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10-16-2017, 02:12 PM
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Jimmy Lile Blade....
Birthday present from the wife a few days ago.
Owned a couple of these over the years but always
via some sort of trade and then sold.
They always brought good dough.
Looks like I am married to this one.
Appears to be a late 1990's "dot" knife.
I think it his #7 or the "Hunter".
Fits the hand like a glove.
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10-16-2017, 02:37 PM
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Wow! That's a nice B'day gift. I think I would hang on to that one! (wife)
And probably keep the knife too! 
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10-16-2017, 02:44 PM
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Beautiful stag! You chose well when you married. I know very little about Lile or his knives but that looks like a practical one for camping and hunting. The only thing I would have done different is add a choil, the little nitch that separates an edge from the tang to make it easier to sharpen. Are Lile's blades assumed to be made from a particular steel if they are not marked other wise?
In hind sight I wish I'd been obligated to keep the few Randals I owned 35 years ago. I'll never budget for a new one at current prices.
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10-16-2017, 02:54 PM
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Jimmy Lile - a super nice guy, met him at a Vegas knife show.
Top Maker, compared to anybody!
And for the Gee Whiz - He made the original Rambo Knife!
Here he is with what’s his name-
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10-16-2017, 04:27 PM
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He lived in my home town in Arkansas long before I moved here and I never got a chance to meet him or get one of his knives. The sign for his shop was still up but when I stopped it said it was closed as he had passed away.
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Good looking blade!
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