Registered: 12/09/17
Posts: 19
Loc: South Carolina
Just picked this up last week. A/2C Daniel L. Reider's RMK model #1. All I know is he was a career Air Force guy and traveled extensively during his time in. What's your best guess on the era this was made. 50's ... 60's ... ??? What are the chances the sheath is original to knive?
I've looked thru a bunch of pics here and did not see many #1's with this style hilt.
Here's one you won't see everyday. A WW2 Bolo in a Clarence Moore sheath. It has a Springfield butt cap and nut.
In 1943, Randall sales were exploding and a man named bill Larsen started making Springfield Randalls in Massachusetts under license from Bo Randall. He paid 50 cents per knife royalty. In his first payment to Bo he sent 100 butt caps and nuts as barter. Seeing a Spingfield butt on and Orlando blade is pretty rare.