Need info on a Randall knife I aquired.

[frontier21]

I have a Randall Model 13-6 and the blade has no choil cuts in it - it's a seven spacer knife with an ivory micarta commando style handle and a Johnson roughback sheath. I'm trying to find out the approx year of mfg. I've read about blade stamps being a fairly positive way of determining the years said stamp was used. I'll try and post a couple of pics later.

 

[tunefink]

That's not micarta, it's ivory. Based on the sheath it's a 1964-66ish knife. Nice piece, great condition.

 

[frontier21]

That's not micarta, it's ivory. Based on the sheath it's a 1964-66ish knife. Nice piece, great condition.

Ivory, really? Is that because of the yellowing? I thought it may have been staining from the sheath but I guess it does extend beyond where the handle contacts the sheath. So do you think the knife itself is of the same 1964-66ish time period? If so that would be wonderful.

 

[tunefink]

Yes, knife and sheath..... they are a match.

 

[Melvin-Purvis]

tunefink is spot-on, and that's a great knife. If you look at the butt end, you should see the ivory grain pretty clearly. If so, please post a photo so others will know what it looks like. Thanks for sharing.

 

[frontier21]

I tried to get a descent pic of the butt, but it just doesn't show well. I did however look it over with a jewelers loop and can indeed see the grain.

Here's a larger pic of the handle - I see what I believe is 'grain' lines, especially near the first red spacer.

 

[frontier21]

Here's the best butt end shot I can get (my photo skills are lacking) - hope this helps.

 

[eveled]

I keep coming back to look. It’s stunning in its simplicity. Really really nice. Thanks for sharing it.