Moved from General Knife Discussion: Gil Hibben is selling his latest Rambo knife.

Bastid said:
That is the whole problem with much of this thread.
Some folks are showing they are not capable of thinking.

Some of the most ignorant posts I have ever seen on BFC are in this thread.
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Couldn't agree with you more, Gus - this thread is a prime example of why I haven't spent much time around here lately (and there are too many other threads like this).

As a writer, seeing such obvious ignorance and lack of respect for the history of knife-making makes me want to :barf::barf::barf:.
 
Guys, guys, guys. Settle down. It's a movie prop. No one is going to buy this knife to actually use, they are going to buy this knife to display it as the knife Rambo used in his last movie. A knife is worth whatever someone is willing to pay.
 
Uh, the Woodsman's Pal is crap? :eek:

That's about all I'm picking up from this thread. ;)

Actually, #1, an interesting discussion, and #2, I've had a WP for 10 years and beat the living **** out of it and it's still going strong. Good tool. (Not as good as a kukri, but a good tool. :cool:) For clearing vines and light growth it's perfect. I must have got the one decent one. :D

I know Hibben has done some outstanding work in the past. This may be a great user, I don't know. As others have pointed out, it doesn't really matter anyway, it's just a movie prop that was commissioned from a very well known knifemaker.

I guess knives are all in the eye of the beholder. Back when the first Rambo came out, a friend of mine who knew I collected was all excited when I stopped by his place and wanted to show me the great survival knife he'd just got for $29.

Some kind of cheap plated steel, butter knife dull, and a plastic handle with a cheap compass set into the butt. The sheath was vinyl. What are you going to do? He was happy with his knife, and I wasn't going to take that away from him.

This knife is obviously far and away superior to that, but is also obviously targeted to fans of the movies who are willing to pay extra for something associated with them.

BTW, I had the chance to by a 4" Lile folder with a Paul-type action for $400 right after the first Rambo movie came out. The dealer also had a copy of the first movies knife from Lile for $700. I didn't care at all for the big one, but loved that folder. Unfortunately I had no money, which interefered with the purchase. God knows what it would be worth now...
 
Brutus013 said:
Guys, guys, guys. Settle down. It's a movie prop. No one is going to buy this knife to actually use, they are going to buy this knife to display it as the knife Rambo used in his last movie. A knife is worth whatever someone is willing to pay.
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Thank you. This sums it up very nicely. :thumbup:

(My gawd - the "critique" of this prop as a "user" knife has even jumped to other forums! :( People just don't get it! :rolleyes: )
 
True, I am sure the people who buy the handmade copies do not intend to use them.

However, Gil does make them as functional users. Otherwise he wouldn't heat treat them and put an edge on them. He does make them as knives because he makes knives. Most movie props are made from plastic or rubber, this one was the real deal.
 
MisterSat said:
True, I am sure the people who buy the handmade copies do not intend to use them.

However, Gil does make them as functional users. Otherwise he wouldn't heat treat them and put an edge on them. He does make them as knives because he makes knives. Most movie props are made from plastic or rubber, this one was the real deal.
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Yes, Mike - I know that! (I'm on your side ;) )
 
Just in case anyone is wondering, according to Gil Hibben's website, this new Rambo knife is sold out. Congrats to all who got one!
 
What a strange read this thread was...

I'm old enough to have bought my first Rambo knives directly from Jimmy and to have set aside all the numbered series in all their variations (thats a whole lot of Rambos). I have also used Liles knives around the world in more regions of the world than I care to remember. I am also one of the few that actually destroyed Lile First bloods and Missions and had the great pleasure of having knowing Jimmy and Gil. So all this talk about either not finding value in these knives (a FB 13 teether just sold for 50 grand) or that buyers are not using them (not numbered series but Liles open series) is odd at best. Get real folks...the $1,250 spent yesterday (sold out) and added to a full Rambo collection ($5,000-$7,000 and thirty years) now finds a complete collection (matched number knives) up to damn close to 6 figures. Heck, perfect open Liles in the rare variants are getting $3-$4k now. Give these guys a break, boyz, they are making knife history...

Why mention it?

Well, the most interesting aspect of the new Hibben Rambo knife is something that none of you have even mentioned yet. Did any one you visit Gil's website and look at the first knife he submitted? Its that fancy one called "Big John." Well folks, THAT knife should be familiar to the more attentive members here...A not so close look will reveal that Gil Hibben somehow, mysteriously, somehow produced a knife that looks so very much like....a Graham Brothers Razel SS5... Only one way to get those grind lines boyz....Big John's triangle ground tip speaks legions....

Strange world eh?? And how about Gil's announcement of an open numbered run of Rambo IVs for $1,100.00? Now, think about where the value of the 1-100 goes when the first 100 of the second series sells for $1,100......
 
hotrodKelley said:
Interesting. I think the writers for Rambo stole the idea from a movie titled: Ruckus. Starring Dirk Benedict, Linda Blair. Filmed in 1980. Its Basically Rambo, but instead of a Lile knife, Dirk's Character uses a Buck 110 lock-back folder. Its a pretty good movie.:thumbup:
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THANK YOU! Do you know I've been trying to remember the title of that stupid movie forever? I saw it years ago on cable and it's one of those random things that kind of floats around the back of my head along with other television from that era.
 
EvanBNW said:
Is the novel worth reading? How does it compare to the movie?
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I find David Morrell's writing frustratingly inconsistent. By that I don't mean the mechanics, but what he chooses to do. I've absolutely loved some of his books, such as The Protector and First Blood, but hated others that seemed like they just didn't connect properly (the title of one in particular that I did not like escapes me at the moment).
 
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