You must have been at the beach Lori!

Larry, that is a very nice piece of Stag. Rocky and Peter, I am Loving those Smithsonian's. What great pieces. I see one of those in my future, at least one!!

You're right Warren. I do stay pretty busy and do get around. Sometimes Wally forgets what I am doing and where I am going!

Keep him guessing, lol.

Stock sale pic
Sorry was outta the net
Sharpi

Oh and 2nd & 3rd

Sharpies

By way of clarification...

Sharpi posted his Model 26 Pathfinder that he bought at the Shop Sale.

I happened to buy the last one they had.

These are "mistake" knives in that a batch of what I was told were 25 carbon blades had been mistakenly trademarked with the "stainless" stamp. Rather than discard the blades, the shop decided to mark them with a "C" for carbon, and make up a few for each year's stock sale until they are sold out.

I welcome any clarification needed by DW if my information is not correct. Would also welcome, for the sake of future as-yet unborn Randall collectors, information on how many have been made with which handle materials and for which Shop Sales.

This year's batch have maple burl in the Model 25 handle configuration, and copper fittings. I assume the maple is stabilized(?) considering that Gary once told me to never send them any un-stabilized maple.

Larry

Couple of clarifications Larry: Not a #25, rather a #26 with the #25 blade grind...and, I believe the handle material is Thuya Burl.
Best, Capt. Chris

I absolutely WISH this year's option was Maple...

It is Thuya... you can't smell the #2 pencil on it???

10 per year.

1st year was stag
2nd Maroon micarta
3rd Thuya

Seems like I remember hearing that there were 100 mis-stamped blades. BUT (see that Capt.?) My memory is just getting worse and worse. I think the Shop is making 10 of these for each shop sale?