Rambo’s “Real” knife

Sam Wilson said:
@DMG Thank you! That one actually got used, too. A bit of a rarity.😎😎

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Hahhhh Finally found the original maker
I know i seen this design somewhere

Sam you might be interested to look at that and contact EBAY about it !

EBAY USER ID SELLER : ASDAMASCUSKNIVES
$159.99 USD
EBAY AUCTION WEBSITE LINK (click)

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Thank you for letting me know. I have notified eBay about the photos they have ripped off, and there are a number of sellers making and selling counterfeit versions of my knives at much lower quality, but eBay doesn't seem too interested in doing anything about it.

I will keep trying though. Thank you again.

Sam⚔️⚔️

Cognoscenti said:
Hahhhh Finally found the original maker
I know i seen this design somewhere

Sam you might be interested to look at that and contact EBAY about it !

EBAY USER ID SELLER : ASDAMASCUSKNIVES
$159.99 USD
EBAY AUCTION WEBSITE LINK (click)

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If we're only going by the movies AND whether or not the knives actually existed at the time the movie was set. I'd agree on the Randall for First Blood BUT say an ESEE Junglas for the second one as he knew he was heading into the Jungle .
 
Mk-211 said:
Could've been a Hackman survival knife or the copy. Which was the Garcia survival knife, made in Brazil.

HEAVY DUTY GARCIA BRAZIL HACKMAN CLONE SURVIVAL KNIFE

12" OAL; 6 3/4 saw back stainless steel spear point blade, factory finish, minor surface blemishes; leather washer handle (hollow for storage of survival items),
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Yes, agreed, Great call on the Original , (Not the garcia clone 👎) Hackman survival knife from Finland, with the leather handle, large guard, butt cap w/ kit, and sawback design, looks to be a beast...Nice 👍👍
-Just need a good pic to add to the thread...
In on one, 😉 B.T.B.
 
"Ka-bar" MK2 fighting utility knife

Randall 14

Gerber MK2

EK Bowie or dagger

MK3

M7 bayonet
 
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For the movie the prop people did not source the knife. Sylvester Stallone was a knife collector and it was his idea to make the knife a big part of the movies. He located Jimmy Lile and they developed the idea of that knife. No doubt a Randall 18 was part of the process. reference: https://blademag.com/tv-and-movie-knives/the-knives-of-the-rambo-movies-behind-the-scenes

First Blood came out in1982, so the original knife was probably crafted in 1980 or so. Since Jimmy Lile was a knife maker at the time, he theoretically could have been contacted by a Soldier 10 -15 years earlier than the movie during Vietnam to make the same knife.

I bought Sly II knife from Lile in 1982 or 83 for $675, which was pretty pricey but the Rambo version was more like $1200 or so and a little too much for me.

So although it would have been a lot more likely that a real version of Rambo in Vietnam in the late 1960's / early 1970's would have had a Randall 14 or 18, Western Bowie, Gerber Mark II, or Kabar. It would have been possible for him to actually have the knife in the movie. Another possibility is the Imperial UDT knife which was developed in the 1960's and carried by SEAL's and EOD Divers. Middle knife in the below picture. The bottom knife, which also has a saw back is a US Divers model first sold in 1958 or 59 that was common among Frogmen.

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Here is a picture of my knife collection circa 1983 approx. I have the Lile Sly II
and the Randall 18 swapped by the wrong sheaths for the picture, oopps.
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A.L. said:
Victorinox Classic SD is the only knife you really need.
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There is some partial truth to this. After 25+ years & on ODA's, The best combo I found was, US Army issue machete with hard case having built in sharpener (in Ruck), M9 Bayonet (Ruck or LBE/V depending on mission), Gerber MKII/Guardian II on trouser belt, Victorinox Ranger or larger (in a handy location like a survival kit), your favorite EDC (wherever you want to carry it), and a multi tool (in a handy location like weapons cleaning kit or demo kit). The machete can chop down a medium sized tree in addition to clearing vegetation. The bayonet is self explanatory + has additional uses. A fighting knife is part of your uniform. The Victorinox has many uses but the scissors opened MRE packages early in my career. I later hung a Leatherman Style CS on my belt loop to do the same.
Now, before people want to disagree with any of this, EVERYONE should do what works for you!


Remember, the Det Warrant carries the generator!
 
Frisco Felon said:
If time and availability are not an issue then I'd like to suggest Cold Steel's Recon Scout!

Cold Steel CPM 3V Recon Scout. Quick video breaking in the new knife. - YouTube
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Crazy i was lurking this one the other night on the $feebay. !!

I was able to temper down and finally not buy ANOTHER knife (so many , too much) I need to make a sell soon the only one i will keep is a custom 1095 full tang military 10 " with kydex
 
vjb.knife said:
For the movie the prop people did not source the knife. Sylvester Stallone was a knife collector and it was his idea to make the knife a big part of the movies. He located Jimmy Lile and they developed the idea of that knife. No doubt a Randall 18 was part of the process. reference: https://blademag.com/tv-and-movie-knives/the-knives-of-the-rambo-movies-behind-the-scenes

First Blood came out in1982, so the original knife was probably crafted in 1980 or so. Since Jimmy Lile was a knife maker at the time, he theoretically could have been contacted by a Soldier 10 -15 years earlier than the movie during Vietnam to make the same knife.

I bought Sly II knife from Lile in 1982 or 83 for $675, which was pretty pricey but the Rambo version was more like $1200 or so and a little too much for me.

So although it would have been a lot more likely that a real version of Rambo in Vietnam in the late 1960's / early 1970's would have had a Randall 14 or 18, Western Bowie, Gerber Mark II, or Kabar. It would have been possible for him to actually have the knife in the movie. Another possibility is the Imperial UDT knife which was developed in the 1960's and carried by SEAL's and EOD Divers. Middle knife in the below picture. The bottom knife, which also has a saw back is a US Divers model first sold in 1958 or 59 that was common among SEALS as well.

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Here is a picture of my knife collection circa 1985 approx. I have the Lile Sly II
and the Randall 18 swapped by the wrong sheaths for the picture, oopps.
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Nice Randall & Lile in the middle i would keep only theses two :)
 
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