I just posted this knife is the #22 thread, but thought someone might want to know about and see this handle material. It's red & blue laminated micarta and is Randall shop-supplied. It is available for small and medium size Randall knives. It is shown here with aluminum & red spacers, crow's beak butt cap, wrist thong, nickel silver single hilt, thumb notches, stainless blade and a black "no hone" pocket sheath. Best, Capt. Chris
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Mike, It is not, at least not from the Randall shop. All of the red/blue micarta they have is in block form to be used on standard "CDT" models. Hope this helps. Best, Capt. Chris
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Randall knives that come standard with thumb notches cannot be ordered without them. I am sorry for the mis-information I spewed out there. Nobody to blame but me. I received a Model #5 without thumb notches a few years ago. Apparently that knife was a glitch, not a "doable". You can order a Model #1 with a single hilt and that will not have thumb notches....just sayin'... Best, Capt. Chris
Edited by Captain Chris Stanaback (09/13/1104:39 PM)
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Hey everyone: Thanks to my friend across the pond for bringing this to my attention. Even though I had received one in the past, models with thumb notches as "standard" cannot be ordered without them. I altered my original post and am posting this also so as not to confuse anyone. Sorry for the mix-up and mis-information. Best, capt. Chris
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Peter, Yes to both questions, "but" (There ya' go again) you will not get the exact same hilt and handle shape as the "Chef's" knife. Their shaping is quite model specific. Hope this helps, Capt. Chris