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#169563 - 03/14/18 07:24 AM Re: Knife Of The Week Model 17 [Re: Eric]
Lytridis Knife Enthusiast Registered: 06/30/13 Posts: 51 Loc: Belgium	Originally Posted By: Eric My new Model 17. It has a nickel silver hilt with a carbon blade. Riveted Johnson Sheath. Interestingly the original owner not only had their name etched but also had the exact time and date Neil Armstrong first stepped on the Moon. Question, does anyone know when the RMK shop stop using stainless hilts and started using nickel silver on the Astro? I'm guessing this knife was made around 1975? Hi, How come??? I thought that the Randall Astro blade was only available in stainless steel. (Beautiful knife by the way) Stratos
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#169564 - 03/14/18 07:36 AM Re: Knife Of The Week Model 17 [Re: Eric]
tunefink Knife Enthusiast Registered: 09/13/05 Posts: 4052 Loc: Bambalam	Eric, The current catalog indicates that is is still a stainless steel hilt. What makes you think this one is NS? _________________________ Always, buying, selling and trading. www.randallmadeknife.com
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#169569 - 03/14/18 04:13 PM Re: Knife Of The Week Model 17 [Re: tunefink]
Eric Knife Enthusiast Registered: 11/18/15 Posts: 1668 Loc: Michigan	Tune, Not sure why it has a nickel silver hilt. I know a magnet will not stick to it but does stick to the exposed tang of the handle. So the hilt can't be steel. Just wondered when the shop offered these in Nickel Silver hilts? _________________________ Eric
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#169570 - 03/14/18 04:21 PM Re: Knife Of The Week Model 17 [Re: Eric]
LarryWW1246 Knife Enthusiast Registered: 03/20/06 Posts: 1730	Not all stainless steel is magnetic. Maybe somebody will chime in and remind us which stainless steel is used for the hilt on the Model 17. Larry _________________________ Larry W. Williams RKCC #CM-041 ABKA #046 RKS #1246
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#169572 - 03/14/18 04:44 PM Re: Knife Of The Week Model 17 [Re: LarryWW1246]
Eric Knife Enthusiast Registered: 11/18/15 Posts: 1668 Loc: Michigan	Stratos, I am told RMK made some Carbon Blade Model 17's in the 60's and 70's. Thanks for the kind words, I most like that it has a Model 15 like blade shape. I wondered if Jeoffrey E. Wynne worked for NASA at one time. _________________________ Eric
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#169582 - 03/14/18 07:53 PM Re: Knife Of The Week Model 17 [Re: Eric]
crutchtip Knife Enthusiast Registered: 11/16/05 Posts: 2840	There were a few 17's made with NS hilts, but yours is unlikely one of them. The hilt on your knife is too tall for NS and is typical for one made of stainless steel. Some very early 17's had even taller hilts than your knife has., as shown below. Attachments ------ _________________________ www.rmkcollector.com BUY-SELL-TRADE
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#169583 - 03/14/18 08:28 PM Re: Knife Of The Week Model 17 [Re: crutchtip]
Eric Knife Enthusiast Registered: 11/18/15 Posts: 1668 Loc: Michigan	Thanks, Joe, All the Stainless steel I have sticks to a magnet, whatever stainless steel they used on this knife's hilt does not, another first for me. I love learning about these, thanks again. Edited by Eric (03/14/18 08:33 PM) _________________________ Eric
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#169584 - 03/14/18 08:50 PM Re: Knife Of The Week Model 17 [Re: Eric]
crutchtip Knife Enthusiast Registered: 11/16/05 Posts: 2840	what is the measurement of the hilt? from appearances, I would say no. The NS hilts I have seen were noticeably abbreviated relative to SS. IIRC, any NS hilt Astros were later knives, say 80's maybe. Don't recall ever seeing one from the 60's. _________________________ www.rmkcollector.com BUY-SELL-TRADE
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#169590 - 03/15/18 05:30 AM Re: Knife Of The Week Model 17 [Re: Eric]
Lytridis Knife Enthusiast Registered: 06/30/13 Posts: 51 Loc: Belgium	Originally Posted By: Eric Stratos, I am told RMK made some Carbon Blade Model 17's in the 60's and 70's. Thanks for the kind words, I most like that it has a Model 15 like blade shape. I wondered if Jeoffrey E. Wynne worked for NASA at one time. Thanks for the info. Each days I learn something in this forum. I adore
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#169596 - 03/15/18 08:56 AM Re: Knife Of The Week Model 17 [Re: LarryWW1246]
TAH Knife Enthusiast Registered: 10/26/05 Posts: 2382 Loc: USA	Originally Posted By: LarryWW1246 Not all stainless steel is magnetic. Maybe somebody will chime in and remind us which stainless steel is used for the hilt on the Model 17. Larry Not sure which stainless steel is used on the 17 hilt, but 400 series stainless steel is magnetic and 300 series stainless steel is non-magnetic. Many custom knifemakers use 303 stainless for fittings. _________________________ Tom RKS #4233
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