Enjoyed this on another forum. Here are a few comments that were posted with it:

"The Ary Tendon Cutter is one of three known special purpose knives made by Randall knives around 1958. This knife is the only one known to have a supplied sheath that I believe was made by Jimmy Stockman for Randall. Knife is from the collection of the late Rhett Stidham. Below is the correspondence Rhett and Gaddis typed in 1992."

That is a fascinating knife and story. I found out the hard way how effective a Randall is at cutting tendons. 1st) break the cardinal rule of knife safety, 2) use wrong tool for the job = a half severed index finger cut clean thru the tendons just above knuckle.

Hey Tom,
Thanks for adding the pic's...and the story, ya done good !

Thanks for taking the time to post Tom. Excellent "the rest of the story".

No problem posting it. In the third paragraph, Rhett mentions the photo of Steve Alexander holding the knife in Knives '88. Steve is my old friend and the person that introduced me to RMKs in the mid 80s. Small world.

Tom

Thank you for the article. I have actually held the knife. Someone I know at Blade had it for sale last year or the year before, can't remember which. To say it is a hefty knife is an understatement.

Great looking Randall. Nice article as well.

Very cool knife and story. This type of history is what first attracted me to Randall's. I appreciate quality, history and longevity.

It's still for sale Rod. One of our "close neighbors" at the Blade show has it.
Nice knife, Capt. Chris
PS: Hint...It was sitting on my table!

Yes Capt. I know where the knife lives. In fact, time permitting we may drop in for a visit with the owners, this next weekend.