My newest toy - Randall Fireman

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Posting all about this knife everywhere, then remembered, "Gotta show my friends on the Randall forum" lol. So here ya go guys. This knife is a stout little brute. It's a working knife, here are a few user pics from last night.

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Don't Randalls look so good when dirty and used? :D
 
Machine

RMK knives are made to be used. IMO the Fireman is one of the toughest. Great choice for a user.
 
clk said:
Machine

RMK knives are made to be used. IMO the Fireman is one of the toughest. Great choice for a user.
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That is true. This is Randall #5 for me and one of my faves so far. Actually they're all favorites, haha. :p Since I got my first Randall, an 18, I knew they were meant to be in the woods, skinning game or wherever there is knife work to be found.

Lecrayon said:
What steel if that Fireman made from?
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Whichever stainless Randall uses, 440 b or c I think.

I'm not sure what kind of grind it has either, besides thick, maybe Sheldon will chime in.


ETA: I'm doing a 4" or less knife shootout/review. Comparing this Randall to the TOPS Xcest and Kabar Gamestalker. Covering all the price points. I'll put a link to it once I'm finished with it here, maybe tomorrow or next day.
 
My understanding is that RMK uses either 440 B or C steel for their forged stainless steel blades - it's a basic steel make-up with given tolerances; i.e. if the steel ordered falls within the tolerance range, leaning towards C, it could be either. The grind used on the Fireman Special is commonly referred to as a Scandi grind, similar to that used on Scandinavian Puukko type knives. It's a wicked strong blade edge...

I owned this Search and Rescue variant for a bit; it's gone now...

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Thanks for the info, Shel, was eyeing up that S&R version you had, then saw "sold". I never would've guessed it was a scandi.

I think I'll sharpen it to a "zero degree" bevel or whatever the scandi guys call it when there is no secondary bevel.

It's definetly tough as nails, or tougher. :D
 
Outstanding linked post, thanks for sharing that! Sucks about the broken Ka-Bar, but a good reminder why (at least) two knives should always be carried into the wild... :cool:
 
I'm still waiting on mine....

I thinks it's down to 2 years now.... :D

Found a piece of "Old Yeller" for the grip, BP style, lanyard hole and a NS guard. Brown sheath.

You'll notice when Firemen show up, they don't last very long.
 
Hey now, wait a minute...I'm still around a dozen years later! ;)

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