Chrome plated blades?

So I understand the idea behind a chrome plated blade. But how did they work? Did sharpening ever cause loss of integrity of the chrome on the blades?

Curious about your experience with them. My experience with plated weapons is with my Colt detective special in .38 Special and a nickel plated Colt commander in .45 ACP. The plating on both is still nice. But I miss them, as they are with a bud in West Virginia.

I believe most of the chromed Randalls were intended as presentation and display pieces. The majority were Bowies.

Initially, I thought it was to make them “stainless”.

Had a customer send us two chrome-plated Randall Bowies to purchase, one, a brass back Bowie.

But Mitchell may be correct. Sold them back in the eighties.

Hey Guys,

Thanks for the information. I was always curious about the chroming.

Now if they brought back the brass backs, I would have to save my loonies for one of those for sure.

Cheers,

Alan

Alan

You may have to explain loonies (and toonies) to our American, and other, friends!

I know about loonies and toonies (twonies?). Been to Calgary and Toronto enough times...

As for brass backs, I'm with Alan, I'd love get my hands on one.

In the world of brass backs..... this one is rare.

BB Model 1.

A novelty.

From way back when time was more leisurely, and experiments and one-offs could be tried.

Larry

Mitchell,
Is that Johnny's? Or is it yours? Rare indeed.
Also: Buck: Initially Model #17, "Astros" were forged in carbon steel and then they were "Rhodium" plated to make them more impervious to corrosion...not "Chromed".
Hope this helps, Capt. Chris

Cheek still has his. This one is mine.

Alan
There is an article about chrome bladed RMK in the RKS newsletter Issue 87 September 2010. If you don’t have access to the newsletters let me know. I will get the info to you.
Rod

Hey Rod,

Good catch. So, a loonie is the $1.00 CDN coin with a loon on the back of the coin. The $2.00 CND coin has a polar bear on the back of the coin. No loon but a bear, but a Toonie. We decided that having the coins “sing” - loonie and toonie was better than loonie and bear. Simple as that, eh.....

Alan

Are the toonies still bimetal? It's been a few years since I got my hands on one.

Rob
It is bimetal. Silver coloured metal ?? on the outside and copper/brass coloured metal in
the middle.

Side note; The company I worked for was a leader in many areas of metallurgy. The Treasury had them develop the alloys and the process for welding them together to make the sandwich coins that became the U.S. fiat money to replace silver coins.

Somehow, I doubt that these replacement coins will ever be truly collectible--although a lady who worked for me saved a safety deposit box full of the state quarters! She should have put the money into stocks.

Larry