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#127523 - 05/05/15 11:20 AM Randall Mini's *
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I find Randall Mini's intriguing and unique representations of their full-size counterparts. Were these issued as part of Catalogue's?

There seems to be two types of Mini's; those from RMK and those issued through RKS and made by RMK.

The one's associated with RMK and are generally available are the M1, M3, M14, M25 & M27. I have seen an Astro 17 & a few Model 18's; were these issued by RMK?

The one associated with RKS is the RKS-5 Drop Point or a mini 28.

Does anyone know of others? What were the quantity manufactured of each?

Don Hedrick and some others have done custom replica's in miniature and Micro versions.

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#127524 - 05/05/15 11:43 AM Re: Randall Mini's [Re: GCTom41]
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Tom I believe Gary is responsible in large part for the mini's. He made the 18 in miniature first but I don't recall the era in which he did it. From there I don't know which came next.
I am like you in that they are intriguing. Especially the older one's. Like everything else now days you have to be careful as there are fakes out there.
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#127527 - 05/05/15 11:55 AM Re: Randall Mini's [Re: Ronnie]
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So many fakes that when I was building my collection up I really wanted a mini 1 or 3 or 25 but was too worried about getting a bogus to actually buy one.
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#127528 - 05/05/15 11:58 AM Re: Randall Mini's [Re: jclarksnakes]
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Also IMO the market for Minis is VERY depressed because the bogus ones have so many of us worried about buying them.
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#127529 - 05/05/15 12:04 PM Re: Randall Mini's [Re: jclarksnakes]
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Originally Posted By: jclarksnakes
So many fakes that when I was building my collection up I really wanted a mini 1 or 3 or 25 but was too worried about getting a bogus to actually buy one.


Don't hold me to this, but I seem to recollect that those 3 models had a transponder of some sort imbedded in the handle, where the shop could identify if the knife was real or not. Maybe Scott can help me out here on this?? wink
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#127530 - 05/05/15 12:10 PM Re: Randall Mini's [Re: Michael_Mason]
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I think I remember that the micro chip was only available late in the Mini 25 run which was after the Mini 1 and Mini 3 run.
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#127531 - 05/05/15 12:15 PM Re: Randall Mini's [Re: Michael_Mason]
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there are these #1,#14,#25,#3,#27 and rks.also I know of shop made mini #18's but unsure of anything else


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#127532 - 05/05/15 12:47 PM Re: Randall Mini's [Re: BOB_TEATES]
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Here ya go..!


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#127533 - 05/05/15 12:51 PM Re: Randall Mini's [Re: Guido_Bitossi]
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Guido,I love that #18.where's your 27? smile.Bob p.s In 2011 I had 1 in my hands and was for sale but was $2700


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#127535 - 05/05/15 12:56 PM Re: Randall Mini's [Re: BOB_TEATES]
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Really nice mini collections there.
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