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Old 09-30-2017, 01:40 AM
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On a whim, I placed an order for a Randall Confederate Bowie in September of 2013. The original estimated date of delivery was October 2017, but I got a letter from them a few weeks ago telling me that it would probably be delivered in March 2018.

It's fine; I'm not in dire need of a bowie knife and I got it mostly because I wanted to have one in my collection. But I do wonder if these are still hard working tools. I do plan to put mine in the sheath and carry it occasionally.

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They 're pretty big, heavy, and clumsy, but work.

Knife editor Ken Warner told of one that killed a wounded deer with one stroke. Went through one antler and into the skull.

If you're wondering which Randall to get for use, try Model 5 with five or six inch blade, silver guard/hilt, and black Micarta handle. The Aluminum pommel is in order for blades over six inches, for balance reasons. I'd drill the pommel for a wrist thong.

If you like a lighter knife or a more curved blade, try Model 7.
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The wait is over! Ordered 5 years ago last April.
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I don't mind waiting ... I ordered it knowing that it would take a few years,

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When you get to be my age you won't want to order something promised 5 years later ...
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I always wanted a Randall knife when I was a teenager, but I could not afford one. Then. many years later, I was eating breakfast and trying to read the newspaper. As I turned the pages past the want ads, one ad jumped up and punched me in the eye. "Randall knife $75" I called the number and told him that he just sold the knife to me. I called my work to tell them I would be a little late, grabbed some cash that I kept for emergencies, and I bought the knife. It is a Model 16. It was originally owned by a GI in Vietnam. The knife had too many bad memories.

I have bought one from Randall with a long wait. I have bought several from dealers and from auctions. I thought about ordering something special from Randall for my son, but I'll probably drop dead from old age before the knife arrives, and my son will get my collection anyhow.
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Randalls are the greatest knives in human history.

Worth EVERY SECOND of the wait.

But then again, a $35 Buck 110 will do 100% what a Randall can, at a tiny fraction of the cost with 0 wait. But they are nearly useless to brag about on internet forums, hence their inferiority.
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The wait is over! Ordered 5 years ago last April.
That's a really nice knife. Model 1, Commando handle? Blade length?

I'd have ordered stainless, but each to his own.
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Model 1 7” commando handle carbon steel.

If you want a 7” stainless model 1 I think you are better off with a model 16 special fighter.

Here are the ones I bought while I was waiting for mine to come in. Lol.

A #1-8”, A Buxton fighter border patrol, #16 Special fighter finger groove.
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