Randall Knife #11 - 4.5
"Alaskan Skinner"
"Alaskan Skinner"


4-1/2" TS / BH / Leather Handle
/ Sullivan Sheath / Carry 
Case
Randall #11 "Alaskan Skinner"

4-1/2" Tool Steel Blade

Notched On Top For Thumb Placement

Single Brass Hilt

Leather Handle

Sullivan Brown A Sheath

Unused Plain Salmon Sharpening Stone

New Padded Carry Case


Randall Care / Instruction Sheet




Summary: this is a like new Randall model 11, has set inside a beautiful Dorris Wood Creations knife cabinet since the day she arrived! I have taken it out for photos and a few admiration sessions! The leather handle is most excellent -- knife and sheath are perfect, care / instruction sheet included. 


Randall #11 "Alaskan Skinner"

4-1/2" Tool Steel Blade

Notched On Top For Thumb Placement

Single Brass Hilt

Leather Handle

Sullivan Brown A Sheath

Unused Plain Salmon Sharpening Stone

New Padded Carry Case


Randall Care / Instruction Sheet




Summary: this is a like new Randall model 11, has set inside a beautiful Dorris Wood Creations knife cabinet since the day she arrived! I have taken it out for photos and a few admiration sessions! The leather handle is most excellent -- knife and sheath are perfect, care / instruction sheet included. 


$SPF
Thank you!
Model 11
From Randall Made Knives: The History of the Man and the Blades by Robert L. Gaddis, pp. 126-130
Tommy Thompson, the designer of the Model 11 Alaskan Skinner, was an Alaskan bush pilot and hunting/fishing guide who became friends with Mr. Randall and the Randall family.
Quote:
Tommy wanted a blade shape that not only was good for skinning but also would greatly reduce the chances of cutting into the intestinal cavity while making an initial cut up the animal's belly.... The idea of having the top of a hunting knife blade slope down slightly from hilt to point was not totally new... What was unique at this date of February 1952 was a drop-point style on a handy-size knife with only a 4- or 4 1/2-inch, relatively thin blade. All this and a contoured area on top for thumb placement equaled a major breakthrough in the practical hunting knife field.
Wanting a sure, firm grip for cold, slippery hands, Tommy even included finger grips in the handle.... Before any of these Thompson Skinners were made, Tommy decided upon a few modifications to his Plan Number 1 sketch. First, he lengthened the blade by 1/2 inch, then he changed the leather handle to stag, plus he replaced the regular aluminum butt cap with one of a "crow's beak" shape.
Bo liked Tommy's second design so much that he immediately adopted it into his knife line....
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