Randalls In Service

I found this picture on another forum...... I thought it was a great shot. I know there have been a bunch of pictures of Randalls in service, but it's always fun to rehash them.

Please add to the thread if you have a picture!

tunefink,
That picture came from Soldier of Fortune or Gung Ho magazine. About 1985. There is another Randall picture in that issue also. I still have my copy. Can we say Copyright???

Always a great thread, Mitchell. Of course, the first person that comes to my mind is General Westmoreland.

Found these in the archives. Might as well put them all together.

http://americanranger.blogspot.com/2007/02/journey-of-knife.html

Good pics Tom....!!

Here is WW2 ace Richard Bong

Keep them coming Tune, please.

There is another photo of Gavin in the latest issue of American Rifleman. He is suiting up for Operation Market Garden jump on Sept 17, 1944. In the photo, you can see the rig that is in the museum photo above with both the 1911 and Randall clearly visible. This is the first time I have seen this particular photo.

Perhaps someone can scan it in and post it.

Not sure if this "soldier" is on active duty, but it's still a good photo.

Here you go

Peter

I'm sure everyone will remember this from the 'old' forum and the RANDALL KNIFE SOCIETY...Rick Bowles posted this image of his son...and the Randall Knife he took to War, and by the Grace of God... returned home safely with his Randall. I miss Mr. Bowles and all he brought to the old forum...oh well, that's another story.

Joe I talked about "Jumpin Jim" and his Randall and that photo many years ago in the RKS Newsletter. I think there are several other photos of him with it in some of the books I have on the 82nd in WWII.

Tom I believe that soldier is Rhodesian. I think that is Rhodesian camo he is sporting. That is a great photo. I have a good buddy that left the U.S. Army and joined the Rhodesian Army. He was fighting for them when the country collapsed. Fortunately he made it back home and reenlisted in the U.S. Army and served until he retired. Retired a CSM!

Rhodesian is correct. I dug a little deeper and found his blog. You know your stuff, Ronnie.

Thanks Tom....a military history buff.

Sgt. Doug Matthys soon to be retiring after 22 years of service.

Ahh, Rhodesian camouflage...among the finest, most effective and distinctive ever fielded!

Americans would do well to carefully review the sordid history of the Rhodesian conflict. Such a shame that what was once the bread basket of Africa is now a fourth word nation run into the dirt by a megalomaniac Marxist, Mugabe.

Looks to be a #18-7" the troop is wearing.

You're right David.....Rhodesian camo is the best....IMO.
Ronnie

Unfortunately Rhodesia does not exist any longer. Once the second most advance/industrialized country on the African continent behind South Africa, now it is a second rate country, Zimbabwe, with more crime, poverty, disease, etc., etc. You know the drill.

Yes.....we do.

Put another way, what the USA can look forward to if nothing is done to stop, or slow, the agenda of B.H.O. (aka: Mugabe 'lite')

Pretty dang cool Wally!

Grateful to your friends, Wally..........and to you........and to all the others.

Model 14 found on another forum...

From the encouragement of Tom I will post an image of Blue Angel Lt. Dave Rottgering in his Blue Angels Grumman F-11F Tiger. He is holding his Model 18. 5 1/2 Crutch tip with a wrapped handle. The photo is from the photo boards just outside of the old Randall Museum that I shot several years ago. Love to know Dave’s story and his service. Did he pass this service knife on to a son? Did he go on to fly heavy jets for a domestic air carrier? By the way Lt. Dave Rottgering, thank you for your service.

Found this shot of Dave and his team in 1967.
Before Paris performance, Blue Angels posed for a photo at Arc se Triomphe. From left: Lt. Fred Wilson, Lt. Vince Donile, Lt. Hal Loney, Capt. (USMC) Fred Craig, LCdr. Bill Wheat (OinC), Lt. John Allen, Lt. Red Hubbard, Lt. Norm Gandia, and Lt. Dave Rottgering (PAO).

Photo comments: "Showing off my Randall Model 1 while doing a patrol along the border between communist East Germany and democratic West Germany (OP Romeo, to be exact) sometime around 1986.."

YouTube Video

More of the General...

A mix of WWI, WWII, and Vietnam era gear on the Sarge, in 1966. Very cool photo.

Ronnie,

I didn't catch all of the different gear. I just thought it was cool seeing actual video footage of a Randall knife being carried in Vietnam.

For real, it was magnificent!!

Pap

Absolutely Tom. That was the best feature in that photo. But for a military history buff to see the different equipment still being used at that time is interesting.
I have a lot of books on Vietnam history and it was always fun to go thru them in search of Randall knives. Actually found a few photos with Randall knives hanging on gear. Always a treat!

I have been uploading these to my site...... would love to see some more!

Randalls In Service

Mitchell,

Are you able to upload (save) the YouTube video incase it is removed for some reason?

I can upload video, but I do not know how to download a file from you tube. I'll have to check it out.

Mitchell, that was a great slide show. Does anyone know what happened to Gen. Westmoreland's ivory Model 1?? Sure would be nice to have it in the Shop historical items.

Pap

Thanks Mike,

I am just trying to collect some of the cool photos for easy access.

That picture alone says more than one could ever say. Thank-You !!!!

Awesome Tom..... I have saved them as well. Thanks.

Tom,
Can you provide some info on the bottom pic in this posting? (posted 2:04 PM the three guys sitting on a inflatable boat waterside one with a M203 launcher) I think I recognize the guy on the far right in the bottom photo. Could be a look alike but you never know. Thanks.
Jim

Jim,

Here is the website (scroll down about half way to Randall Knives). I had to "translate" it and I don't believe it states the names of the servicemen.

Sorry I couldn't be more helpful.

Bottom photo..

The top one Bone, is that a Ralph Bone knife?

Yes. If you're interested, there is one on eBay right now.


Link

thanks!

Thanks again, Tom. These are always appreciated.

Thanks Duke. They're fun to hunt down.

We should do a build on the General's Randall setup. Anyone know exactly what were his options? Thoughts??

Pap

It would be very close to this……. 7" blade, ivory handle, no butt cap….no way to know if it was stainless. In some pictures the hilt looks like nickel silver.

Pappy,

Ever since these guys started posting the pictures of RMK's in service and continously seeing the General's Model 1, has made me want to make that my next ivory order. Then Mitchell has to rub it in by posting that older ivory 1. Guy really knows how to hurt someone

Thank-you to Tom, Mitchell and any others, the service pictures (and knife pics) are great.

Or maybe it was a 6" blade…….. Sorry Mike!

Wonderful knives, Mitchell.

Here are few more from the archives posted by Abby in 2011. Apparently from the Randall Museum. Thanks Abby!

More of Captain Dawkins...



Here's another, but it has a copyright: Link

Major Richard Bong...

Mitchell I think the General's knife is on display at "The Citadel."
Maybe someone close to that University could check it out.

Tom, Nice find on Captain Dawkins. Good hunting. I may put up a few more board shots from my visit to the Randall shop . It would be fun to talk about it.

Abby

Hey Look what I found on line. Looks like a story on Captian Pete Dawkins. I pulled the trigger on one. I will share the story when it comes in.


http://www.ebay.com/itm/LIFE-MAGAZINE-19...=item27da374ffc

Another of General Westmoreland (copyright): Link

Here are a couple of photos of Soldiers carrying Randalls

Sorry, but the knife in the first picture is NOT a Randall.

It must be a Cold Steel Trailmaster with Stag.

Regards,
Matthias

Here is a link to the collection so far. Thanks for sharing guys.

Randalls In Service

You are right, the sheath make me confuse.
Regards
Pat

Nicely done Mitchell.

Here is some Muldoon in the Stan making knives.

[quote=Abby]From the encouragement of Tom I will post an image of Blue Angel Lt. Dave Rottgering in his Blue Angels Grumman F-11F Tiger. He is holding his Model 18. 5 1/2 Crutch tip with a wrapped handle. The photo is from the photo boards just outside of the old Randall Museum that I shot several years ago. Love to know Dave’s story and his service. Did he pass this service knife on to a son? Did he go on to fly heavy jets for a domestic air carrier? By the way Lt. Dave Rottgering, thank you for your service.

Dec. 19, 2013
Here are two more shots of Dave, sorry can't see a Randall in these promo images. Still fun to see.

You traveled a long way to make those knives Jimmy.....I mean Muldoon.
Thank you for your service!

Thanks for putting these together, Mitchell.

Looks like a leather handled sumptin, sumptin poking out of the shadows from your belt there Jimmy…..

It's MY pleasure Duke.

There are a lot of cool pictures scattered on the forums, but I can never find them, so I have been uploading them to my site. Makes it easy for me to refer to them.

Here is the knife I was wearing. APFK with 7" CS blade, brass 14 style hilt, leather commando handle, all black spacers and rounded butt cap. I took the hone pocket off because I wear my sheath down the front pocket. It makes it easy getting in and out of stuff without getting in the way. You can set down on anything you want and its concealed when wearing your top.

Very nice Jimmy, how long was it in service?

Cool Video......

Vietnam Randall

Thanks Tune. Good to see that Randall being used.

Randalls In Service


Well done!

Tom Flynn

I'll contribute
A #1 and a #16SP1 in Iraq several years ago.

Ali air base, wasn't it formerly called Tallil?
I bet we've stood on top of the same ziggurat !

Wally,
Yep it was Tallil, Seeing the Zig was pretty neat, I was lucky to get to go over, they had most everything locked down - we were taking quite a few mortar barrages that tour, luckily the local "insurgents" couldn't hit the broad side of a barn, but they still wanted everyone within jumping distance of a bunker. Were you Army or AF?

Army... in country 2004 - 2005. Wide open then.

http://www.gunsamerica.com/blog/outdoor-edge-blade-show-2015/

Not a picture, however I found this comment in the GunsAmerica blog about the balde show.
scroll down to read the reply by Jim Haynes....
:-)Rocky

Great endorsement!

Did you already have this one Tune?

I do now! Thanks Wally!

Thanks Tom!

What do you think, Mitchell, is this one? If not or can't confirm, I'll delete it. Cool photo, regardless.

That is a great photo!

It sure looks like it.

Randalls and M14s. Awesome.

Wally, looks like a Beretta 92? Great pic.

Beretta 92, and a standard 1-7, not a care in the world.

Tom Patten receiving congratulations from the CO of the USS Intrepid, after Tom shot down a MIG in 1966...RVN. Check out his Model #18! Unfortunately, Tom and his wife were both killed last year in an automobile accident. May God have mercy on their soul.
Respectfully submitted,
Captain Chris Stanaback

Awesome photo. Tragic loss.