Another story - or how not to sell a knife. The older, harder to find knives like this rare, custom twin set can run from hundreds to tens of thousands.
That's more like it...and if I know Jim Gates he's got a few more stories to tell. I have a few. You must log in or register to reply here. 1955 - Pages From The Marine Corp Testing Documents, 1955 - Modern Man - The Bloodiest Blade Ever Made, 1964 - Skin Diver - Thoroughbred With An Edge, 1967 - Gun World - Tommy Bish: For Want OF A Knife, 1967 - Popular Mechanics - Knives For Astronauts, 1975 - American Blade - Bo Randall, Custom Knife Maker, 1980 - American Blade - A Randall Made Knife, 1982 - Americana Magazine - Keen Blades, Perfect Balance, 1985 - Soldier of Fortune - 40 Years Of Battle Blades, 1987 - Knives Illustrated - Bo Randall, The Man And The Knives, 1988 - Peterson's Knives - 50 Years Of Randall Knives, 1988 - Orlando Sentinal - A Craftsman First, 1990 - Fighting Knives - Bo Randall: A Legend & A Friend, 1992 - Edges - The Lost Treasures Of Bo Randall, 1992 - Knife World - A Knife Called Tom Fuller, 1993 - Knives Illustrated - Portrait Of A Legend, 1993 - Blade - Randall Knives, The Untold Stories, 1994 - Blade - The First Stainless Steel Carver, 1994 - Blade - The Final Word On Handle Spacers, 1994 - Blade - How To Ensure It's An Authentic Randall, 1995 - Blade - Dating Randall Knives Is No Snap, 1996 - Blade - Cutlery's First Media Darling, 1997 - Blade - The Randall - Melchior Connection, 2001 - Blade - R.A.M.
That's more like it...and if I know Jim Gates he's got a few more stories to tell. I have a few. You must log in or register to reply here. 1955 - Pages From The Marine Corp Testing Documents, 1955 - Modern Man - The Bloodiest Blade Ever Made, 1964 - Skin Diver - Thoroughbred With An Edge, 1967 - Gun World - Tommy Bish: For Want OF A Knife, 1967 - Popular Mechanics - Knives For Astronauts, 1975 - American Blade - Bo Randall, Custom Knife Maker, 1980 - American Blade - A Randall Made Knife, 1982 - Americana Magazine - Keen Blades, Perfect Balance, 1985 - Soldier of Fortune - 40 Years Of Battle Blades, 1987 - Knives Illustrated - Bo Randall, The Man And The Knives, 1988 - Peterson's Knives - 50 Years Of Randall Knives, 1988 - Orlando Sentinal - A Craftsman First, 1990 - Fighting Knives - Bo Randall: A Legend & A Friend, 1992 - Edges - The Lost Treasures Of Bo Randall, 1992 - Knife World - A Knife Called Tom Fuller, 1993 - Knives Illustrated - Portrait Of A Legend, 1993 - Blade - Randall Knives, The Untold Stories, 1994 - Blade - The First Stainless Steel Carver, 1994 - Blade - The Final Word On Handle Spacers, 1994 - Blade - How To Ensure It's An Authentic Randall, 1995 - Blade - Dating Randall Knives Is No Snap, 1996 - Blade - Cutlery's First Media Darling, 1997 - Blade - The Randall - Melchior Connection, 2001 - Blade - R.A.M.
That's more like it...and if I know Jim Gates he's got a few more stories to tell. I have a few. You must log in or register to reply here. 1955 - Pages From The Marine Corp Testing Documents, 1955 - Modern Man - The Bloodiest Blade Ever Made, 1964 - Skin Diver - Thoroughbred With An Edge, 1967 - Gun World - Tommy Bish: For Want OF A Knife, 1967 - Popular Mechanics - Knives For Astronauts, 1975 - American Blade - Bo Randall, Custom Knife Maker, 1980 - American Blade - A Randall Made Knife, 1982 - Americana Magazine - Keen Blades, Perfect Balance, 1985 - Soldier of Fortune - 40 Years Of Battle Blades, 1987 - Knives Illustrated - Bo Randall, The Man And The Knives, 1988 - Peterson's Knives - 50 Years Of Randall Knives, 1988 - Orlando Sentinal - A Craftsman First, 1990 - Fighting Knives - Bo Randall: A Legend & A Friend, 1992 - Edges - The Lost Treasures Of Bo Randall, 1992 - Knife World - A Knife Called Tom Fuller, 1993 - Knives Illustrated - Portrait Of A Legend, 1993 - Blade - Randall Knives, The Untold Stories, 1994 - Blade - The First Stainless Steel Carver, 1994 - Blade - The Final Word On Handle Spacers, 1994 - Blade - How To Ensure It's An Authentic Randall, 1995 - Blade - Dating Randall Knives Is No Snap, 1996 - Blade - Cutlery's First Media Darling, 1997 - Blade - The Randall - Melchior Connection, 2001 - Blade - R.A.M.
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I'll guess he's the sort whose motion on this earth is far stronger than any words meant to describe it.
Mine is a model 14 that did time in VietNam. It comes with a black basket weave snap sheath with a belt lo op attachment.
The sheath is well made and of the same design that has been used for decades by the Randall company.
2001 - Knife World - Model #15 & The U.S.M.C.
...I've been collecting them for 25 years..they are an American Icon...Owned by the same family since 1938...most are bought for use..as they should be...I just collect 'em ....have never used one.
A Randall is like a Garand. I've had several in the last few years and looking for one now. Enzo- I have the attention span of a Fox Terrier on a Triple Americano. Joe- An old friend sent me that song a couple years ago. Some charge extra for the time saved, but others sell them at catalog prices. Pete Hamilton's Favorite Knives, 2004 - Blade - R.A.M. Im not sure what the current wait time is from when you order to delivery, but last time I looked it was over two years. I've liked a lot of the Randall's I've looked at, even came close to buying more than once, never have handled one though, might yet buy one some day, they can be had without wait from a few sellers.....I think I'll go look now.. Just another old knife laying around. The Randall knife had to be the ultimate survival knife for astronauts (although it seems that the Camillus folding knife was aboard too). The Randall Made Astro was the first fixed blade knife in space.
You can pick up a brand-new Randall Made for as little as around $400, which is an incredibly reasonable price for a flawless, handmade forged knife with a well-established reputation for turning out impeccable products. SMKW’s Swaggs: She’s just one of the knife ‘Guys’ you don’t wanna miss, Basket Weave Leather Sheath with Belt Loop Attachment.
I like your blog. The reason Randall Made knives are so collectible?
The story of Randall Knives is one you may have heard before.
I was speaking to Jim Gates today about a couple of knives that had "stories". Another story - or how not to sell a knife. The older, harder to find knives like this rare, custom twin set can run from hundreds to tens of thousands.
That's more like it...and if I know Jim Gates he's got a few more stories to tell. I have a few. You must log in or register to reply here. 1955 - Pages From The Marine Corp Testing Documents, 1955 - Modern Man - The Bloodiest Blade Ever Made, 1964 - Skin Diver - Thoroughbred With An Edge, 1967 - Gun World - Tommy Bish: For Want OF A Knife, 1967 - Popular Mechanics - Knives For Astronauts, 1975 - American Blade - Bo Randall, Custom Knife Maker, 1980 - American Blade - A Randall Made Knife, 1982 - Americana Magazine - Keen Blades, Perfect Balance, 1985 - Soldier of Fortune - 40 Years Of Battle Blades, 1987 - Knives Illustrated - Bo Randall, The Man And The Knives, 1988 - Peterson's Knives - 50 Years Of Randall Knives, 1988 - Orlando Sentinal - A Craftsman First, 1990 - Fighting Knives - Bo Randall: A Legend & A Friend, 1992 - Edges - The Lost Treasures Of Bo Randall, 1992 - Knife World - A Knife Called Tom Fuller, 1993 - Knives Illustrated - Portrait Of A Legend, 1993 - Blade - Randall Knives, The Untold Stories, 1994 - Blade - The First Stainless Steel Carver, 1994 - Blade - The Final Word On Handle Spacers, 1994 - Blade - How To Ensure It's An Authentic Randall, 1995 - Blade - Dating Randall Knives Is No Snap, 1996 - Blade - Cutlery's First Media Darling, 1997 - Blade - The Randall - Melchior Connection, 2001 - Blade - R.A.M.
Best, Capt. Zlib compression enabled. Glad you liked it, tintin. The most influential knifemakers since the early 1900s are Webster Marble and Bill Scagel. The non-catalog, special edition Randall Made models like the Stanaback Special run a bit more than the standard catalog models.