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I took delivery of only my second Randall yesterday, and if you don't mind, I'd like to run this by you to see if it's within the range of tolerances for a brand new Randall.
I bought it from a reputable big name retailer who places orders with Randall and charges a premium.
It's a #28 Woodsman, and it arrived wrapped in tissue with a new sheath, stone, and standard Randall literature. FYI, I'm undecided if this will be a user or a collector.
When I unwrapped the knife, it was kind of dirty, which I thought was odd but no big deal, so I wiped it off with a chamois and inspected the knife. It's a well designed, robust woodsman's knife. It wasn't super sharp, but I've heard that Randalls don't come from the factory all that sharp. As I looked closer, I noticed some things not present in my other Randall, and that have me scratching my head a little with regards to a knife this expensive. Swirls throughout the brass and a faint zipper like mark (tooling?) along the spine within the tang. I'm a neophyte, so perhaps this is normal or just the grain of the steel?
Tell me if you think this is off, or if it's fine and I'm being a princess . . .
I bought it from a reputable big name retailer who places orders with Randall and charges a premium.
It's a #28 Woodsman, and it arrived wrapped in tissue with a new sheath, stone, and standard Randall literature. FYI, I'm undecided if this will be a user or a collector.
When I unwrapped the knife, it was kind of dirty, which I thought was odd but no big deal, so I wiped it off with a chamois and inspected the knife. It's a well designed, robust woodsman's knife. It wasn't super sharp, but I've heard that Randalls don't come from the factory all that sharp. As I looked closer, I noticed some things not present in my other Randall, and that have me scratching my head a little with regards to a knife this expensive. Swirls throughout the brass and a faint zipper like mark (tooling?) along the spine within the tang. I'm a neophyte, so perhaps this is normal or just the grain of the steel?
Tell me if you think this is off, or if it's fine and I'm being a princess . . .
