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#98721 - 02/20/12 09:07 PM Re: Knife Of The Week Model 17 [Re: Captain Chris Stanaback]
thevalueman Knife Enthusiast Registered: 02/04/08 Posts: 2841 Loc: Georgia	Capt.. WoW!!! :-)Rocky _________________________ Rocky Whitaker RKCC#25
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#98724 - 02/20/12 09:56 PM Re: Knife Of The Week Model 17 [Re: vklough46]
Doug74 Knife Enthusiast Registered: 12/15/08 Posts: 616 Loc: NE	Very nice Captain.....I think some of that NASA Brown would also be very "fitting". _________________________ *DB*
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#121551 - 09/30/14 10:35 PM Re: Knife Of The Week Model 17 [Re: Doug74]
toadboy65 Just dropped in Registered: 11/07/11 Posts: 4	I have posted this one in a few places, but maybe not here. This is one of my Astros so far. I remain convinced that there is somewhere a space-flown sheath besides the "slot" in the very early Mercury survival kits. I do not believe that the leather sheath would ever have been flown due to flammability issues. I have a very good selection of period MILSPEC aerospace fabrics and webbing, but need a starting point. This image does not show the screwdriver. http://i1302.photobucket.com/albums/ag133/toadboy65/astro_zpsf2ab4492.jpg
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#132503 - 10/16/15 05:57 PM Re: Knife Of The Week Model 17 [Re: vklough46]
Tattoo Bill Knife Enthusiast Registered: 07/14/15 Posts: 1907 Loc: Spring Hill, Florida	My MINT Model 17 "Astro".... Attachments ------ _________________________ Tattoo Bill Spring Hill, FL. Livin On The Edge! ta2bill@yahoo.com
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#132504 - 10/16/15 07:45 PM Re: Knife Of The Week Model 17 [Re: Tattoo Bill]
pappy19 Knife Enthusiast Registered: 10/31/07 Posts: 7443 Loc: Garden Valley, Idaho	Unreal, looks like it came out of the Randall safe!! 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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#132524 - 10/17/15 03:13 PM Re: Knife Of The Week Model 17 [Re: toadboy65]
bren10man Knife Enthusiast Registered: 02/24/15 Posts: 25 Loc: Madison, Alabama	Originally Posted By: toadboy65 I have posted this one in a few places, but maybe not here. This is one of my Astros so far. I remain convinced that there is somewhere a space-flown sheath besides the "slot" in the very early Mercury survival kits. I do not believe that the leather sheath would ever have been flown due to flammability issues. I have a very good selection of period MILSPEC aerospace fabrics and webbing, but need a starting point. This image does not show the screwdriver. http://i1302.photobucket.com/albums/ag133/toadboy65/astro_zpsf2ab4492.jpg To heck with that. Do you build STG-44's????? _________________________ RKCC #782
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#144642 - 07/07/16 02:37 PM Re: Knife Of The Week Model 17 [Re: bren10man]
desert.snake Knife Enthusiast Registered: 09/25/13 Posts: 1164 Loc: the other side of the earth	I came across the information by accident when looking for a model 17. Quote: This is Slayton's Randall knife on display at the Astronaut Hall of Fame. Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex is located in Central Florida, just one small step from Orlando and Daytona Beach. Many of you live in Florida. How about to go out there and do some quality photos for the forum? Unless, of course, it's not burdensome. Attachments ------ _________________________ Si vis pacem, para bellum
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#150577 - 09/24/16 01:41 PM Re: Knife Of The Week Model 17 [Re: desert.snake]
bw286 Just dropped in Registered: 09/22/16 Posts: 1	I am currently working on the Kennedy Space Center project and that knife is one of the objects I got to handle. It is truly beautiful. If you'd like, i can get some pictures once it has been installed.
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#150578 - 09/24/16 02:14 PM Re: Knife Of The Week Model 17 [Re: bw286]
Tattoo Bill Knife Enthusiast Registered: 07/14/15 Posts: 1907 Loc: Spring Hill, Florida	That would be fantastic! _________________________ Tattoo Bill Spring Hill, FL. Livin On The Edge! ta2bill@yahoo.com
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#169532 - 03/13/18 07:59 AM Re: Knife Of The Week Model 17 [Re: Tattoo Bill]
Eric Knife Enthusiast Registered: 11/18/15 Posts: 1668 Loc: Michigan	My new Model 17. It has a nickel silver hilt with a carbon blade. Riveted Johnson Sheath. Interestingly the original owner not only had their name etched but also had the exact time and date Neil Armstrong first stepped on the Moon. Question, does anyone know when the RMK shop stop using stainless hilts and started using nickel silver on the Astro? I'm guessing this knife was made around 1975? Attachments ------ ------ ------ Edited by Eric (03/13/18 08:30 AM) _________________________ Eric
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