Randall - remove name etch

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Daren Morgan

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Will Randall remove a name etch? I understand the name etch reduces the value. I have a couple with my name etched on by Randall
 
I always viewed an etched name as part of the history of the blade. I am not personally put off by it but I generally use my knives.
 
Daren RMK will remove the etch. You need to contact them and then send them the knife. Names never bothered me, but to each their own.
 
Personally, I wouldn't purchase a knife with another person's name/initials - or anything else that people have - etched on it. If it was small & unobtrusive, I might consider it... at a significant price reduction. (It may bear mentioning that I've also passed on knives that appeal to me because I don't like the maker's mark. To me, that stuff matters. Heck, I've been given knives with MY name on them, and wouldn't use them)
 
I hardly give a rip if a Randall Knife is name etched. Not only was it one of top chosen options they offered for many years, it indicates to me the personal value and respect that the previous owner gave to it, but it doesn't effect functionality. Removing names, IMO, both devalues the knife and is an expensive effort in futility. Besides, having a ground out divot where a name used to be is no more attractive. If a person feels that strongly about it, they should just avoid purchasing knives that aren't so engraved...
 
The first Randall I ever saw and handled. Had two names engraved. The original owner and his dates of service in Vietnam. He gave it to my friend to take to the Gulf war. With the instructions to use it without worrying about damaging or loosing it. But if it came back home my friend had to give it back.

The original owner sent it to Randall to have my friends name and dates of service engraved under his. Then presented it back to my friend.

It’s priceless and the names didn’t hurt the value one bit.
 
eveled said:
The first Randall I ever saw and handled. Had two names engraved. The original owner and his dates of service in Vietnam. He gave it to my friend to take to the Gulf war. With the instructions to use it without worrying about damaging or loosing it. But if it came back home my friend had to give it back.

The original owner sent it to Randall to have my friends name and dates of service engraved under his. Then presented it back to my friend.

It’s priceless and the names didn’t hurt the value one bit.
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That is awesome! So incredibly classy and distinguished. :thumbsup:
 
eveled said:
The first Randall I ever saw and handled. Had two names engraved. The original owner and his dates of service in Vietnam. He gave it to my friend to take to the Gulf war. With the instructions to use it without worrying about damaging or loosing it. But if it came back home my friend had to give it back.

The original owner sent it to Randall to have my friends name and dates of service engraved under his. Then presented it back to my friend.

It’s priceless and the names didn’t hurt the value one bit.
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please post photo,,
 
Sorry it’s not mine, and it belongs to an acquaintance I lost touch with a long time ago.
 
Melvin-Purvis said:
I hardly give a rip if a Randall Knife is name etched. Not only was it one of top chosen options they offered for many years, it indicates to me the personal value and respect that the previous owner gave to it, but it doesn't effect functionality. Removing names, IMO, both devalues the knife and is an expensive effort in futility. Besides, having a ground out divot where a name used to be is no more attractive. If a person feels that strongly about it, they should just avoid purchasing knives that aren't so engraved...
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I agree 100%. I would just leave the name on. It is part of the knife's history. Plus, you're gonna pay to ship out and back, then pay to remove the name, which will then make the knife look worse.
 
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