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#167854 - 01/15/18 09:43 PM Re: This Old Randall [Re: dobermandave1]
W Polidori Knife Enthusiast Registered: 02/09/16 Posts: 5791 Loc: Central New York	Originally Posted By: dobermandave1 Hi Warren, Yes... I cleaned it up and sharpened it...I was 14 yrs old !!! I had no idea it had some value to it... At the time the value to me was I had a big honkin' knife that you could shave with... My father worked for a big meat packing company... Deer hunting camp I was trained by butchers to sharpen knives... As I got older, I sharpened everyone's knives at camp... As far as how it got there... years later we narrowed it down to a kid in the neighborhood that was always in trouble and spent a lot of time in juvy... ( probably in prison now )... We figure he took or stole it from his father and lost it or hid it where I found it...The problem was asking him, we didn't know what jail he was in...The odd thing is everyone knew I found a big knife, if his father was missing one, I would think it would have made it back to my father and would have been returned... Dave, And at the end of the day you used it as it was intended. I think it has all the provenance it needs. For you, are you ok with that? For us less fortunate to have such an old relic with history and cool stories, well wish I had one to share. Consider yourself fortunate. Just one question... What Randall of today would ya? _________________________ Warren
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#167858 - 01/15/18 11:49 PM Re: This Old Randall [Re: dobermandave1]
Ronnie Knife Enthusiast Registered: 02/13/11 Posts: 2270 Loc: NW Mississippi	Dave Mr. Bob Hunt....author of several Randall Books, had a Springfield in his collection that had been shop cleaned and was beautiful. I figured if it was ok for him it was ok for me. I’m confident my Springfield would bring good money. Real good money. _________________________ Ronnie RKS#2166
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#167859 - 01/16/18 07:18 AM Re: This Old Randall [Re: Ronnie]
crutchtip Knife Enthusiast Registered: 11/16/05 Posts: 2850	Ronnie - as far as I know, the knife I think you are referring to was a mint knife, never cleaned. He does mention the original owner "did some personal hand polishing" which I don't think is the same as being put on a wheel. I think there is a photo in one of his books of a similar one that was also untouched. _________________________ www.rmkcollector.com BUY-SELL-TRADE
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#167860 - 01/16/18 08:29 AM Re: This Old Randall [Re: crutchtip]
Eric Knife Enthusiast Registered: 11/18/15 Posts: 1668 Loc: Michigan	Here is an untouched example. I bought this knife from Frank Maiorano in 2012, a great friend. May he rest in peace. Attachments ------ ------ ------ ------ Edited by Eric (01/16/18 08:35 AM) _________________________ Eric
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#167862 - 01/16/18 10:16 AM Re: This Old Randall [Re: Eric]
Ronnie Knife Enthusiast Registered: 02/13/11 Posts: 2270 Loc: NW Mississippi	I thought I remembered that he said it had been restored. Maybe I assumed that meant by the shop. I don’t remember which book it was in. Bottom line is I had no problems sending mine to the shop to be cleaned. Thanks Joe for the info. _________________________ Ronnie RKS#2166
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#167863 - 01/16/18 10:17 AM Re: This Old Randall [Re: Ronnie]
Ronnie Knife Enthusiast Registered: 02/13/11 Posts: 2270 Loc: NW Mississippi	Eric that is just outstanding! Gosh that thing is nice! _________________________ Ronnie RKS#2166
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#167864 - 01/16/18 10:18 AM Re: This Old Randall [Re: Ronnie]
Ronnie Knife Enthusiast Registered: 02/13/11 Posts: 2270 Loc: NW Mississippi	I wish Randall would go back to those thick spacers. To me they look great. _________________________ Ronnie RKS#2166
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#167865 - 01/16/18 10:26 AM Re: This Old Randall [Re: Ronnie]
crutchtip Knife Enthusiast Registered: 11/16/05 Posts: 2850	Originally Posted By: Ronnie I thought I remembered that he said it had been restored. Maybe I assumed that meant by the shop. I don’t remember which book it was in. Bottom line is I had no problems sending mine to the shop to be cleaned. Thanks Joe for the info. I don' think he had any "restored" knives in his books. He was a sticker for originality. That being said, you can't really "restore" an old knife. The shop cannot match vintage finishes. While some knives such as yours may have benefited from being shop "cleaned", the vast majority of vintage knives will not. _________________________ www.rmkcollector.com BUY-SELL-TRADE
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#167867 - 01/16/18 10:48 AM Re: This Old Randall [Re: dobermandave1]
Windsor Knife Enthusiast Registered: 08/12/15 Posts: 1956 Loc: Colorado!	Originally Posted By: dobermandave1 I'll be straight up... Not sure, what is the purpose of a write up letter ??? No problem with straight-up questions, those are best! It's an authentication and valuation process, really. Some want this before selling it, some want such for purposes of insurance. _________________________ Rob
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#168301 - 02/03/18 04:59 AM Re: This Old Randall [Re: Windsor]
Rwf Just dropped in Registered: 01/20/18 Posts: 2	Hi guys. Can you give me some info on the knife? Thanks.. [img:center][/img] [img:center][/img] [img:center][/img] [img:center][/img] [img:center][/img]
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