Keep my Randall in the sheath?

RobNDenver

RobNDenver

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I have two Randall knives, one Bird and Trout, and a Model 7 Stainless. I may use them next hunting season. Are there drawbacks to using them, or storing them in their sheathes?

What are the pros and cons please? I am not a collector yet, I just like fine knives.
 
Rob,

IMO, take 'em and use 'em. I'm off to go snowshoeing up in Glacier NP with friends in the morning - I take a small bag of survival stuff, including a firesteel and RMK #8...rest assured if we get stuck, the knife and steel will get to know each other well...

The story alone will probably make the knife more valuable...lol

As always, YMMV ;)

Shel

p.s. If the knife and sheath are dry, and the storage area is dry, there's no reason the two can't stay together...wet though, that's a different kitty.
 
RobNDenver said:
I have two Randall knives, one Bird and Trout, and a Model 7 Stainless. I may use them next hunting season. Are there drawbacks to using them, or storing them in their sheathes?

What are the pros and cons please? I am not a collector yet, I just like fine knives.
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Well, I have one of the most collectible of all Randall knives. I bought it from Bo Randall in the early 1960's, and I can't tell you how sorry I am that I kept it is its sheath for years. Please take my advice and keep your Randall separate from its sheath. I could give you details if you want, but PLEASE TAKE MY WORD!
-Steve
 
0ICU8I2 could you please kill youself? Please it would not take a whole lot to kill a dirty nasty stinking leg such as yourself. Just do it you person other than a grunt.
 
OICU812 said:
What is "one of the most collectible of all Randall knives"? What model?
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Model #1, 7-inch stainless blade marked "SS", Randall-supplied ivory handle and nickel-silver hilt.
-Steve

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Spectacular knife. Is this the knife you kept in the sheath referenced in your post above? If so, it doesn't seem to have sufferd because of it.
 
Take a look at one-third of the blade at left, towards the tip. There are some shallow pits (barely showing in this photo) that were left after I took it to the Randall shop in the i970's and asked for help. Pete Hamilton took it into the back and came back a couple of minutes later, after polishing out several tiny rust spots. Can you see them?
 
Yep, I can see them. I thought it was lint or something on the blade. Case in point, stainless it just that, stainless, not rust proof. Still an awsome piece.
 
Thanks. As far as I can tell, it is identical to the Randall knife that General Westmoreland carried in Vietnam: 7" stainless blade, red/white/blue spacers, ivory handle, double nickel-silver hilt. (...and I had it with me in Vietnam.)

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