Randall Made (pics)

[ElKabong]

I've admired them and drooled over Ebay auctions...but every time a couple hundred jelly beans collected in one pile I would find something I had to have more than a Randall knife. So, stopped by one of my local pawn shops (I hit the circuit at least once a week looking for Case knives and S&W revolvers..old ones of course) and nearly made a mess in my drawers when I saw this lying in a case marked $159................(got it for $125!!)

ElKabong

 

[hso]

OMG!!!

You lucky so-n-so. If that's brown stitching on that sheath with a RBR spacer that knife may have been made when Bo Randall was still alive. What a treasure.

 

[Gordon]

I am glad you got blessed! I think that Randall was made a little later than Bo's days in the shop for a few reasons, but a treasure none the less! Also you lucked out in getting a carbon steel one, Bo would have assured you!

 

[Dave P]

Wow! I hope you feel very guilty for stealing (about $300?) from that poor pawn shop!

Looks like new. Randall's are great stuff!

 

[BrennanKG]

EK,

Great score, sir!


B.

 

[Brian Williams]

The only reason I do not hate you at this point is it has a stag handle and nickle silver hilt and cap. I would love to find one like that with brass and stacked leather handle.

 

[COLTGUY]

do you want to sell.

 

[markk]

O happy day!
Good on you.

 

[ArfinGreebly]

Stop Thief!

Holy cattle!

Nice find.

You cad.

Did you bring enough for the whole class?

 

[jthuang]

Very good score!

I just bought a copy of Gaddis' book on Randall Knives. Very interesting history behind these blades ....

My RMKs are a stock model 3 and a custom model 14 but my custom model 3 is due to ship December 2007! W00t!

 

[Joe Demko]

Can't talk...too envious.

 

[bobs1066]

It's things like this that keep me roaming thru pawn shops looking for the big score.

 

[fineredmist]

Eat your heart out, I bought my first Randall for $37.00. That was back in 1962 and a pile of money to pay for a knife.

Great score on a great knife.

 

[armedandsafe]

JTHUANG, grab your book and go to page 210, last paragraph on that page. Correct "Arkansas" to "Alaska" and "Micarta" to "stag." I was told that this knkife was the last one Bo did start to finish. Dunno if that is really so, but I'd sure like to believe it.

If I did things right, there should be a picture here.

Pops

 

[Baba Louie]

I love stories like that ElKabong.
A very very very nice knife. For a very very VERY nice price.
Suhweet

 

[jthuang]

JTHUANG, grab your book and go to page 210, last paragraph on that page. Correct "Arkansas" to "Alaska" and "Micarta" to "stag." I was told that this knkife was the last one Bo did start to finish. Dunno if that is really so, but I'd sure like to believe it.

I'll do that ... right now I'm not up to page 210 yet. Are the corrections due to a misprint in the book?

 

[Navy joe]

Holy Thread Revival Batman! I got my camera going finally, so here is mine. Not quite as good a deal, I got it for $250 because someone wanted to buy a new fishfinder.