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Tom Leschorn's engraving is iconic in the Randall community. It is easily recognizable due in part to Tom's strong execution and deep relief. Because of this Tom referred to his later work as "carving" rather than engraving. Today Tom's work is much sought after but rarely offered for sale as the majority of his art resides in private collections.
Tom Leschorn and I collaborated only on a few big projects before his untimely passing in 1992 but each one was special to me. Recently I was sent a knife to sell for a customer. I was ecstatic to discover that the Randall was an early model #12-9/14 grind in stainless. The stainless version of the #12-9"/14 was first offered only on knives that were to be scrimshawed or engraved. This example has both Tom's classic oak leaf and acorn pattern and I did a one-off Indian scrimshaw on the "Old Yeller" micarta handle. Both Tom's work and mine is dated 1991. The brass carries a 22 year patina and has not been cleaned while the ivorite handle has yellowed beautifully.
This magnificent Model #12-9" is the apex of museum quality Randall knives. The customer's price is $7500.00 and below is a link to a slide show of images.
http://s43.photobucket.com/user/RBscrim/slideshow/Leschorn-Bowles
Tom Leschorn and I collaborated only on a few big projects before his untimely passing in 1992 but each one was special to me. Recently I was sent a knife to sell for a customer. I was ecstatic to discover that the Randall was an early model #12-9/14 grind in stainless. The stainless version of the #12-9"/14 was first offered only on knives that were to be scrimshawed or engraved. This example has both Tom's classic oak leaf and acorn pattern and I did a one-off Indian scrimshaw on the "Old Yeller" micarta handle. Both Tom's work and mine is dated 1991. The brass carries a 22 year patina and has not been cleaned while the ivorite handle has yellowed beautifully.
This magnificent Model #12-9" is the apex of museum quality Randall knives. The customer's price is $7500.00 and below is a link to a slide show of images.
http://s43.photobucket.com/user/RBscrim/slideshow/Leschorn-Bowles