Randall/Swiss Army Knife

I bought a dozen of them years ago and they seem to hold an edge for ever and work very nicely. I replaced all of my other steak knives with them and have been very happy. Not to many but the most dedicated Randall collectors have 12 of the same model in the exact same configuration. Yep, I'm one of the big collectors. They are so good I still haven't used my number 6 for cutting anything tho I do have it and my carving set in the kitchen. Guess I need to get a really tuff ole piece of steak and use it once or twice.

I agree they are really good steak knives and where else can you get a knife with "Randall Made" on it for $10? I just bought 8 more of them to replace lost ones and it was really cool to phone the shop, order some knives and be told they would be to me in a week!

Did ya'll know they're available in 2 colors?? Yup!! True story...and I, like many others here, use 12 of 'em for everyhing around the kitchen everyday. Now: The Randall "bread" knife (German), with a rosewood handle?? They really are starting to become collectable!! No joke!! Best, Capt. Chris

I've used the breadnife for years. Ran it thru the diswasher plenty of times. It's a great breadknife. Not crazy about the red steak knives but to each his own.

A while back I sold a black steaknife on eBay. I think I got $25 for it!!!

Now watch the resellers make a run on the steak knives and create a waiting list!!!

Could happen.

Regards, Doug

I'm waiting for a certain seller from Ft. Myers to list one on eBay with ivory handles, 7 spacers, and a nickel-silver buttcap. It will look good in it's "original" #10-5" rough-back Johnson sheath.

Dubie Baxter

Found this thread on Randall marked Steak Knives. I found one and any info is appreciated. Aluminum pinned handle. W Germany RMK marked.

Don't know that one, but Randall offered kitchen knife sets in the past.

I do know this resurrected thread brought up a few names from the past, some no longer participate, some no longer with us.

Thanks Steve. What year is that catalog? Here is one with white tenite but it is not marked RMK anywhere. Found the pair together.

Eric -

don't think that is tenite, but most likely a phenolic resin.

Quikut capitalized Tenite on their blade sleeve. Has an Ivory coloring, Not dishwasher safe.

Joe, I agree with you, its not the same material RMK used. But it does say its Tenite.

Roger that. With the "wavy" pattern, it sure looked like the old phenolic you used to see on everything

"Poor man's Tenite" probably all I could ever afford! Great history lesson!

The Dube!

Those knives look identical to ones produced by Warthers in Ohio.

Yep, I believe they are Warthers.

Pap

Major relief after reading thru thread. Was afraid it a new post and it turning out mine was not one of a kind (for good reason).

Yes, totally bogus, and a lot of views, not one amused reply, and now worry a week later that some visting folk think it real. It is a Trekker laid atop a Buxton, period.

Deader than a dodo. Call the sound engineer.

Given the lack of posts on near any thread over the last week, but hundred of views, could easily imagine someone using this place as an RMK reference library thinking the attempt at levity to be serious.

Well, there's goes that discussion with GTR out the window!!! Just when I almost had him convinced!!!

See what I mean, folks? Even the shop uses this site as a reference and can be led astray. I guess no point now in showing the Mission Knives titanium MPK rehandled by the shop in 1961, it could only cause problems.

Given Victorinox making a good living selling advertisement knives, including blank spots on off side scales of aluminum folders such as the original latter SAK, and printing/graphics on tenite scales and lasering of logos on the blades, has the shop ever considered carrying a line of the folders with shop logo?

I had posted these to a gallery a year ago. Kinda wondered why nothing as this available from the shop, even this little flying club with one airplane has a pretty nifty two knives, with great graphics, including lasered on blades, available. With the RMK logo stuff and already even some work done for RMK by same company, would seem turn over would be brisk.

I can tell you straight off that alox and red and no key ring such as the pictured knife a very hot seller by anybody. It closely dupes the discontinued original SAK from 1961, (even if a scratch-o-matic and why red dropped on issue knives by 1964 and scratch-masking silver used from then on). Aside from scale-blade markings/checkering pattern, this new knife IS the latter issue alox knife, and folk REALLY like that discontinued knife and buy anything even close. Heck, even same but with two of Randall logo color contrasting scales.