If Not Randall, Then What?

[Cotis]

I have been going down the rabbit hole of knives for the past several months. Reading, researching, etc. - not purchasing. Naturally I came across Randall knives and read all about them. My initial interest waned quickly. I just don’t like their styles and general size. Once I found the Loveless style drop point hunter I fell in love. That has now led to researching knife makers who produce quality work faithful to that design style. Pretty sure I have the maker decided, working on handle material selection currently. I want exhibition grade something, not mycarta or g10. I am hopng a business trip will take me to Texas in the next month so I can visit face to face and make final decisions.

 

[SF VET]

as a MACV advisor deep in the delta, I wore a Buck General in a custom sheath on my web gear, and a Buck 110 folder on my belt. I rarely had any need or use for my big Buck, but used my lttle 110 all the time, from cleaning spark plugs on my hootch generator, to cutting duck meat apart when at a ceremonial dinner, and everything in between. Used it daily twenty years later in Desert Storm. I wore the bigger Buck "...just in case" but in reality, it was just too big for any daily use. Here I intentionally stuck it into the ground specifically to have it in the Kodachrome picture. I don't recall even using it to wack open the coconut. Me on the left, the right Major came just before I DROS'd home, taking over my position as a District Senior Advisor. Plus he wore a stupid issue beanie cap, not a proper field cap. I had been on my own for a year, and didn't like working under anyone any more. It was time for me to come home. SF VET