HANDMADE

You mean Randall's are not mass produced like Buck knives?

no, but you keep asking the same question and appear to be looking for some "mystery" reason logo stamps are often different from knife to knife.

The answer is simple: HANDMADE

Not a "mystery" reason, just the reason. Because they are handmade I still can wonder about something like this. Maybe Scott or somebody else can explain why the stamps are different.

You think that the guys who work in the Randall shop, don't have a clue why the stamps are different? That it is a mystery to them and all they can answer is HANDMADE. Give me a break...

give you a break? The knives are handmade to include the stamp strike, forging, grind lines, final polish, final hilt shape, final handle shape, etc., etc.

That is why. It seems you are looking for machine type characteristics like the buck knives you used as an example.

Wally pretty much summed it up 4-5 post back:

I read somewhere that several stamps are used at the same time. For example, we have 10 stamps, each stamp has its own small differences from the beginning + there is some wear + a different force of blows from each smith (for example, for every smith 3 the force of impact (morning, afternoon, evening)) + the effect of subsequent processing (also we allow 3 variants of the difference). In total we have 90 variations end stamp. This is all a mental example and on the real business it can be more variations (and I think surely more)

How often did etching the logo happen? What were the circumstances? Are some blades etched today? Thanks.

Pap

@ desert.snake
Sounds like that could be it, I find that interesting!

@crutchtip, this is the kind of answer I am looking for.

@pappy I was just reading about etched logo's.
I believe it is not allowed to place a link to another forum, but if you google "Difference in stamps on Randall knives" it will direct you to a link(s) with info. I have to read it myself also, I didn't knew Randall used or uses? etched logo's.

There is info about etched blades on this site also: http://www.knifetalkforums.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=133917&page=all