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I’ve always discounted Randall knives as being a Rambo sharpened pry bar type of knife.

Finally saw some in person today. A new gun shop i checked out had some from an estate sale they said.

Stag, micarta and one with paracord wrapped. 10 or so in total. All marked $649.

Behind glass, no handling them.


Really nice. Not a thick blade as i imagined.

Doubt I’ll ever have one. But kudos those that do.


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I have a friend that has fifty of the damned things. I've handled every one of them. I can't like them, they're heavy, thick behind the edge, low Rc heat treatment of average grade steel. Just not my thing.


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I love mine.


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I had some that I enjoyed. Very well built.
A while back I sold those and other expensive
handmade knives and expensive firearms I
had because of the increasing crime in the
area. I figured I'd rather have the money in
my pocket instead of my goods sitting in a
pawnshop somewhere. The current police
chief and DA are both closet BLM people
and won't try to solve or prosecute thefts.
The chief has even publicly stated that
blacks are " forced " to commit crimes

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I used to be lukewarm on them, then something changed. And it’s become a problem


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"Behind glass, no handling them." Pretty lame...they aren't gonna break. Doubt I'd go back to a store like that.

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Originally Posted by MOGC
I have a friend that has fifty of the damned things. I've handled every one of them. I can't like them, they're heavy, thick behind the edge, low Rc heat treatment of average grade steel. Just not my thing.



Hmmm funny you say that kind of like the Ingrams, Mays, and Winstons of today and D2?????

Randall's are easy for all the non-sharpening folks!

Sharp is sharp no matter the material or RC. It's just how long the edge can and will stay sharp and on the other end how easy or more time consuming it is to maintain the edge. Key is never letting the edge deteriorate too far.


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Originally Posted by MOGC
I have a friend that has fifty of the damned things. I've handled every one of them. I can't like them, they're heavy, thick behind the edge, low Rc heat treatment of average grade steel. Just not my thing.


Agreed, I’ll throw Ruana knives in there too.


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Originally Posted by BigDave39355
I’ve always discounted Randall knives as being a Rambo sharpened pry bar type of knife.

Finally saw some in person today. A new gun shop i checked out had some from an estate sale they said.

Stag, micarta and one with paracord wrapped. 10 or so in total. All marked $649.

Behind glass, no handling them.


Really nice. Not a thick blade as i imagined.

Doubt I’ll ever have one. But kudos those that do.


Like most things in life all Randall's aren't created equal. This one is about the same size as a Buck 112 or early Ingram 7.
Spine is .120ish and behind the edge is .014. Weighs right at 4 oz.
Forged 01 at 57 is right at the sweet spot of Roman Landes' research for even grain distribution, acute edge holding and ease of touch-up.
I like it.

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The major problem with Randall's is they are an expensive small company factory knife. Love them or hate them they work as does an Ingram, May, and Winston's.


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Back in my soldiering days the "big kids" had a Randall on their web gear and a Rolex on their wrist. We aspirants had a Kbar and a Seiko. To this day nothing touches a Randall for pure cool factor.


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I had this Randall with me in Desert Shield/Storm, Somalia, and Rwanda. But no Rolex!

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Originally Posted by MontanaCreekHunter
I had this Randall with me in Desert Shield/Storm, Somalia, and Rwanda. But no Rolex!

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Sweet knife. Thank you for your service.

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Thank you jberry.


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Back in my soldiering days the "big kids" had a Randall on their web gear and a Rolex on their wrist. We aspirants had a Kbar and a Seiko. To this day nothing touches a Randall for pure cool factor.


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In 1969 I acquired a Rolex and was carrying an Pilots Survival Knife.
I still have both. I have had a couple Randalls a few years back, but they moved on
and I make my own now.

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I am down to one Randall, an Alaska skinner. It is a good skinning knife and I don't use it for anything else. My favorite Randall was a Model 5 Camp and Trail with the 5" blade. Good all around knife.

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Originally Posted by MontanaCreekHunter
I had this Randall with me in Desert Shield/Storm, Somalia, and Rwanda. But no Rolex!

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Thank you for your service! Outstanding Randall.

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