Need ideas.

$1K.

Go.

Since when have you needed help with obnoxious?

I'm just making sure I have the right idea.

I don't wanna end up with something tasteful.

Ahhh, I get it now. Your OP was a bit cryptic.

Cain't hep. Gots no Randalls.

No Randall's? WTF wrong with you?

I got two due to me between now and next spring. They're gonna let me drive up and grab them in person. Should be fun.

I'll go with Flagg. Randall Flagg is obnoxious.

tony randall

Most of my Randalls are pretty common, very conservative and well used. I do have one that is a little hard to find though. It is the one at the bottom right of the picture.

It is a SHAW-LEIBOWITZ Special that was never delivered to be etched and completed by SHAW-LEIBOWITZ. The knife was a part of the remaining group of knives that was purchased from Randall by Jack Crain and finished by Randall with various handle styles.

Finding one of these might do it for you. The price would probably be obnoxious anyway.

There can be only one...Model 12 Confederate Bowie

This knife looks like a soft pecker.

looks be deceiving!

Model 18 Attack/survival.


mike r

Glad there are pics now.


Was going to ask.....

Well
We see what’s on your mind.

Anything that references Texas? 😁jk

I have had a couple dozen Randalls but never kept any of them very long. $1,000 is crazy money to spend on a knife when there’s poor children starving in the ghetto that haven’t gotten a new set of Air Jordan’s in almost a year and their moms and aunties can’t even afford to pay for their orphanage bills yet you’re spending more than the average annual per capita income of Malawi on a knife?

Good luck in your pursuit as Randalls are pretty sweet. 👍

What in the hell do you mean.....$1000????

Flave's wife has a REALLY good job.

$1k for a show knife ain't chit....

OOooohhhhhhh left jab Samo.

Frog snacks!



And to think....I kinda hated getting that new Leatherman Wave dirty......

You can't order that.

Are you gonna fugkin' help or not?

The Confederate word makes me standoff'ish. I'm scared it will show up cross-eyed.

What? That's it? Nada mas?

On his mind and not in his mouth.

More than you can say!

She slaves.

I don't.

WINNING!

Ace'd it.

Double left jab combo!

You should go find a priest to confess to.

Spending your wife's money on a knife like that.........barbaric.

Model 12 – Raymond Thorp Bowie

She goes back to work after I spend it. No big deal.

That kinda speed only comes from a 5 gallon bucket o' .22s every year.

That's my vote!

But single hilt and faux ivory handle. Will they do ivorite for that model though? These are the questions we need to be kicking around.

Or 100 arrows (shafts?) per day.

Does that come with lifetime subscription to Dungeons and Dragons???

Indoors. Shafts/arrows, meh? Could have been either I suppose.

Sorry... round grip, stupid name, hollow handle that leaks and lets your doobies get wet.

But it is a Randall and you will get style points if your wear it behind your BBQ gun on Sunday in Texas.


mike r

And yet you take it in the azz
Go figure......

Tom,

You've got to be the most witty thing Texas ever saw.

Seriously.

Oh schit!

I was thinking of the Astro when you typed that. I already have an 18 headed my way. LOL.

At least she tries. That's good for a medal in the special olympics isn't it?

Ummm, I don't know if they give retards medals or not.



Tom,

Do they give you retards medals?

Yeah, an 18" cock. hahahhahaha snort hahahahahaha

But longerer.

I don't usually show off my knives, but this one has served me well. When you call Randall you have to specify to them you want the prison special... If you order it in person you have to give them the wink and when you pick it up in person you do the exchange in the break room.

Now you will have to have an endangered specie sheath made to match the holster of your 1911. Roger can probably help you out w/ that.


mike r

I’ve seen a bunch of actual Bowie’s, the big honking ones are all in near-new condition, while the 10” and under ones are generally beat-up and worn out. That’s prob’ly because the big ones were never used much.

It was Rezin Bowie what made Jim his famous knife, and shortly after Jim’s demise this is what Rezin thought a Bowie knife looked like.

https://medium.com/@OfficialAlamo/march-artifact-of-the-month-searles-bowie-knife-5c491a3eb3a0

Quit screwing around with $1,000 knives, $6,500 will get ya a keeper

http://www.stevenrappcustomknives.c...&gpid=1&ipid=1&AKey=ET93GPT3

Ewww....

Thanks for that incredibly worthless input.

The #2 is another great option in my opinion. But again, I don't know that they'll do the white micarta on the handle...

Red? Black?

That's cool.

Smithsonian?

Yer welcome. I figure you already got a bunch of usable knives at various price points, $1,000 aint that special anymore, expensive enough not to use while at the same time being just another knife.

A Searles Bowie is just pure class, and will still gut a guy on a sandbar in a heartbeat.

Even for my enormous hands a little too unwieldy for a fast paced street fight.


Ace

Thanks again.

Somebody beggin' for the left jab...

Hahaha!

It is getting a bit rezzy.

55 gallon drum.

Street fighter, LEFT JAB!

Ewwww? You are the one buying a knife for its' cool factor. If you are going to go full Texan you need a Nighthawk 1911 w/ pearl grips. I'll bet it would look splendid if your holster and sheath were matched in Iguana hide that you killed and tanned yourself. Kellory will help you out w/ that if you ask like a gentleman.

You must remember that it was you that set the tone of this thread, I am just trying to keep things on track, style is important.



mike r

Saturday night on the fire, pour me another 7 and put some dancewax on the floor!


mike r

HEY! HEY HEY!!!

You stop that schit!

I set the parameters for what is and isn't gaudy while remaining functional in the eyes of a working class dude.

Got it?

ME!



Clark

Ace do pack him a mean left jab.

Any knife with a blade over 4" is obnoxious.

Some Texan you turned out to be.

LoverOfMike,

I kinda blacked out here.

Apologies.

Have you considered a Winchester knife? I think Walmart has some.

So no chit their I was in Afghanistan at COP (combat outpost) Zormat. The Troop was getting ready to do an air assault into some chit hole Afghani village. One of the medics who was going was getting his chit ready. When he pulled out this ph ucking machete. I looked at my bud and looked at this medic and I asked what is this vietnam type chit. To take the weirdo factor even higher he starts ph ucking sharpening it. I asked wth you going to do with that machete. he goes man when the chit hits the fan I'm going to start chopping some [bleep] uckers up. At that point I ran out of questions and left him to his machete sharpening... Few days later found out he didn't have to hack anyone up with his machete.

Randalls are so 1970 you need a Benchmade..........

That's a funny story.

Why in hell when you are going for such historical accuracy and when blades have advanced so far since then, would you decorate it with African Blackwood? I'm pretty sure Rezin Bowie didn't have access to that shixt and probably didn't know what it was.

Randall who..?

Puma is your friend.

IIRC African Blackwood, like Central American Rosewood, was carried as ballast by returning ships. Rosewood in particular so common in England that Sheffield used it on their kazillion trade knives. I forget if the original Searles used Blackwood or ebony.

What will $1,000 get ya in a knife that a $100 knife won’t do just as well?

OTOH a hand-built replica Searles Bowie, as originally commissioned by Rezin Bowie hisself, would go with yer hand-built replica Dusenberg Torpedo:

https://www.mecum.com/lots/CA0813-161577/1930-duesenberg-model-j-torpedo-phaeton/

And while cars work so much better now, nothing says you can’t have modern steel in a Searles.

Or ya can drop $1,000 on something that looks just like the stuff they make in China <“shrug”>

two newest knifes.

In the 1830’s ANY big knife could be called a “Bowie Knife” when the big knife fashion hit. Most knives used in the US back then we’re actually made in Sheffield UK and the same soon was true of “American” Bowie knives.

At the Alamo I carry a replica Gravely and Wreeks Bowie, imported into Manhattan beginning in 1835. A fine read here for anyone interested in our history....

http://thefifthfield.com/swt/graveley-wreaks-bowie-knife/

Note, it was how the Brits advertised them as much as anything else that came to determine what style of knife we call a Bowie today. One imported Gravely and Wreaks design sold by them here as an “Arkansas Toothpick” was sold in Canada as as “Buffalo Knife” and in South America as a “Gaucho Knife”.

The best evidence suggests that Jim Bowie never carried or possibly ever saw the crossguard/clip point blades we call Bowie’s today, but the Brits, who made more Bowie knives used here than anyone else, sold that design of knife as a “Bowie” and so it eventually became, especially after the 1870’s, forty years after Jim Bowie’s death.

Rezin Bowie himself referred to these clip point blades in writing as “later designs”.

Another fine read here from Sherrif Jim Wilson on the same topic.

http://sheriffjimwilson.com/2013/12/26/bowies-knife/

I will say that while no blade expert, I’ve handled a couple of Uberti replicas which are naturally quite popular among Texian reenactors, and at a balanced heft of just 18oz they feel slim, light and quick in the hand. No idea how good the steel is.

https://www.dixiegunworks.com/index/page/product/product_id/2587/category/552/category_chain/551,552/product_name/KE6701+Bowie+Knife

Anyone mention Randall Pink?

Who made this one?

Another gem.

Do those come in green?

I have the Puma Bowie actually.

Whenever I've used it, it has made me wonder why Puma's are held in such regard.

i'll have to pm neil, he told but i done forgot. believe one of the guys who sell here on the fire.

Original Bowie knives were made in England by Shively. A friend of mine bought an original Bowie that was owned by Davey Crocket. It wasn't cheap but he had the money...

https://www.skinnerinc.com/auctions/3097M/lots/17

I think it's gonna be the Thorpe or the #2 stiletto.

cool, i'm going to have to get a Randall, need to figure how to get the old lady to get a job. she hasn't worked in 30 yrs.

Just cancel all her cards.

The Arkansas Toothpick with faux ivory...

HERE.

Everybody ought to have a $950 sharpfinger...🙄

I knew you'd have a sound suggestion.

I do like those also.

Too classy.

I’d wear that everywhere I went in South FL, Travis. That with shorts ,crocs and a wife beater .

the top edge is razor sharp also, got to careful not to nick yourself.

Money well invested

Thanks for posting it, 10.5” blade.

FWIW the custom on-site at the Alamo is always to refer to the esteemed Mr. Crockett as “David Crockett”. I’ve never looked into it myself but the gist seems to be the man himself never cared for “Davy”.

Indeed, a true beautiful work of art and purpose-built fighting knife designed by an expert, handed down intact to us across 180 years of actual American history. One of them classic designs that in the hand is so much greater than the sum of its parts.

Or ya can get a Brit knock-off sorta knock off but not one made In Sheffield like the originals.

JMHO of course. I guess I’m a knife snob, my daily carry blade is a Leathernan (‘nother classic original design ) and a Mora Companion (ditto) in the car.

Stop buying her lotto tickets.

It's D A V E Y. friend.

Birdwatcher,

Thank you for your insight on this. I will be sure to look at those patterns not offered or made by Randall when I fill out the order form on my Randall. I did not know that you owned a Leatherman. That is also super interesting.



Thanks,
Travis

I don't know if it's the most obnoxious or not but I'd get a #18. I see they have a 5 1/2" or 7 1/2". I guess the obnoxious part would come from the 7 1/2 incher, but I'd have to get that one as it isn't much more expensive.

It's not on their order form, however, you can send them a secret code message in the form of a 3-M sticky note attached to the order form. Has to be 3-M.

The model number you're looking for is 22250-08. It's got an 8" fillet knife blade hidden in a sheath that looks like it's for a 12" Bowie.

If you are craving a large knife skip the Randalls and get a Bagwell Bowie They are perhaps the best made "fighting knife" of all. Gunner needs to drop some pics and descriptions of his. That big mofo uses it as an EDC.




mike r

What a person really needs is a sheep skinner hanging off his belt.

That dude means business.

oops

Holy crap, that’s the nicest you’ve been to me in like, forever.

I guess it’s true.

How ironic it might seem if Jesus let’s you and Bristoe into Heaven and not me. Maybe He is a White Nationalist (like Bristoe) with a poor taste in knives too (like you).

Does Randall make a “Trailer Park Bowie”?

The only thing obnoxious here is the op

Ethan,

As stated I already have one of those on order. It's the 7.5" and should be here in January.

deflave;
Top of the morning to you sir - well actually it's early afternoon in your part of the world now I see - I hope all is well with you and yours.

Again I'll salute your intuitive migration southward in order to minimize your exposure to what's been the coldest February and March so far in this semi-old guy's lifetime.

It's been so long since I've handled either a Randall or a Ruana that my semi-ossified geezer memory is confusing the two this morning, but I'd hasten to add that after two cups of fresh ground caffeine supplement I'm cognizant there is a difference.

After a quick glance at both online offerings to clear the cobwebs, I'd suggest that the Thorpe would be indeed the front runner given your criteria, but most certainly the #2 would make a fine second choice.

As an aside, the #2 would make a natural #2 choice would it not? Perhaps if your good wife's salary is able to absorb the procurement of a second Randall a # 2 should be purchased as well - I mean think of the story material contained therein, no?

Lastly in no particular order and in the spirit of the 'Fire in general, I once saved a horse with a Leatherman, though it wasn't a Wave which is what I carry now.

I recommend a fencing tool however for cutting fence wire This one's even purported to be American made which again leads to having a good story line if nothing else...



Mostly though, I just chimed in to say good morning and wish you well as we head into better weather Travis and not to make much sense other than that, which after reading it back I see I've succeeded in doing.

Dwayne

Sorry, I missed it. Probably was reading one of the posts where Birdwatcher mistook sarcasm for sincerity. lol

Great choice. Sincerely.

Vietnam era snakeater retro.

Mike,

I like those knives but I am purchasing three from Randall so each of my kids can have one when they get older.

This will be the last one.

Yeah that should be a cool one I think.

Dwayne Man!

I'm in agreement on both of those. Will have to do the eenie meenie thing tonight and make the final call.

Thanks again,
Travis

Spend the money on something less retarded than a $1000 knife.

I don't believe it should be viewed as a contest.

What would you prefer I spend my money on?

Tom,

If I wrote something on this thread that offended you, I can't seem to find it.

I'm just having a candid discussion about something I thought other outdoor enthusiasts might share interest in.

Don’t forget, you have a ten year old on the way. He will arrive with his own Randall tho. I’d steal it, first thing

Does Randall make a “Trailer Park Bowie”? Perhaps you might like one.

Tho I’ll admit, anything with Vietnam provenance has class.

Says who, Walt Disney? Genuine question, I need to add it to my Alamo lore.

i see where the currant wait on a randall is 6 years, i think i'll find one on ebay.

Everyone has knives. You need a wizard's staff.

Roger,

I highly recommend ordering one regardless. They are one of those few things in life that increase in value the moment you place the order.

They are great value and have recognition like no other if your family ever needs to sell your stuff.

Casey Bradshaw.

https://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/topics/8980260/re-bradshaw-blades-reaper-fighting-bowie%23Post8980260

i will, i want the #14 fighter.

Very cool, they are THE legacy blade.They will think you are a genius when they learn what they have.


mike r

a Deleon sub hilt is another i will have to get someday.

Mike,

I think so too.

After this one I will have #1 8”, #18 7.5” and the #19 I have hunted with for years.

Bradshaw’s have a good reputation.

Cool pattern.

Hard to top The Smithsonian for obnoxious. Faux ivory, finger grooves, biggest hilt the make......


Always liked the Cold Steel Trail Master for a big slightly obnoxious knife.

Who was the guy that made knives and sold them here on the classifieds whose adds always looked like this?

*********HUGE BEAUTIFUL BEST!!!!!!!!!!TOP QUALITY********(((

I bet he could make an obnoxious knife.

Do any of you use paste wax on your knives to protect the finish on the blade?

Nah. Hot water to wash them up and a quick wipe on the metal with whatever clp I have on hand, if that. Most of my blades are pretty stainless.

Evenin’ Dwayne...... in an effort to piss Travis off, I’ll avoid the question he ask d about knives and answer one you didn’t ask about fencing pliers :

out.Moore Maker Inc 8in Saddle Fencing Pliers with Staple Beak

If those Channelocks don’t suit you or if they wear out, Moore Maker of Matador Tex has some good ones ask well as good pocket knives. In fact they have some patented fencing tools that guys here really like.

Those Channellocks are the chit.

I have three of them, one each in two pickups and a SXS.



Dwayne, I used the saw blade on my Leatherman Charge Ti to trim the hoof of a sore footed horse two years ago. My horse, and my fault to begin with but it saved the day.

Lost two of them(in 10 years) and have a new spare on the shelf. Love that thing.



Jim Conrad posted an equally good version that was cheaper, forget the model. Leatherman of some sort.

I use turtle wax on my hunting knives. I don't believe it preserves anything but it makes the rinsing off of fat and blood much easier. This is one of the reasons I like an untextured hunting knife with micarta stocks.

I wax the whole damn thing.

Not necessary by any means but I think it makes cleanup more easier.

Probably the Wingman or Sidekick.

Yes safariman will be your sidekick...

Same here, nightly..


Ace







Flavio, it might have been one of those. I'm currently too lazy to look at the website.

Backwoods..
Have a few of his

Finally, a knife with four glass breakers.

I missed out on a few of his.

He made some cool stuff.

Still, not a Randall.

It was this one.

https://www.leatherman.com/black-si...9&cgid=full-size-multi-tools#start=1

Whoa!

Don't think my wife would allow me to spend that kind of money on a knife like that. Looks practical regardless.

I know what you mean.

Always happy to see a new credit card offer show up in the mail.


CHA-CHING!

Couldn't agree more!

Moore Maker makes very good pocket knives... similar to what the old Case knives were like... the ones with the bone scales are top notch and worth the money.

The topic at hand is Randall knives... focus you two....

A WWII vet I know used that on all his guns .

I’ll have to remember that.

Moore Maker doesn't make knives. They contract with an actual knife company and rebrand the others product.