SHAG

Dan I really like that stag. Ken your photos are works of art as usual. You also have some beautiful stag. I especially like the one your father left you. I have some pretty nice stag myself. What I don't have is the knack or ability to take such great pic's. Do the knives have to be Randall? I have some very nice Puma's and they used wonderful stag back in the day. Not so much today.

I have posted these knives before, but never together. Here are some of my stag beauties.
Peter

Beautiful stag everyone. I'll try and post some later.

Sorry about that Ken. I guess I just read something into your post that was not there. Now that you mention it I remember you talking about hunting with him in some earlier posts.

No problemo. Now, back to appreciating Stag handles...

Speaking of my dad, here is his #4-6" stainless with #6 Grind and Stag handle:





I am trying to convince him to send it back to RMK to have Thumb Notches added.

Some of my users.

Dale Dorris gave me permission to post this #19 which is now in my collection. Thanks, Dale!

A pair of #27 knives:

Here's a Solingen fighter in Stag. I like stag also.

I have always liked the stag on this one.... 50's model #1 with a 7" blade.

Here's my Gamemaster with a great fat stag handle.

Here's my Combat Companion with real noice stag. This feels real good in the hand.

It's important to note that the only way to get a specific piece of stag on your Randall is to furnish it yourself. All shop supplied stag is pulled, per knife, from the particular barrel containing the appropriate sized stag. No other consideration is given. However, over the last five years I think the shop has furnished some of the nicest stag I've seen. These three examples were all shop supplied and randomly selected.

here's my tribute to SHAG...

Beautiful Stag, everyone!

Here is another of mine, which is my first Denmark Special:

Holy Cow Ken
That gives new meaning to fat stag, I can't tell from the picture but is it a bare end or is there an butt plate or compass

Peter

Nickel silver butt plate with blue spacer:



And yes, it is fat -- in terms of being proportional to the blade -- Stag.

How's the Barefoot Cab?

Ken, I think that's the best piece of un-CW I have ever seen. Fantastic! The Cab looks inviting, too, even after Margarita Tuesday.

Some snagged this gorgeous #19-5" from Plaza Cutlery a couple of months ago (before I had a chance to do so):

Here are my membership credentials.

Another example.

And another. 12 Heavy.

Around 1965 I called Bo to order a SAG as appeared in the center of the catalog. He told me that a customer had ordered one (#1 -7" ) but had backed out and I could have it immediately. "YES!" I told him and Air Mailed [ quaint Postal process then] the cash. By the next week I had it. Pardon the mediocre photo.

Here are two SAGs my son gave me as birthday presents.

My RKS #3 & #4. My carving sets are just the standard stags.

There is nothing "standard" about Stag.

Very nice specimens!

Here are a couple closer shots of my only Crown Stag:

I am compelled to express my admiration for your photographic expressions. Your control of the medium is enviable. You are to be commended on your skill and selection of subject matter, of course.

Best day

John K. RKS #5384

Here's a shot of my new (just in from the Cap) #11-4 1/2. My first #11 in my collection.

Brydguy's Pic, very nice!

Model #4-6-6-SS "Armadillo Hunter"

Tom,

That Armadillo Hunter (aka, #4-6-6-SS) is an excellent contribution to SHAG, and guarantees your low SHAG member number.

Tom, great knife

Some bowies with stag handles for you.
~dale

a Big Bear that I received through a good friend...

another bowie, a 12-9 Sportsman... a beautiful knife resting on a beautiful piece of amboyna burl...

A model 4-6 w/ a #6 blade grind... not my knife, it has just spent the winter montsh with me , but belongs to a dear friend (I wish it were mine as it's postively beautiful!).
~dale

the flip side...

Dale, all super photos as usual. Here's my "Crown Jewel" stag. Pun intended. Hey, is there something about Indiana & Kentucky that makes good RMK backgrounds? Bill J.

Dale & Bill: Those are some most excellent SHAG contributions. Many thanks to both of you!

model 1

some model 7's...

some #8's...

another old style 8 but with RWB spacers on this one...

a grouping of old style 8's...

a grouping of current style 8's...

11's...

a very unusual pair...

an older 19 resting on a new one

some 21's

You probably remember this one...

a pair of light handled stag...

Pardon the pun, Dale, but you really came out of the woodwork with your contribution to SHAG.

one GTR...

Two GTR's...

some 7's I forgot to add earlier...

A Nordic Special...

back side...

Dale, wow, believe you qualify for a SHAG Gold Card. Very nice; thanks for taking the time to post.

That s a fantastic collection of stag Dale. Thanks for sharing.

I have the knarliest stag Randall ever made and the "grayest"; here's the "Gray Ghost", as Dubie coined it and I'll post the knarliest tomorrow.

Here's some closer shots of the Small Sasquatch "Crown Jewel" Stag.

Tom, I'd say Platinum! Dale really put some good ones up for the SHAG.

Pappy's Gray Ghost; nice.

Bill, really great "Crown Jewel" stag!

That's a fantastic piece of stag Bill. I've certainly ever seen another one like it. Thanks for sharing.

Many thanks, Bill. That is definitely a gorgeous example of Crown Stag. Did you supply it, or did Doug Kenefick find that "Jewel" for you?

Thanks Steve and Tom D. There is no way I can get close to Dale Dorris' great postings, but in the spirit of the new Ken Lunde "SHAG" bunch, here goes another one. This is a, I think, rather unique Combat "Buddy" Companion with a stag handle that has both a little "bark" and some of the smooth character that some of the vintage RMKs have. I latched onto this one from Miles Welze in 2008. It seems like yesterday? How time flies when one is having fun with Randall knives! These are Miles' photos. He makes much better ones that I do. Bill J.

Thanks Ken. This Sasquatch came from Steve Peters, so I don't know who supplied the crown stag. I didn't think to ask Steve when I talked to him last. He did tell me that all the other red dyed crown stag like this were in his possession and they were a small number. I have the "big brother" Large Sasquatch mate to this one, it is not quite as red but still beautiful. I'll post it later on. Got to get some work done today?? in between knife and gun deals. Bill J.

Bill, that is a great looking CC. Another impressive piece of stag.

I knew I should have kept this one...
1-6", sawteeth, ss, red/white/blue/ spacers, one of the sexiest peices of stag I have had in the safe, finger grips, wrist thong, compass, Model C sheath...can't keep 'em all!


Stay safe - Rob

SHAG .45

At least there is consistency: stag on steel in the form of handles.

Here's another.... a model 11.

Going through the pics, you guys have some nice stuff.
~dale

a few 11's together...

Dale,

As usual you have a beautiful way of presenting your knives. I especially liked the touch of showing the old folding rulers. I so fondly remember them as a child in my uncles wood shop.

Best.

SHAG #14

sorry, email is... KAELA_LAULA@EMBARQMAIL.COM
~dale

My Picture skills are poor, ONE DAY I'll try to take the time to work on them. 'Til then, I hope this will suffice... Fresh from unwrapping today, courtesy of Mr. Rick Bowles, my first Stag Randall! [image][/image]

One more... [image][/image]

Wally
That is a terrific Gambler with great stag. I like the Gambler a lot and have 3 so far.

Peter

Beautiful stag Wally. Great knife.

Great pics, guys. I have a couple of stag handled Randalls and will post pics if I can shoot anything remotely near the quality of some of the pics in this post.

Maybe I ought to spend more on a camera and cut back on the knives.

BTW, if anyone wants a SHAG member number, please contact me. Numbers 1 through 20 are spoken for, and I am assigning them sequentially.

I'm hoping these come out OK. I really need some help with pictures. This one is my stag 23 with finger grooves.

This is my newest 23 and my only stainless steel Randall. Very heavy stag but very comfortable in th hand.

Lastly is my only unused Randall. Combat Companion. Feels very light in the hand. Not quite sure why I haven't used it yet. Right now it stays in a stand on display. I do love stag.

A trio of beauties you have there, Steve.

Steve, nice knives and nice pictures. Thanks for sharing.

bumping this one back to the top by posting some of my favorites...

(Okay, I admit that one of these is not a Randall but it's my favorite Bowie and was made by a good friend)

Nice knives Ed and great stag. Thanks for sharing.

Very nice Stag, Ed! Thanks for your contribution.

Ed, I like that Ruth Bowie. He sure does nice work for a Texas guy.

Here is a Ruana 20 B "Skinner" with Elk Stag handle inserts:

R.H. Ruana 22 H Axe.

R.H. Ruana 10 B "Smoke Jumper"

My dad's "Bob Ham" knives:

I wanted to post a pic of all my stag handled Randalls. I still need a lot of work with this camera. But I love stag.

Good looking set of knives Steve. Thanks for posting.

Tom, with Gordon Liddy telling us about the shrinking dollar your knife must be about 24" long?

Great shot.

SHAG #14

Here's another...

Dale, you are killing me with those # 19's.

Here is a photo of my #12-8" Bear Bowie with a nice Stag specimen for its handle.

Hello! This is my first post, and my first Randall: a brand new #23.

Barry

Here's the other side:

Very nice! That's the one that Plaza Cutlery had for sale, right?

Thanks! Yes, that's the one...

Barry

Barry,

Welcome Aboard. Fantastic Randall to start off your collection. Beautiful stag handle. The 23 s a great knife. Enjoy.

Nicely optioned 23 you have there. The 23 is one of my favorites.

Lots of beautiful knives. Here's my model 8

Nice knife and a great looking piece of stag.

Here is a nice drop point hunter from Lloyd Pendleton of Volcano California in the Loveless style, with great stag.
I got this quite a few years ago.
Peter

Peter that is great looking stag. I like the color a lot. Nice knife.

Super Stag, Peter! (I also like how the exposed tang tapers toward to butt of the knife.)

Beautiful piece of stag Peter.

A Hubertus. It travels with me often, since it has a corkscrew!

I inherited these a while back, (they're obviously not RMKs), but, anyone care to guess what they are?

Maybe Puma.Tom #3081

Some really pretty stag, Wally, and I'm sure that I don't know but without even digging mine out they remind me a lot of a couple old Pumas AND two old Uncle Henry folders that I love.
Thanks for putting up these pics.

...my model #27 came with some great stag.

THAT didn't take long, nothing gets past you guys!

That #27, that is a pretty knife!

My little 3-5 with a nice stag handle.



- Jim

Here is the back side.

That's a stunning knife, Jim. Thanks for sharing!

That really is a stunning knife! I also really like the #27 before it!

Barry

Jim, you've really got some beauties, some great engraving and Ivory tips in the EDO Photo thread too... Do you source your own engraving?

Great looking knife Jim.

Great looking stag Rex.

I have only had one knife engraved and that was done by Ron Skaggs. I have a few more I want done and am contemplating what and who at this time. I've heard Joe Mason is very good too.

Attached is a photo of the knife Ron Skaggs did for me. He carved a wolf for the butt.



- Jim

That is simply fantastic Jim.

What a work of art, just fantastic!!

Jim,
please. show us the sheath, I know it's fantastic too.

Scrim by Rick Hutchings?

Edo,

The scrim is by HutcH. Attached is a photo of the sheath, dark brown croc.

- Jim

Here is the back side.

Jim,
The wolf carving on the butt cap is positively beautiful! I have never seen anything like that added with custom carving. I'll say one thing for you,.. you sure have great taste.
~dale

Dale,

Here is a better photo of the wolf. Ron gets all the credit - it was his idea.

- Jim

That really is fabulous Jim. Great work.

butt cap wolf is realy impressive!

Test shot of my stag #11

You did it, congrats!

I'm still hung-up on posting an Avatar and deleting a post.

As for deleting a post........ya used to only have a few hours in which to delete it, check under the edit tab, if ya still need it tossed send me what ya want gone & I'll give it a whirl for ya.

See ya, Chief

David, thanks, it was a picuture posting test and I tried to delete it immediately but got a notice that the time to do so had expired. I was able to delete the pic and verbage, though, and that left only a "blank" post. It's just a glitch in the new system, I guess.

Thanks, anyway.

Here's a particularly nice piece of knobby stag on one of my Large Stamp Ltd. Skinners.

That's a gorgeous stag on a great knife. I particularly like the coloring.

Scott

I have been assigning and maintaining a list of SHAG member numbers, and now that we have reached 25, here is the list thus far:

001 lunde
002 Tom_D
003 David
004 Rick_Bowles
005 Peter_Kaufman
006 Oldvetnam1
007 tunefink
008 Byrdguy
009 pappy19
010 New2Randalls
011 Sidney_Redford
012 frankdutill
013 Guido_Bitossi
014 Topos
015 Cabinet_Man
016 EDO
017 Wally
018 Bill_Jacobs
019 bart
020 Rob_Schoening
021 Duke
022 BarryC
023 patrickjames
024 PATCH
025 Ed_T

If anyone would like a SHAG member number, please contact me via email or PM. I am assigning them in sequence.

WOW!

Ken
are we ready for SHAG hats and t-shirts yet?

Peter

Here is a fine example of STAG

Best, Peter

this is one of my favorites: A little knife with some great stag!

Best, Peter

You've posted some beautiful stag. Thanks.

Peter

How about a SHAG Badge & Coin set.

Here's a quick pic of one that I'm getting at Blade. Not a Randall but I like it...


Several years ago Mike Ruth promised me a stag handled damascus bowie that he would submit as one of his test knives for his Master's stamp. Since then Mike seems to be doing okay in the knife making business. He won "Best New Maker" at his first Blade Show and he won "Best Bowie" last year. Now he is finally getting around to submitting his Master's test knives. He sent me this picture of my knife yesterday and, if it's any indication, I'm guessing he might win his Master's stamp at this year's show.

Ed,

That is some amazing Stag! I can see why you're looking forward to it. And, Blade is merely days away.

Had to show my Smooth Stag Handle along with my Ravenshead Hawk.
This among my favorites.

I love the fiddleback on the handle of that Ravenshead Hawk. Oh, and I think that you deserve a SHAG member number. The next one that is available is #26. Want it?

Great looking set you have there.

Did you get my OK for # 26 ?

RIVER, you wrote:No, but I read this post, meaning that SHAG #26 is yours.

Enjoy the long weekend!

I guess I hit the wrong button. I commented that the Curly Maple Hawk was made by DeLaRonde Forge, Mancos, Colorado.

Posted this in the Ranall model of the week thread, thought I'd post pictures here too. It's a 1-8 APFK with really beautiful polished stag w/finger grooves, nickle silver hilt, saw/no saw stainless blade, radiused duraluminum butt cap with thong hole and did I mention some beautiful polished stag. I believe it's a 7 option knife, I could be wrong and hopefully someone will correct me. I'm really intriqued over the saw/no saw grind compared to the standard grind on the #1's. You definately can tell the blade could get saw teeth. Since my pictures are so large and if I reduce them anymore they'll be distorted I'll just add in a separate post.
Thanks for looking,

Dan Snyder
RKS #5537
SHAG #010

Additional pictures:


Dan Snyder
RKS #5537
SHAG #010

Dan,

That's a pretty Model #1.

If the ST Grind with No ST is a chargeable option I would say you have 8 options there and if not 7 options.

1. SS Blade
2. ST No ST Grind ?????
3. NS Std Double Hilt
4. Metal and Fiber Spacers
5. Stage Handle
6. Finger Grooves
7. Duralumin Butt Cap
8. Thong Hole

Good Find!

Nice one Dan. Great looking piece of stag.

Am expecting this Dealer Special from Mr. Rick Bowles to be delivered on Monday. I'll be waiting by the mailbox.

Pic courtesy of Rick Bowles.

Very nice Tom. Looks like a great piece of stag.

Steve, it's Stag that's dark enough for Tom "Dark Stag" DeHart. Actually, I think that the "D" in "Tom_D" stands for "Dark Stag."

Here's the other side, it's a keeper, too.

Pic used with permission of Rick Bowles

Pardon the quick snapshots (better photos, taken with better lighting, will be taken in a day or two), but I needed to share the excitement at receiving my Ruana CB CK that has a hand-picked (by me, at the Ruana factory) Elk Stag handle:

Very nice knife, Ken.

Thanks for taking the time to post on Your thread.

Tom, you wrote:I don't consider this to be my thread. It's a community resource for those who want to see examples of what some people consider to be outstanding specimens of it.

Ken, what an unselfish attitude. Thanks.

Nice looking knife Ken. Thanks for sharing.

To put the Ruana CB CK into perspective, it is roughly the size of a Randall #12-9", with a slightly thicker blade, and with Thumb Notches that could never be construed as Thumb Nadas (inside joke).

Ruana's web page that describes the CB CK is here: http://ruanaknives.com/bowies.aspx

Wow Ken, what a beauty. Great piece of elk stag as well. Very impressive blade and the sheath is super.

Pap

I'm new here and I really like looking at all the beautiful knives. I'm not sure about protocol but why is a Ruana knife discussion in the Randall Picture Gallery? Should there be a place for Ruana knives? I really like both Randall's and Ruana's.

Off Randall topic, but still on SHAG, here is a sweet stagger by Geno Denning. Shown with a small Seb for size comparison. The guy does very nice work for reasonable prices. I have a larger one with sheep horn.

Bill K, you wrote:The purpose of this thread is to admire outstanding specimens of Stag regardless of the knife maker.

Here are the better photos of my Ruana CB CK:

"The purpose of this thread is to admire outstanding specimens of Stag regardless of the knife maker."

Then why is it in the Randall Forums and not the off topic forums?...and by the way, same goes for your chuddy bear sheaths... fine work, but not RMK products so why do you insistently post them in the RMK forums?

Seems to me there is alot of crap being said and insinuated around these forums lately that are just ridiculous!

If you don't like a member or two why do we have to run them and their great contributions right out of the forums so darn consistently?!?

WOW!

chirp..chirp..chirp.. All I'm hearing is crickets.

Michael Mason
RKS #4382

Geez, aren't one of you all going to drink to that ????

Michael Mason
RKS #4382

Mikie, all I can hear is the banjos but I'll drink to that.

Scott (Dirty_Water), you wrote:I admit that you're correct. The intent of this thread is as I described a post or two ago, and it thus belongs in another area of the forum.

(If a Moderator is reading this, please move this thread to the "Dirty Waters Lounge -The GOOD at Knife Talk Forums" area of The Lounge. It'd be nice for it to be a sticky.)

While we're on the subject of what is and is not appropriate, what about Don Hedrick "mini" and "micro" versions of Randall Made knives? Given that they are small versions of Randalls, they seem related to me, especially when shown with a full size and genuine Randall Made knife.

Bill K, you wrote:BTW, welcome back to the forum, Warren.

Ken,

I would imagine I am not the only one who viewed your original reply to Dirty Water regarding the Chuddy Bear Sheaths before you had a chance to think about it and edit it.

Believe 60 minutes is standard for everyone except the mod's, isn't it? Just sayin'.

I think that is a legitimate question.

But is the asker a legitimate member? Just sayin'.

tglassco, you wrote:Given the controversy over "fake" Randall sheaths, I simply decided that it was best to simply not discuss the subject. Thank you for forcing me to to raise it again.

Just FYI, Chuddy Bear Sheaths are not fakes, and the maker (Charles Dominick, whose day job is being a Law Enforcement Officer) puts his own unique stamp on his sheaths, like this:



He has never made a sheath and purported it to be made by anyone else (aka, a fake).

My point was to simply state that as long as a sheath was specifically made for a Randall Made knife, why should a photo of it not be appropriate for this area of the forum, especially if it is clearly not a fake?

Sort of off-topic, but given that Sullivan's Holster Shop is currently not accepting orders for custom sheaths for Randall Made knives, if one wants such a sheath, they need to look elsewhere.

This "is" the "lounge"...but it would certainly be a whole lot better for all who view these various topics for "everyone" to stop trying to "one-up" the other, defend their friends and post numerous "not-so-vague" cuts-n-jabs against one another. Lounge or not: Proper conduct and etiquette should be adhered to: No one wants this "formally" good and interesting thread moved again. Let's all call it a "draw" and move on.
Best, Capt. Chris

Agreed, but this is directed towards me because.....

It is not directed anymore at you Tom...or my friend...the "other" Tom...or anybody else. It's just time to stop...period! Anymore responses are un-necessary as this one should have been. Back on subject or to the trash...The choice is up to "all of you"!
Goodnight, Capt. Chris

This has been shown before, but it is my favorite Randall Model #21. I brought a "Zack" hunting knife into Bo's office on one of many visits to the Randall shop back in the 80's. I had asked him previously if he had one of Zack's knives (Don Zaccagnino from Pahokee, Fl.) in the museum. I had noticed Zack's photo but no knife...Bo replied that "No, he did not...but he certainly wanted one along with at least one of every Florida maker". (Paraphrase...sue me!)
Anyhow: I gave it to Bo and he stopped me in my tracks and said "No sir". He then started screaming..."DAVID...DAVID!" (Dave Griffin, the shop foreman at the time). Dave came out of the shipping/prep room and Bo said: "Get the Captain a Model #21. We're doin' a trade".
That was that. Bo didn't always go for the "Give me a penny"idea. He had Dave Griffin drop everything he was doing and snap up a sheath, clean and sharpen this "Little Game" and "trade" it to me for that Zack knife...which, by the way, is "still" in the museum!
OK: End of story, except I had Bo sign the sheath for me. Hope you folks enjoy it...and....It's nice, unique stag!!
Best, Capt. Chris

My sentiments exactly Cap, thanks for the clarification.

---DW---

Beautiful piece of stag and a great story Capt. Thanks for sharing.

Now THAT is some industrial strength stag!! Great story and great looking 21, Cap.

WHAT AN INCREDIBLE PIECE OF STAG!
And a great little story.
Tony

I realized that I neglected to post photos of my pair of #12-9" #14 Grind knives, one with Brass furniture, and the other with Nickel Silver.

Ken,

Nice pair.

I guess I didn't realize that the Model #12 - 9, 14 Grind could be had with the #25 handle and all NS hardware considering the 5 option limit. I think all the similar ones I have seen with a NS FCH had an aluminum butt cap.

Great Photos as usual.

Tom,

Cap should correct me if I am wrong, but I count the following four chargeable options on that #12-9 with #14 Grind: Stainless Steel Blade, Forward Curved Hilt (the Nickel Silver material comes free when specifying the #25 handle), #25 Handle, and Nickel Silver Butt Cap.

-- Ken

....and still enough room for a wrist thong.
Best, Capt. Chris

Stag Scales on Bowie

THIS IS NOT A COLIN COX KNIFE

When I acquired this knife I had no idea who Greg Cox was much less Colin Cox so it is absolutely not my intention to rehash the story behind Colin Cox as enough water has already passed under that bridge. Greg Cox was the maker of this knife not his father Colin Cox.

Greg Cox has made a number of different knives, mostly smaller hunting knives that I have seen sell on EBay although I have not seen anything of his for a couple of years. This is the only large bowie style knife of his that I have ever seen.

I acquired this knife off EBay several years ago because I liked the looks of it and I thought the price was fair. The exposed tang with stag scales on a big knife is one of the things that caught my eye. The handle may not look that large in the photos but actually it's quite thick.

10"(actually 10 1/2) 440C SS Blade Mirror Polished
The top bevel is not sharpened
NS Hilt
Full Exposed Tang
Stag Scales
Bronze and NS Mosaic Pins
NS Lanyard Fitting

This is a big knife, the last photo is side-by-side with my RMK Model #12 - 9, 14 Grind for scale.

Tom, Great looking knife. It looks well made.

Tom,

That is some great two-piece Stag.

To continue with more photos, I took photos of one of my #5-4" knives this morning, the one with a Stag handle:

Good Looking Knife Ken,

With possibly a few exceptions, I think I like the rounded hilt better than the squared off one.

I always opt for a rounded hilt when ordering one.

I took new photos of my Ruana 5 AD the other day. This knife has Elk Stag handles.

I came to the somewhat shocking conclusion that it is possible to become mesmerized by Stag, as evidenced by the #23 that I just snagged from Plaza Cutlery (their photos, not mine):

Ken, I've been trying to tell you.

Here is a recent addition to the collection.

Early 50's finger grip stag with a nickel silver hilt and aluminum butt cap. Beautiful wide flap Heiser sheath. It'll soon be 60 years old....

Tom, you wrote:It is a slippery slope, but not all slippery slopes are necessarily bad.

Oh, and nice photos, Mitchell. Great knife and Stag, too.

Thanks Ken, I don't do much staging....they are just doe documentary purposes.

Ken, that's a definate WOW!!

Pap

Great looking 23 Ken. I love those Model 23s.

Ths little #21 with Shop Stag was delivered Monday:


Sometimes you just get lucky.

That's a fabulous piece of stag Tom.

Tom,

You have not only been lucky in terms of getting great shop-supplied Stag, but it is also Stag that is to your liking. How long can this streak of luck possibly last?

Tom,
That looks like the same stag #21 I saw being finished up at the shop when the "Chief" and I met up a little over a week ago. Did it come from Gary & Leanna Clinton? Nice goin'...
Best, Capt. Chris

Capt, yes, Gary Clinton ordered it for me and it actually arrived ahead of schedule.......a very good sign.

No fair you seeing it first, though.

I talked to Leanna on the phone about it! She had ordered all 3 of my Challenger "Mission Memorial" knives and I needed to let her know the final one was on the way. I tried to work out a "partial trade" but no dice. I figured it was a customer order. Oh well: At least I know where it's "home" is...and you know you always have "tradin' material" with me.
Best, Capt. Chris

OK, that's money in the bank, thanks, Capt.

I hope everyone who appreciates stag will enjoy this latest "move". Here's a couple of photos of a huge, "nasty" piece of stag on one of my Model #19-5's. Let's see some of yours.
Best, Capt. Chris

Nice.......looks like it would eat up the sheath pretty quickly, though.

GNARLY Dude!
Tony

That thing looks great but I would be wearing some thick gloves using it!

PS. I've got a 5-5 with stag headed my way from FLA really soon! Ill post pics next week, its been a long wait!

Cap,

Here is a Model 14 with knarly stag that has gone on to a better home.

Jim

Jim,
I wish I had known you had that one. Mike ordered it from me about 4-5 years ago. That, believe it or not, is Randall shop-supplied stag! I did not open the wrapper before I sent it on to Mike. I kiddingly told him that, if I had, he never would have received it. I hope whoever it went to is lookin' for a "trade". Terrific knife.
Best, Capt. Chris

A lot more great looking stag here.

Picked this up in a trade from a good customer (and lurker on these forums) at the show. I sold it to him a couple of years ago. It will probably be a couple of "more" years before I see a piece of stag like this again, especially on a #5-6". Thought ya'll would enjoy it...
Best, Capt. Chris

Hey Cap,
Be careful about "wavin' that in front of me ...
I might have to talk you out of it one of these days!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
BEAUTIFUL!
Tony

Beautiful piece of stag Cap.

Nice Stuff... let's see some more!

Super-nice Capt.... a Must !
Best
G

Here's a few pics of my Bud Tracy Hunter Bowie with some really nice stag. The blade is 154 CM and it is 7" in length. Bud also makes his own sheaths. I have another one of his "backpacker" models in D-2 and skinned an entire bear with it without touching the blade. Bear skins are the toughest on a blade, IMHO.

Pap

Great looking knife and stag Mike. Thanks for posting.

Here is a new to me, but not new Model 11 4 inch with customer supplied stag that is suitable for posting here.
It seems like this stag is like a teardrop shaped handle.
You see, I don't just like ironwood

Peter

VERY nice and "narly" stag on that #11 Peter. It's another beauty.

Pap

That's a beautiful piece of gnarly stag Peter.

To add to what others have already written, excellent Stag, Peter!

Here is another SHAG photo two 11's and a 22 (Colt Diamondback that is :))

Peter

As a confirmed Stag lover, how does one "sign up" for a SHAG number?

Denny, you wrote:Check your email.

So my good customers (and friends) at Jerry's Pawn & Gun, here in Ocala, are putting together a new website. They sell quality firearms and knives...of course: Randalls. They asked me to send them "one" Randall to put on their website. They don't want to sell this Randall, rather use it to advertise the fact that they buy, sell & trade in Randall knives. I think I just took a couple of photos of the "one" for them. My Randall Model "one". Hope ya'll like it.
Best, Capt. Chris

WOW, that's a beautiful piece of stag Cap.

It's real...ly...real?...it looks carved too.
Just magnificent...perfect lines & handle combination.
Capt.,please tell us your friend' web asap...
Guido

Hey Cap'n that is a very unusual piece of stag. Very nice looking.

Hey Cap,
Nice photos.
Looks to be your ... "Blue Period."
Tony

My latest Randall is this SHAG-worthy #5-5" with excellent Stag handle:

Ken that is a very good looking knife. I like stag like Peter likes Ironwood.

Sidney, you are soon having a stag 4-4 :-)

That's a great looking piece of stag Ken.

I am a bit late with these photos of the #23 I received last Fall:

Very nice stag Ken.

I just received this Tom Clinton Special yesterday, and posted it in that area, but the stag is pretty nice, so I have it here too.
Peter

Gorgeous stag and a great optioned Randall.

Pap

Great stag Peter.

I ran across these today. Not sure of the age but, the stag is pretty nice.

Very nice Sidney. That #8 looks great.

This is a pretty nice piece. I still don't have the close up thing down very well.

Awesome Randalls. I must get more rRandalls with this handles :-)
Here I took pics of the mod 5 and 8 together.

Beautiful stag Kimmo.

Thank's Steve.

Here's my latest Shag Randall. It's a model 15, with CDT, very nice stag handle with finger grooves and thong hole, all black spacers, brass single finger flat top hilt, stainless blade with thumb grooves. If it looks familiar, it should. It's a replica of a forum build from last year. I liked the way it turned out so much that I ordered one from the Captain. Received last weekend. Hope you all like it. I would have taken more pictures but the battery in my camera went dead after I took this picture.

Dan Snyder
RKS #5537
SHAG #010

Exceptional Model 15, Dan, it's a real winner.

Pap

Great looking Airman, Dan.
Looks like my favorite setup for a model 15 - thanks for sharing!
Are these right hand finger grooves or the model 15 standard 4 finger grips?
What a gorgeous piece of stag Did you supply the stag or came it from the shop like that all by itself?

Best, Peter

Dan,
If you'll email me the Stag #15 photo I'll resize it (It's 240kb verses 99.8kb) and post it. Nice knife!
Best, Capt. Chris
PS: Answer: Randall shop-supplied stag and RH fg's...CCS

Great looking stag Dan.

By the way, what are all of the options you ordered on this #15?

Pap

Pap, the options are: CDT w/stag handle, RH finger grooves, all black spacers, stainless steel blade, flat top brass single finger hilt, thumb grooves and thong hole. I believe that's it.

Dan Snyder
RKS #5537
SHAG #010

Thanks! Yes, that looks like about 5 options. Very nice.

Pap

It's time to resurrect an old thread.

I have been on a SHAG-aholic binge lately.

Nice Stag Party!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yep, no doubt, here's my latest #8.

Pap

Very nice stag David and Pap.

Also a Beauty!

Great looking stag handles guys...... stag handles have so much personality!

Here is a great old hunk of stag with a brass pin running through it.

It's also in a Moore sheath with translucent buttons....... rare as hen's teeth.

What a beauty Tune.

Ooooh ... OLDIE.
But Goodie!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I posted this in the knife of the week thread and thought I'd post here in the STAG thread too: It's the very first Randall I ordered from the shop way back in 2007. It's a model 19-5 with stainless blade, top bevel sharpened, thumb notches, nickle silver single hilt, beautiful shop supplied stag, duraluminum crows beak cap, standard rwb spacers and optional black sheath to highlight the nickle silver and duraluminum jewelry. Hope in enjoy, I certainly do.

Dan Snyder
RKS #5537
SHAG #010

Absolutely beautiful in both threads!

Dan, great options with some killer stag! Thanks for sharing and enjoy the knife.

Looks like you could cut something with that. Turned out nice.

Vintage Model 12-6" Sportsman 7 spacer stag with fighter style double hilt.

My favorite, a Model 15 "Camp Knife"

Nicely optioned David. That brass hilt has really developed a nice patina.

Here's some very nice stag on this small Geno Denning bird knife. Knife is 6 1/2 OAL. very nice little knife.

Let's play a little more in this thread.

Dan Wesson Heritage and Copper Companion

Very nice David. I'm especially fond of the wheelie and the Alaskan.