Kind of a Randall guy, myself...
Tim
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Let's See Your Custom, Rare, or Classic Knives
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Frank237
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Have a couple of Randalls, a Dan Dennehy (SP) , a Chris Reeve small Sebenza that I'm afraid to carry, and my original Army Aviation survival knife I carried on my vest for many years. As well as a collection of small Swiss Army's, Leathermans, Buck folders, etc.
I think the Dennehy is somewhat collectible.
FN in MT
I think the Dennehy is somewhat collectible.
FN in MT
kobsw
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This is my Imperial Knife I found at an estate sail. It's not worth much but from the looks of it someone bought it and never used it. Not sure how old it is but I presume late 1960's or 70's.
I was a boy back then so it kind of reminds me of my youth. You know standing in like at the Hardware store with your Mom or Dad and imagining how great it would be to have one of those brand new knives staring back at you from behind the counter.
Nice knives to all.....
Kobsw
I was a boy back then so it kind of reminds me of my youth. You know standing in like at the Hardware store with your Mom or Dad and imagining how great it would be to have one of those brand new knives staring back at you from behind the counter.
Nice knives to all.....
Kobsw
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"Kind of a Randall guy, myself..."---I like Randalls too:
Randall Mdl 1:
Randall 3-7:
Randall #2:
Another Randall #2:
Some more #2's:
And other models:
Four Ivories:
Randall Model 7's:
Evolution of the Model 8 through the years:
The top knife is a Model 7 that I ordered on shop visit in 1964. At the time the extra cost for an Ivory handle was around $12 and Ebony was $6, I was a cheapskate and ordered the Ebony instead of Ivory! Delivery wait at that time was 1 year, now it is 5 years! Total price for the knife including delivery was $36! I checkered the handle myself several years ago.
Randall Mdl 1:
Randall 3-7:
Randall #2:
Another Randall #2:
Some more #2's:
And other models:
Four Ivories:
Randall Model 7's:
Evolution of the Model 8 through the years:
The top knife is a Model 7 that I ordered on shop visit in 1964. At the time the extra cost for an Ivory handle was around $12 and Ebony was $6, I was a cheapskate and ordered the Ebony instead of Ivory! Delivery wait at that time was 1 year, now it is 5 years! Total price for the knife including delivery was $36! I checkered the handle myself several years ago.
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Gatorbaiter
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Bob Loveless was the king of custom knife makers:
Here's a few Laguioles from various makers. They originated in the south of France where shepherds developed the design as a pocket knife. I guess for lunch they carved their bread and cheese with the blade, and opened their wine with the corkscrew. Scales are, from top to bottom: rosewood, olive, horn, maple and elk. I'm not sure about the elk; they don't have elk, more properly wapiti, in Europe. What they call elk or elg we call moose and the French call originac.
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raven818
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I use a GE x15. Don't let the GE name fool you. It's top of the line for " non photographers. Google it, then click on Videos. It's great. All the necessary adjustments are done for you. Price is more than right.
Gatorbaiter
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Geno Denning (Caveman Engineering) knives. I like Geno's knives too:
These are called Coonskinners:
Geno made a few folders also, these have Kudu & Mastadon Ivory scales:
These are called Coonskinners:
Geno made a few folders also, these have Kudu & Mastadon Ivory scales:
Gatorbaiter
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A very special Caveman knife
My son SFC Hugh Clark Jr was in Desert Storm and subsequently served two years in Iraq. This is a knife I presented to him after his return from Iraq where he was awarded a Bronze Star for bravery under fire. He subsequently served 2 years in Afganistan where he was awarded another Bronze Star. He is an Army First Sergent Medic with 20 years service and has been in Alaska the past few years, but is deploying to Korea in Sept for a two year tour.
My son SFC Hugh Clark Jr was in Desert Storm and subsequently served two years in Iraq. This is a knife I presented to him after his return from Iraq where he was awarded a Bronze Star for bravery under fire. He subsequently served 2 years in Afganistan where he was awarded another Bronze Star. He is an Army First Sergent Medic with 20 years service and has been in Alaska the past few years, but is deploying to Korea in Sept for a two year tour.
raven818
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I posted the camera is a GE x15, it's a GE x5. 15 is the zoom power.
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TheHobbyist
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Wow, GatorBaitor, those are nice! I'm still trying to figure out which one is my favorite!
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Not rare, custom or classic.... but how about unique?
This was given to me by a young Indian who worked on one of my houses. He was quite proud of it, and it seemed very important to him to give this to me. I think the end of the handle is to be an eagle or hawk, and I forget what the red arrow and dots mean. I haven't thought of him in a lot of years, but this thread reminded me of him. He was a good worker.
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This was given to me by a young Indian who worked on one of my houses. He was quite proud of it, and it seemed very important to him to give this to me. I think the end of the handle is to be an eagle or hawk, and I forget what the red arrow and dots mean. I haven't thought of him in a lot of years, but this thread reminded me of him. He was a good worker.
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bk43
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If it's got a vertical USA to the right of Prov. R.I. you're probably right. If not, my guess would be earlier, like from the 1950's. In any event, a primo example of the high end of the line from a classic maker. Nice, very nice!
Bob
Over the years, I've put together a sizable collection of U.S. military knives - I once displayed them when we lived in El Paso, Texas, and won the best multi-piece award at a large gun show. I no longer display these valued pieces, but I have photographed one of them that's representative of the genre - this is an OSS stiletto with its original "pancake flipper" scabbard. These are extremely rare and very seldom seen today.
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From left to right:
10 1/4" Bagwell, 9" Bagwell cable damascus from 1985, 11" Bagwell Hell's Belle, 11 1/4" Matt Lamey and 10" Jason Knight with iron wood.
All but the first blade have Paul Long leather. Sorry for the poor photo's, I am learning.
10 1/4" Bagwell, 9" Bagwell cable damascus from 1985, 11" Bagwell Hell's Belle, 11 1/4" Matt Lamey and 10" Jason Knight with iron wood.
All but the first blade have Paul Long leather. Sorry for the poor photo's, I am learning.
bk43
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This one is a fossilzied walrus ivory handle with a musk ox spacer. The walrus has a lot of character compared to elephant but maybe that's just me. The style is classic William Scagel, the godfather of custom knives.
The blade on this one is very interesting. The steel is from a Studebaker car spring which is considered by many knowledgeable people to be the ultimate blade steel. Studebaker had their own foundry in South Bend which was idled in the sixties. The equipment is long since sold off or just rusted in place and the people are gone also. No one will ever know exactly what went into this steel, or how it was made, but it's perfection when it come to making a knife. An old Studebaker still shows up every now and then so the springs can be harvested but they're getting to be quite rare.
I have a user made of the Studebaker steel and it's special. I wish I'd have bought more of it back when.
This Loveless shows not only his talent but his sense of whimsy. The logo is the famous nude and the obverse side shows not only the name reversed but the back side of the reclining nude.
In passing, Loveless hated making sheaths but he was determined to make only the best, and he did. The sheath has a little "bump" built into the welt that causes the knife to seat itself when the hilt passes over it, securing the knive better than any strap retainer I've ever seen.
Bob
The blade on this one is very interesting. The steel is from a Studebaker car spring which is considered by many knowledgeable people to be the ultimate blade steel. Studebaker had their own foundry in South Bend which was idled in the sixties. The equipment is long since sold off or just rusted in place and the people are gone also. No one will ever know exactly what went into this steel, or how it was made, but it's perfection when it come to making a knife. An old Studebaker still shows up every now and then so the springs can be harvested but they're getting to be quite rare.
I have a user made of the Studebaker steel and it's special. I wish I'd have bought more of it back when.
This Loveless shows not only his talent but his sense of whimsy. The logo is the famous nude and the obverse side shows not only the name reversed but the back side of the reclining nude.
In passing, Loveless hated making sheaths but he was determined to make only the best, and he did. The sheath has a little "bump" built into the welt that causes the knife to seat itself when the hilt passes over it, securing the knive better than any strap retainer I've ever seen.
Bob
