Very nice! Is this now the Sergeant's Model in the RMK non-catalogue catalogue?

Yes it is, with a couple of noteworthy execptions:
* No blade etching
* Top bevel is sharp, as supposed to the Stoddards
* Sgt. is available in stainless
I was speaking with someone this week who told me he did not think the Stoddard was ever made available in stainless?? If someone knows differently, please post up ( & pics would be great)
Also: Being based out of Mass. the Stoddards Special was not available with the top bevel sharpened. (State restrictions)
Hope this helps, Capt. Chris

I ordered my first sergants special from the captain!!! Really excited!! Love this design!!!

Back before they quit carrying Randall's, Stoddard's had the knives in stock, Like a week turn over to Colorado. I like mine but wish the top bevel was sharpened. Might need to look into a Sergeants.

I don't know how many were made but I had one on order when Stoddards quit selling them and almost didn't get it so I'm sure I got one of the last ones..#238

Not available in stainless, I got the last ivory one made & asked if I could have it in stainless & was told that it had never been a option.

always liked that blade design!

Chief, and others--

Stoddard's also told me it was not available in stainless--that RMK had forged a supply of blade blanks only in O1 tool steel.

I was also told I could not order one with ivory--however, later saw one or more on this forum with ivory.

I also supplied them a particular piece of Micarta (black and green) and a handle shape that I wanted--and got back a solid black and Single Finger Groove by somebody's "mistake." I assume the one I actually ordered was attractive to somebody who took it upon himself to switch it out when they shipped the knife to me. They swore that it was my Micarta and the handle shape that I had ordered!

By the way, if you have one with the unsharpened top bevel, RMK might sharpen it for you. Or if it is a user and you don't care whether it looks "factory" then you might try to sharpen it yourself.

Otherwise--best deal is to buy a new Sergeant's from RMK and have it made up the way you want it!

Larry

Larry your woes are probably a big part of the reason as to why they aren't a dealer anymore.
As for not being able to get a Ivory handled one......all the ivories had to be ordered through David warther. I learned that through Doug aka Silverknife when asking him how he got one when Stoddard's said that they couldn't get me one.
Was a frustrating process getting info about there "special" from them.

A super nice knife, Daniele - congrats!!



Hi Steven, I'd love to have a Stoddards Special with the top bevel unsharpened

Sorry Peter it is still a keeper. Not all that many of them out there.