Gary Powers' U-2 Knife: the Truth?

[toothed]

I saw a special on "Boys' Toys" (gadgets) on a cable channel (History Ch?)last night which showed the knife carried by Gary Powers when his U-2 was shot down in the USSR. I thought it was supposed to be a "Bird and Trout" Randall but the show said it was a SAK. Say it ain't so.

 

[Greg Gutcher]

What I've read and heard is that it was a RMK mod. 8-4 Trout and Bird with the old style grind. Greg

 

[NFA]

What is a SAK?

 

[Brian C]

I saw the same show, toothed. I think it's entirely possible that he had both. The show didn't detail everything that he carried. The focus of that portion was SAKs.

 

[Rhett Stidham]

Just another cheap communist trick. Quite obvious they switched it and wanted Powers and the USA to look badly. I think the Randall Model 8 is now in the room with the crown jewels at the Moscow state museum or wherever they keep that stuff. /// Rhett

 

[toothed]

Brian, I'm thinking the same as you on this.

Brett, the knife should be a display item in a Moscow state museum; however, I wouldn't be surprised if it is now being used by a bureaucrat on hunting trips. (Who can blame 'em?)