and the other 99,99% (if not more) of the new Randall's I see for sale, have the regular deep black stamp. No, I believe there is more to it than HANDMADE.

Maybe the guy who normally stamps the Randall name on the blade, has the power of a gorilla, and when he has day off, Mindy (or Valerie in the past) takes his job over

3000, My understanding is that each RMK made is little different, why would each stamping be any different? Personal preference applied it would be a great opportunity to collect perfectly stamped RMK's. Good Luck.

I love the knives and the stamp is only a small part of it, but if I had the choice, I would pick the clear stamp in the picture.
But it almost looks like a completely different stamp and there most be a reason for that. If it was only a question of one worker hitting the stamp harder than his coworker, there must be far more of the "clear" stamp on the market. This is the first of the RECENT made knives that I see with this kind of stamp. I look often on the sites of the dealers.

The older knives had a lot more of the "clear" stamps?

Here is a side by side comparison. When you zoom in and look closely at the position of the letters, it looks like different stamps were used. The letters seem to be different placed and more in line in the top stamp.

I could very well be wrong about the use of different stamps?
It could also look this way, because of the letters being thicker and darker in the second knife.

Maybe it has something to do with the temperature and the hardness of the steel, at the moment of putting the stamp on the blade?
Causing movement when the steel is a little softer and more penetration of the stamp, and because of that thicker/deeper and a little out of line letters than the above stamp?

Anyway, all speculation! But I am curios what the reason is.

Clearly the bottom stamp is deeper.

Could be a lighter strike on the top knife.

Could be more material was removed (top knife) after stamping.

Could be the stamp has been used quite a bit and is showing signs of wear.

The stamp is struck long before final finishing. Polishing different grinds, different forgings, etc... results in different results. In the end, it is due to the fact that they're all a little different. Because they're handmade.