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The Model 5-7 I show here is a very early one. I purchased this great knife from one of the finest gentlemen I have ever met. His name, Nate Posner, of San Francisco Gun Exchange. Nate is no longer with us, but his memory lives on in the hearts of those who ever met him.
But the knife is special too, due to the original owner. I purchased this knife from Nate in 1987 and when I asked him if he had any old Randalls, that he would sell, his reply was, I am selling the late D. Lee Braums gun collection and I have his personal knife. I fell in love with the knife and we made a deal.
For those of you that dont already know, D. Lee Braun is a very famous man in the shooting world. From the Internet link [url=http://www.traphof.org/inductees/braun_d_lee.htm]http://www.traphof.org/inductees/braun_d_lee.htm[/url] I found the following:
D. Lee Braun of San Mateo, Cal. was named to 14 industry All-America teams in a shooting career that spanned 26 years, from 1943 to 1969. He captured four industry Clay Target Championships at the Grand American, and he shot on a record-setting 16-yard squad there. The author of two instructional books on clay target shooting, Lee starred in the movie versions of both.
Braun went to work for Remington Arms Company after World War II, and he was regional sales manager when he passed away at age 61 in 1972, following a long illness.
Lee Braun placed on first-string industry All-America teams in 1947, 1949, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1963 and 1964, and he was named to second teams in 1951 and 1954. He led industry doubles average standings in 1948 with .9100, and he earned numerous industry awards at state and zone shoots throughout his career. He placed on 19 skeet All-America teams and is enshrined in that sports Hall of Fame.
Acknowledged as one of the finest teachers in the shotgun sports, Lee Braun was the author of two books about clay target shooting and the star of the movie versions. McAndrews remarked at the time the Braun scholarship was announced: "Lee took particular pleasure in teaching youngstersand watching them grow toward championship stature. He was a firm believer that the personal confidence and self-discipline learned from competitive clay target shooting carried over their values into all phases of life."
Best regards,
Rhett Stidham
The Model 5-7 I show here is a very early one. I purchased this great knife from one of the finest gentlemen I have ever met. His name, Nate Posner, of San Francisco Gun Exchange. Nate is no longer with us, but his memory lives on in the hearts of those who ever met him.
But the knife is special too, due to the original owner. I purchased this knife from Nate in 1987 and when I asked him if he had any old Randalls, that he would sell, his reply was, I am selling the late D. Lee Braums gun collection and I have his personal knife. I fell in love with the knife and we made a deal.
For those of you that dont already know, D. Lee Braun is a very famous man in the shooting world. From the Internet link [url=http://www.traphof.org/inductees/braun_d_lee.htm]http://www.traphof.org/inductees/braun_d_lee.htm[/url] I found the following:
D. Lee Braun of San Mateo, Cal. was named to 14 industry All-America teams in a shooting career that spanned 26 years, from 1943 to 1969. He captured four industry Clay Target Championships at the Grand American, and he shot on a record-setting 16-yard squad there. The author of two instructional books on clay target shooting, Lee starred in the movie versions of both.
Braun went to work for Remington Arms Company after World War II, and he was regional sales manager when he passed away at age 61 in 1972, following a long illness.
Lee Braun placed on first-string industry All-America teams in 1947, 1949, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1963 and 1964, and he was named to second teams in 1951 and 1954. He led industry doubles average standings in 1948 with .9100, and he earned numerous industry awards at state and zone shoots throughout his career. He placed on 19 skeet All-America teams and is enshrined in that sports Hall of Fame.
Acknowledged as one of the finest teachers in the shotgun sports, Lee Braun was the author of two books about clay target shooting and the star of the movie versions. McAndrews remarked at the time the Braun scholarship was announced: "Lee took particular pleasure in teaching youngstersand watching them grow toward championship stature. He was a firm believer that the personal confidence and self-discipline learned from competitive clay target shooting carried over their values into all phases of life."
Best regards,
Rhett Stidham