Please review my edited post above and comment if you will....

I'm not sure I could read it before editing

See Post:149435

Thanks to tunefink for the earlier reply!

You can order a different handle shape, sawteeth, stand-alone (not NST), Nickel ,silver single or double (standard double if a #1 style). Name etching. Name plate. Different sheath. Left-hand sheath. Green micarta...Probably more.
Hope this helps, Capt. Chris

Thanks for the replies.

It would appear that there are limited options that apply to the model 16!

A lot of handle and end-piece (butt cap, compass, etc) options are unavailable to the "exposed tang" models, like the 16.

Rob,
That's very true..."plus" a #16, unlike a #14 or #15 is "stainless steel only" so your carbon steel blade is out as well!
Best, Capt. Chris
PS: Here's a couple of favorites from (You guessed it) The Captain's "STASH"!
CCS

One more "unlike the 14/15" note: CDT is unavailable for the 16.

Is the shop now etching the blades "A/I" when an "alternative ivory" material is used in the handle?

I saw the below knife on ebay. The listing information and photos indicate that the blade is so etched (next to the RMK stamp), and I wondered if this etching has become standard shop practice since the new ivory rules became effective on July 6, 2016?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Randall-Knives-Model-1-8-Knife-Rare-A-I-Alternative-Ivory-Leather-Sheath-/142118419604?hash=item2116eafc94:g:tmYAAOSwAuZX2qKJ

That was many years ago when they did that Bob. Beautiful knife but way overpriced.

Bill, thanks for the information. I had not seen that etching before.