3-7 sheath

[el dub]

Hello people, can any one of the Randall experts out there help me date the knife sheath. Or lead me to a place to do that. Does the sheath match the knife datewise? Thanks for the help.

 

[bladerunner67]

I'm not an expert like Sheldon, but if the nut on the end is brass it could be a mid 50's 3-7. Hopefully Sheldon on some of the other experts will chime in and narrow it down even further.
Dan in Kalifornia

 

[ron mathews]

Dan pretty much nailed it. It's mid to late 50's.

Best,

 

[Melvin-Purvis]

While I'm not an expert like my friend Ron Mathews, I did sleep at the Rio Suites last night...and agree with Ron, Dan nailed it. :thumbup:

Shel

p.s. I hung out with the Clinton's and R. L. Wilson for a bit at the Vegas show this weekend - how cool is that

 

[el dub]

Thanks everyone for the replies. I'm planning on either trading or selling this knife as I hardly ever use it, too big. What would be a ballpark figure for what this knife is worth? A guy offered me $4oo.00for it. Is this a reasonable offer? Or am I wrong for asking this here?

 

[Melvin-Purvis]

el dub, IMO, any item is only worth what a buyer is willing to offer and a seller is willing to take - any dollar amount tossed out by a non bidding participant does a great disservice to both buyer and seller.

If you're looking to sell it, do your homework, find something similar that sold on eBay (or elsewhere) in the last sixty days and use the final realized price as a benchmark. Once you determine what you want for it, use the appropriate 'for sale' venue - this is not that venue.

Or, get it appraised by someone that knows what they're doing, someone like B.R. Levine http://www.knife-expert.com/

That said, I'd be interested in making you an offer; it'll be up to you to accept or not...I'm sure others here would be willing to make offers as well, so an auction format might be in your best interest if you have difficulty determining value.

Hope that helps,

Sheldon Wickersham

 

[el dub]

Sure, make me an offer.

 

[OICU812]

While I'm not an expert ...... :thumbup:

Shel

You must have had what alcoholics call "a moment of clarity."

 

[bart1]

For what it's worth many will better $400 including myself. If it's your best friend , that's another matter.Bart RKS#132

 

[el dub]

Thanks for the info guys. I had someone else tell me it was an early to mid fifties knife. What are some of the differences, or should I say indicators, of the age. It almost looks like there is a black, thicker spacer above the red spacer. Is this just a darker piece of leather?

 

[Melvin-Purvis]

Is this just a darker piece of leather?

Nope, it's gasket material. As to your other question(s)...yes, blade grind (including choil), blade finish, blade stamp, stamp type, stamp location, hilt shape, hilt material, handle type, handle material, handle shape, lanyard, lanyard hole, compass type (if present), end cap material, end cap nut (if any), sheath type, sheath maker, maker's stamp (if any), snap type, stone pocket width, stone type, etc. can all be indicators to help approximate age...there are other characteristics as well. Typically, for me anyway, trends being trends, the trend of the spacer type generally used on the majority of knives from any given period can often be a good starting point.

Hope that helps,

Shel

 

[OICU812]

Nope, it's gasket material.

Hope that helps,

Shel

You don't say. Head gasket? Intake gasket? Oil pan gasket? Differential gasket? Blown gasket?

 

[el dub]

Thanks everyone for the help.

 

[ron mathews]

Thanks for the info guys. I had someone else tell me it was an early to mid fifties knife. What are some of the differences, or should I say indicators, of the age. It almost looks like there is a black, thicker spacer above the red spacer. Is this just a darker piece of leather?

el dub,

The primary reason I said I belived it was a mid to late 50's knife and sheath (and not early 50's) is the early 50's sheaths had a wider stone pocket flap. This sheath is documented to be early 1954. You can easily see the difference in flap widths between yours and this one:

Hope this helps.

Best,

 

[el dub]

Ron, thanks for the pic, I can see it now. Is your stone origional. Mine resembles it. Maybe a little darker.

 

[el dub]

BTW Ron, nice knife.

 

[ron mathews]

Thanks, el dub!

Yes, the stone is original. Here's a better pic:

Best,

 

[el dub]

Ok, mine doesn't even look like that. Its course all around. Used