Randall Starflite Found

[widmn]

I lucked out yesterday and found the rare Randall Starflite. It is an awesome piece. I know someone sold one back in 91/92 for around $2000 but haven't seen any or heard of them selling lately. Frankly, I've never even seen one before. Does Randall have one in their museum? I think there were only 20 or so made. Anyone have an idea of the value today? No, I am not selling it.

 

[Melvin-Purvis]

Designed by 'Bo in Sept. '72, shown in the catalog insert for two years, priced at 4x a #9 and change, sales quickly dried up after the catalog inserts showing it were dropped...

I believe from said book that the RMK museum has at least two...

Guaranteed to 'stick'...lol

What a major freaking score dude!

Value? What someone will pay you for it. Rare, rare, and rare...lol

Good on ya bud!

Mel

 

[Mike Hull]

Anyone got a photo of one to share?

 

[widmn]

I'd gladly post a pic but I don't know how to do it. I'll see if I can figure it out.

 

[Melvin-Purvis]

Imagine three #9 Randall 'Thrower' knives laid flat on each other, all three sharpened on both ends, with the handle of one being longer than the others...

Then, visualize a 'Carriage bolt' and wing nut going through the center of the two blades, and through a corresponding (upper) location on the longer one...

When it's 'closed', looking down at the silhouette, it looks like one blade. Loosen the wing nut, splay out the blades, tighten the nut back down...and you have a six bladed 'star', with the throwing handle being the longest 'point'...

Think six bladed throwing axe...lol

At 20+ oz., it would seriously jack up the intended target! (The write up in Bob's book has Gary remembering what a bitch it was to pry one out of a palm tree...)

Wish I had a pic too...

Very rare, a solid score!

Mel

 

[532Sawby]

I took the liberty of scanning the pic. from Robert Gaddis's Book.
Peace!!

 

[Mike Hull]

Thanks Mel, and Mike. I got the mental picture from Mel's description, Mike's scan confirmed it.