Rambo’s “Real” knife

Crag the Brewer said:
When I was working in this machine shop in my early 20's a guy started working there.
Larger than life fellow.
The kind of person where Everything about them is interesting..... Everything.
Lots of stories.
He was a bad kid, just like in the movies the Judge said either you are going to jail....or enlisting in the Army. He chose the later.

He was a very colorful sort, I won't say a lot though for privacy reasons, and really I lost track of him, idk if he's still around......?

All his stories, in life though he didn't talk much about his service in Nam. I knew he was an Army Ranger, and that's about it.

Working second shift, and the guys liked to Drink after work. Friendships, or at least comfort and acceptance develops.

R. Went out to his car and came back with a Unfortunately Large photo album. More than 2" thick. I'll save the details, but R. Reenlisted again, after he was done. After his time spent . He could of left, and gone home... but after loosing too many good friends, he said that " he didn't kill enough of them"..... His scrapbook said differently.

My brother in law loves knives, and doesn't have any of Mine. I haven't offered. He grumbles that All of mine look like kitchen knives. Maybe that's true....

But the thin, Hard field knife
I designed and made for R. (In my head, what He'd want/Then, back There)
Had a different purpose....

"Trophy Hunter"










This....seems like the quintessential Rambo Knife
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That is beautiful. Great craftsmanship. Love the look of this. Built for business.
 
StillRockinPdX said:
That is beautiful. Great craftsmanship. Love the look of this. Built for business.
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Thank You, that means A lot to me, I'm very happy with it. It's a take on my field knife design. I've made a few versions, and I hope to make many more. This one is currently in the wilds of Georgia. :D

It's Sister is even More dangerous...




*Not my pictures
 
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Another vote for Ka BAR. Unless they were coated, I don't think a 119 or Randall would be accepted in the Military. I wanted to get my nephew going into the Army a knife & he said it had to be non-reflective. This is just one instance & I have no real military knowledge.
 
Brews_N_Ale said:
I know Rambo’s knife is a contintious subject, but please bear with me. . .
theoretically, if John Rambo were a real person at that time, what knife could that have been? I’m guessing either the Spanish Aitor jungle survival knife or more likely a Randall.
Essentially, what are some real world inspirations for that knife.
Thanks
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The choices, likely would have been the following:
Kabar
M7 Bayonet
Buck 119
Randal blade.
 
JTR357 said:
Another vote for Ka BAR. Unless they were coated, I don't think a 119 or Randall would be accepted in the Military. I wanted to get my nephew going into the Army a knife & he said it had to be non-reflective. This is just one instance & I have no real military knowledge.
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Buck 119's were one of the most common knives over there. Randall's were what everyone (knife people anyway) wished they had. That whole non reflective thing was not as big of concern as some would make it.
 
JTR357 said:
Another vote for Ka BAR. Unless they were coated, I don't think a 119 or Randall would be accepted in the Military. I wanted to get my nephew going into the Army a knife & he said it had to be non-reflective. This is just one instance & I have no real military knowledge.
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That might be something he heard in basic, or at his unit, but there is no policy or regulation on this. A lot of knives that have been issued weren't coated. I mean the M9 bayonet is often bare steel.
I've known a lot of people who had uncoated blades from various makers. Including a number of Rangers and SF.
Randalls were very popular in Vietnam amongst those who could afford them.

I mostly carried a Ka-Bar, but nobody cared about the SOG SEAL2000, or the Cold Steel Outdoorsman I carried sometimes. Or the Blackjack Applegate-Fiarborne I used for a few years.

At the very worst, just give it a light sanding with some 220 or 400 grit, and spray paint it with an epoxy based paint. Aluminahyde 2 from Brownells, or VHT chassis and rollbar paint for example.
 
I have posted in this thread before, so just my thoughts go back to that Ruana that was mentioned before, and I like the looks of them. Just my two cents,,,,,,worth less with inflation. 😀
 
Crag the Brewer said:
When I was working in this machine shop in my early 20's a guy started working there.
Larger than life fellow.
The kind of person where Everything about them is interesting..... Everything.
Lots of stories.
He was a bad kid, just like in the movies the Judge said either you are going to jail....or enlisting in the Army. He chose the later.

He was a very colorful sort, I won't say a lot though for privacy reasons, and really I lost track of him, idk if he's still around......?

All his stories, in life though he didn't talk much about his service in Nam. I knew he was an Army Ranger, and that's about it.

Working second shift, and the guys liked to Drink after work. Friendships, or at least comfort and acceptance develops.

R. Went out to his car and came back with a Unfortunately Large photo album. More than 2" thick. I'll save the details, but R. Reenlisted again, after he was done. After his time spent . He could of left, and gone home... but after loosing too many good friends, he said that " he didn't kill enough of them"..... His scrapbook said differently.

My brother in law loves knives, and doesn't have any of Mine. I haven't offered. He grumbles that All of mine look like kitchen knives. Maybe that's true....

But the thin, Hard field knife
I designed and made for R. (In my head, what He'd want/Then, back There)
Had a different purpose....

"Trophy Hunter"










This....seems like the quintessential Rambo Knife
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Looks like a solid piece.
 
I had an 18 like 30+ years ago, it was big and heavy and $175 from Randall. It would have been fine for that movie. I read the book and last page said “movie currently in production “ . The book was better but the movie really brought it to life. Stallone always did a good job acting.
 
Brews_N_Ale said:
...if John Rambo were a real person at that time, what knife could that have been?....
Essentially, what are some real world inspirations for that knife.
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Look up Harry Archer and how the Loveless Chute knife came to exist.
Closest thing I've seen to real life Vietnam era Rambo/Rambo knife story.
 
It's never really stated what unit, but presumably he was a green beret. Assuming he was active in Vietnam, more than likely he would've had a Dan-D knife, originally made by a maker named Dan Dennehy.
 
He might go for an M7 Night Stalker.

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That's interesting, I hope they hold true to the basic tenets of the Rambo story and lore. I would be surprised if they went with a custom knife, it's very hard to commercialize those and produce them in numbers and prices that are profitable for everybody involved. Will be interesting to see if they make the knife a central part of the story like in the past editions.

Sam⚔️⚔️

dano said:
Since a Rambo prequel was just announced, with a story revolving around him in Vietnam...we shall see....
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