Knife Of The Week Model 12, Part Deux

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#110586 - 04/30/13 11:47 AM Re: Knife Of The Week Model 12, Part Deux [Re: TonyLaPetri]
Oldvetnam1 Knife Enthusiast Registered: 06/02/08 Posts: 2039 Loc: NJ	Thanks guys. Tony, the concave handle feels great on the Smith. That's a nice Smith you have there Buckspen. _________________________ Steve Rinda RKCC #CM157 RKS #5715 SHAG #006
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#110608 - 05/01/13 10:26 AM Re: Knife Of The Week Model 12, Part Deux [Re: Oldvetnam1]
Buckspen Knife Enthusiast Registered: 07/19/12 Posts: 508 Loc: Ohio	Thank you, Steve. One of the most interesting features of this Smithsonian is that a previous owner scribed his name, social security number and what appears to be a US Army service number on the back of the sheath. My wife, who happens to be a master internet searcher and genaelogy expert, was able to turn up the following information. Donald J. Monterosso is the name on the back of the sheath. He was born on 1/31/1931 in Michigan and served in the 32nd Regiment, 7th Infantry Division, U.S. Army in Korea with the rank of Corporal. He took part in the landing at Inchon, North Korea and five other major battles and received the Combat Infantry Badge, Purple Heart and three unit citations. He was with First Sgt. Ben Wilson when Wilson won the Medal of Honor and Purple Heart on June 5, 1951 at Hwachon. Monterosso died on 1/14/2000 and is buried in Resurrection Cemetery in Clinton Township, Michigan. May he rest in peace. (Please note that I am not saying this is a 1950's knife. Obviously, it is not. I just think it is interesting that this decorated Korean war veteran owned this knife at some time in his life.) - - - - - Buckspen Edited by Buckspen (05/01/13 10:27 AM) _________________________ NRA Life OGCA Life CCA
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#110620 - 05/01/13 08:27 PM Re: Knife Of The Week Model 12, Part Deux [Re: Buckspen]
pappy19 Knife Enthusiast Registered: 10/31/07 Posts: 7437 Loc: Garden Valley, Idaho	Great information and a definate historic Randall for a collector with that information yoiu found. RIP for sure, and Amen. Pap _________________________ Mike Allen RKCC-CM-086 True West Magazine Maniac Randall Collector Behring Made Collector Ruana Collector Glock Fan NRA- Life Member since 1975 mikenlu99@aol.com
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#117390 - 03/16/14 06:03 PM Re: Knife Of The Week Model 12, Part Deux [Re: BigJim]
Fairbairn Knife Enthusiast Registered: 02/25/14 Posts: 108 Loc: Oakville Ontario Canada	I met Mr. Randall at the Sportsman's Show in Toronto in 1953. He was offering a Smithsonian Bowie, with a pinned stag handle, for $50. I was a teenager at the time, and that price was just beyond me. But I had seen the movie, and lusted after that knife. Now I have one, with the famous brass strip on the spine. Pretty nice, but pretty heavy, too.
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#119846 - 07/15/14 05:33 PM Re: Knife Of The Week Model 12, Part Deux [Re: Fairbairn]
Oldvetnam1 Knife Enthusiast Registered: 06/02/08 Posts: 2039 Loc: NJ	I decided to post a picture of all 4 of my Smiths. I hope to order another in a couple of months. Attachments 4 Randalls.png (591 downloads) _________________________ Steve Rinda RKCC #CM157 RKS #5715 SHAG #006
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#119848 - 07/15/14 06:39 PM Re: Knife Of The Week Model 12, Part Deux [Re: Oldvetnam1]
Buck Buchanan Knife Enthusiast Registered: 07/25/10 Posts: 1078 Loc: Fayetteville NC	Another way to view Steve's Bowies. If you make a copy of the PNG and save it as a JPEG, it probably will "print" on the forum. Keep the file size down to about 1 MB. This one is about 700kb Hope this helps Attachments ------ _________________________ Buck Buchanan, RKCC #CM-16, RKS #1003 NRA LIFE NMLRA LIFE Authorized Randall Dealer buck100_10x@icloud.com
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#119852 - 07/15/14 09:03 PM Re: Knife Of The Week Model 12, Part Deux [Re: Buckspen]
Jacknola Knife Enthusiast Registered: 08/17/10 Posts: 290 Loc: New Orleans	Originally Posted By: Buckspen Thank you, Steve. One of the most interesting features of this Smithsonian is that a previous owner scribed his name, social security number and what appears to be a US Army service number on the back of the sheath. My wife, who happens to be a master internet searcher and genaelogy expert, was able to turn up the following information. Donald J. Monterosso is the name on the back of the sheath. He was born on 1/31/1931 in Michigan and served in the 32nd Regiment, 7th Infantry Division, U.S. Army in Korea with the rank of Corporal. He took part in the landing at Inchon, North Korea and five other major battles and received the Combat Infantry Badge, Purple Heart and three unit citations. He was with First Sgt. Ben Wilson when Wilson won the Medal of Honor and Purple Heart on June 5, 1951 at Hwachon. Monterosso died on 1/14/2000 and is buried in Resurrection Cemetery in Clinton Township, Michigan. May he rest in peace. (Please note that I am not saying this is a 1950's knife. Obviously, it is not. I just think it is interesting that this decorated Korean war veteran owned this knife at some time in his life.) - - - - - Buckspen If you want a true trip into horror, read about the 7th Infantry Division in Korea. Inchon, and then Chosin Reservoir where elements of the division suffered 90 percent casualties east of the reservoir (the Marines were west of the reservoir). The 31st and 32nd regiments of the 7th Infantry were destroyed ... not a pleasant read. And then later they were committed onto Porkchop Hill! This man had a truly historic and horrific combat experience. http://www.history.army.mil/books/korea/30-2/30-2_6.HTM Edited by Jacknola (07/15/14 09:04 PM) _________________________ Jack Williams
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#119874 - 07/16/14 04:04 AM Re: Knife Of The Week Model 12, Part Deux [Re: Buck Buchanan]
Oldvetnam1 Knife Enthusiast Registered: 06/02/08 Posts: 2039 Loc: NJ	Thanks Buck. Jack, I'll give this a read later on today. Edited by Oldvetnam1 (07/16/14 04:07 AM) _________________________ Steve Rinda RKCC #CM157 RKS #5715 SHAG #006
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#131551 - 09/23/15 09:10 AM Re: Knife Of The Week Model 12, Part Deux [Re: vklough46]
Tattoo Bill Knife Enthusiast Registered: 07/14/15 Posts: 1907 Loc: Spring Hill, Florida	I've got "Part Deux" covered X 2! Attachments ------ ------ _________________________ Tattoo Bill Spring Hill, FL. Livin On The Edge! ta2bill@yahoo.com
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#131559 - 09/23/15 10:52 AM Re: Knife Of The Week Model 12, Part Deux [Re: Tattoo Bill]
Oldvetnam1 Knife Enthusiast Registered: 06/02/08 Posts: 2039 Loc: NJ	What a great pair of pairs. I really like the Smithsonian and Toothpick. _________________________ Steve Rinda RKCC #CM157 RKS #5715 SHAG #006
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