It is with great sadness that I post that my good friend and mentor Grady McCotter has passed. He was an armrorer for the Marine Corps building rifles and pistols for shooting teams and active duty snipers. He was an artist at restoring old Randalls and their sheaths . He was an avid Randall collector and one of a kind at restoration of sheaths and blades. He was also a very good friend to me teaching me many things about how he perfected his leather restoration process (RKCC #2 article). It is hard to put in writing his talents and my mind is foggy now but RKCC has lost a very good member.

Mike Webb

Sad news indeed.

I'm sorry for your loss, he sounds like he was a very talented man.

We are diminished.

Mike,
Thanks for the phone call. As I told you, it was easy to "visit" with Grady on the phone for an hour at a time! I'll miss him. I am glad we had the opportunity to post his sheath restoration article (and he to read it and enjoy it) before his passing. I know Grady was in his late 60's but he sure left us:
A) Way too soon
and
B) Missing the best sheath restorer around...period!
He will be missed.
Respectfully submitted, Captain Chris Stanaback

Never met him, but we were friends from the first time we talked. R.I.P..

Never had the pleasure of meeting him..."May he rest in peace and rise in Glory "

I always had a smile on my face after talking to Grady, R.I.P.

R.I.P. MrGrady !

A very sad day...... I will miss talking to Grady. He was a wealth of common sense, and Randall knowledge.

RIP Grady.

So sad to hear. R.I.P.