Rambo’s “Real” knife

[SimplyMinded]

As the movies went along he used more and more basic stuff until finally we was haclking with a sharpened leaf spring, basically.

 

[Sam Wilson]

Thank you! And those sawteeth are functional.

Sam

If the prop masters were looking today, I think they’d be calling Sam Wilson on the phone.

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[DMG]

Thank you! And those sawteeth are functional.

Sam

No doubt. The knife and the sheath both look awesome.

 

[Steven65]

If the prop masters were looking today, I think they’d be calling Sam Wilson on the phone.

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Awesome piece Sam Wilson . You know we are all waiting for the 10" version??

 

[Sam Wilson]

D DMG Thank you! That one actually got used, too. A bit of a rarity.

Sam

 

[Sam Wilson]

I know, I get reminded every time I post on IG. I have completed the drafts for the blade profile, just getting caught up on the current backlog before I accept orders for the big beast.

Sam

Awesome piece Sam Wilson . You know we are all waiting for the 10" version??

 

[Steven65]

Thank you! That one actually got used, too. A bit of a rarity.

Sam

Beautiful.......It seems to have survived the LAWS fire just fine!

 

[Steven65]

I know, I get reminded every time I post on IG. I have completed the drafts for the blade profile, just getting caught up on the current backlog before I accept orders for the big beast.

Sam

That's going to be a winner mate!

 

[Sam Wilson]

I won't derail the thread, but the only thing I'm still debating is whether to do a full flat ground 10" version of the clip point pictured above, or to do a half or three quarter height grind, leaving some extra beef there. What do you think?

Sam

That's going to be a winner mate!

 

[Steven65]

I won't derail the thread, but the only thing I'm still debating is whether to do a full flat ground 10" version of the clip point pictured above, or to do a half or three quarter height grind, leaving some extra beef there. What do you think?

Sam

Personally I would like mine with a full flat grind. A 10" blade will already have excellent ductile strength.

 

[Sam Wilson]

10-4, that's how I did the original prototype. But a lot of guys just like the extra heft and the grind lines on there. I'll poll some more people but will probably wind up going with the straight clip and full flat grind, basically a larger version of the M7.

Sam

Personally I would like mine with a full flat grind. A 10" blade will already have excellent ductile strength.

 

[cbach8tw]

My bet if it was a hollow handled knife it would be a Randall hollow handled knife, but i do t remember when that model came out to be available during his time of service in country. I bet it could also have been a Randall Model 1 or a Buck 119.

 

[Sam Wilson]

As to the original topic of the thread, if Rambo had chosen a knife to have with him, and I'm sure he must have had some type of pocket knife or small fixed blade with him before he got arrested and it was confiscated, he probably would have chosen something like a Ruana or the Randall hollow handle, in my opinion. Something with a military/fighting feel, but not a huge chopper. He walked around with everything he owned on him, so size/weight were at a premium.

He was literally living off the land as he roamed around and would just buy cheeseburgers and cokes when he happened to be in town and had money. He would then burn the remains/wrappers, as he was still very much living in the guerrilla soldier mindset. Something focused on survival and maximizing capabilities would be right up his alley.

Sam

 

[cbach8tw]

Just read this thread a little more, a Ruana was mentioned, I like that idea too.

 

[Tony T 71]

Keeping with the hollow handle design it would have been a Randall Model 18.

This post always made me think about Rambo. Almost seems like an alternate story line. With a more peaceful ending.

A

Thread 'Journey of a Randall 18'

Apr 8, 2023

It started about 1970. Purchased to accompany my father in his duties during the Vietnam war. He volunteered for the Army and qualified for Special Forces (Green Beret).
After the war, and right before I was born, the family moved from Miami Florida to Colorado. Being a bow hunter and avid outdoorsman, this knife accompanied him on all of our outdoor hunting and camping adventures.

At age 45, with all his children out of the house, he decided to move back to Miami and live with his parents, to help out in their old age. He decided to make this trip via kayak. He took various waterways...

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• Forum: The Randall Made Knives Collector's Forum

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Jim Lile from Arkansas made the knives for Rambo movies 1&2.

 

[Sam Wilson]

Yes, this is a fantasy thread. The premise being if Rambo had been a real person doing what he did and not a book/movie character with a fantasy Lile knife given to him for the purposes of making the movie look awesome, what pre-existing knife would he have chosen if he was just knocking around on his own.

Sam

Jim Lile from Arkansas made the knives for Rambo movies 1&2.

 

[Tony T 71]

Yes, this is a fantasy thread. The premise being if Rambo had been a real person doing what he did and not a book/movie character with a fantasy Lile knife given to him for the purposes of making the movie look awesome, what pre-existing knife would he have chosen if he was just knocking around on his own.

Sam

I think John Rambo may have liked this piece,I sure do love it...

 

[Alone]

Keeping with the hollow handle design it would have been a Randall Model 18.

This post always made me think about Rambo. Almost seems like an alternate story line. With a more peaceful ending.

A

Thread 'Journey of a Randall 18'

Apr 8, 2023

It started about 1970. Purchased to accompany my father in his duties during the Vietnam war. He volunteered for the Army and qualified for Special Forces (Green Beret).
After the war, and right before I was born, the family moved from Miami Florida to Colorado. Being a bow hunter and avid outdoorsman, this knife accompanied him on all of our outdoor hunting and camping adventures.

At age 45, with all his children out of the house, he decided to move back to Miami and live with his parents, to help out in their old age. He decided to make this trip via kayak. He took various waterways...

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• Replies: 18
• Forum: The Randall Made Knives Collector's Forum

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Thank you for sharing this. I reckon the reason that I've never seen that thread is because I'm rarely in the "Collector's forums", if at all.

Having read and heard so many great stories about the "18", I've always had a great deal of respect for mine. What an incredible knife.

 

[Sam Wilson]

They are very well built knives. Most people don't understand the silver solder process that they use on them, but it is very strong. Done properly, you are getting into the neighborhood of MIG weld strength. It's not going to break from normal use of any sane kind, barring an anomalous flaw, which all knives are subject to.

Sam

Thank you for sharing this. I reckon the reason that I've never seen that thread is because I'm rarely in the "Collector's forums", if at all.

Having read and heard so many great stories about the "18", I've always had a great deal of respect for mine. What an incredible knife.

 

[jjg6319]

A swiss army knife ....