#110586 - 04/30/13 11:47 AM
Re: Knife Of The Week Model 12, Part Deux
[Re: TonyLaPetri]
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Thanks guys. Tony, the concave handle feels great on the Smith. That's a nice Smith you have there Buckspen.
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#110608 - 05/01/13 10:26 AM
Re: Knife Of The Week Model 12, Part Deux
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Thank you, Steve. One of the most interesting features of this Smithsonian is that a previous owner scribed his name, social security number and what appears to be a US Army service number on the back of the sheath. My wife, who happens to be a master internet searcher and genaelogy expert, was able to turn up the following information.
Donald J. Monterosso is the name on the back of the sheath. He was born on 1/31/1931 in Michigan and served in the 32nd Regiment, 7th Infantry Division, U.S. Army in Korea with the rank of Corporal. He took part in the landing at Inchon, North Korea and five other major battles and received the Combat Infantry Badge, Purple Heart and three unit citations. He was with First Sgt. Ben Wilson when Wilson won the Medal of Honor and Purple Heart on June 5, 1951 at Hwachon. Monterosso died on 1/14/2000 and is buried in Resurrection Cemetery in Clinton Township, Michigan.
May he rest in peace.
(Please note that I am not saying this is a 1950's knife. Obviously, it is not. I just think it is interesting that this decorated Korean war veteran owned this knife at some time in his life.)
- - - - - Buckspen
Edited by Buckspen (05/01/13 10:27 AM)
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#110620 - 05/01/13 08:27 PM
Re: Knife Of The Week Model 12, Part Deux
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Great information and a definate historic Randall for a collector with that information yoiu found. RIP for sure, and Amen.
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#117390 - 03/16/14 06:03 PM
Re: Knife Of The Week Model 12, Part Deux
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I met Mr. Randall at the Sportsman's Show in Toronto in 1953. He was offering a Smithsonian Bowie, with a pinned stag handle, for $50. I was a teenager at the time, and that price was just beyond me. But I had seen the movie, and lusted after that knife. Now I have one, with the famous brass strip on the spine. Pretty nice, but pretty heavy, too.
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#119846 - 07/15/14 05:33 PM
Re: Knife Of The Week Model 12, Part Deux
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I decided to post a picture of all 4 of my Smiths. I hope to order another in a couple of months.
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#119848 - 07/15/14 06:39 PM
Re: Knife Of The Week Model 12, Part Deux
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Another way to view Steve's Bowies.
If you make a copy of the PNG and save it as a JPEG, it probably will "print" on the forum. Keep the file size down to about 1 MB. This one is about 700kb
Hope this helps
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#119852 - 07/15/14 09:03 PM
Re: Knife Of The Week Model 12, Part Deux
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Thank you, Steve. One of the most interesting features of this Smithsonian is that a previous owner scribed his name, social security number and what appears to be a US Army service number on the back of the sheath. My wife, who happens to be a master internet searcher and genaelogy expert, was able to turn up the following information.
Donald J. Monterosso is the name on the back of the sheath. He was born on 1/31/1931 in Michigan and served in the 32nd Regiment, 7th Infantry Division, U.S. Army in Korea with the rank of Corporal. He took part in the landing at Inchon, North Korea and five other major battles and received the Combat Infantry Badge, Purple Heart and three unit citations. He was with First Sgt. Ben Wilson when Wilson won the Medal of Honor and Purple Heart on June 5, 1951 at Hwachon. Monterosso died on 1/14/2000 and is buried in Resurrection Cemetery in Clinton Township, Michigan.
May he rest in peace.
(Please note that I am not saying this is a 1950's knife. Obviously, it is not. I just think it is interesting that this decorated Korean war veteran owned this knife at some time in his life.)
- - - - - Buckspen If you want a true trip into horror, read about the 7th Infantry Division in Korea. Inchon, and then Chosin Reservoir where elements of the division suffered 90 percent casualties east of the reservoir (the Marines were west of the reservoir). The 31st and 32nd regiments of the 7th Infantry were destroyed ... not a pleasant read. And then later they were committed onto Porkchop Hill! This man had a truly historic and horrific combat experience. http://www.history.army.mil/books/korea/30-2/30-2_6.HTM
Edited by Jacknola (07/15/14 09:04 PM)
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#119874 - 07/16/14 04:04 AM
Re: Knife Of The Week Model 12, Part Deux
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Thanks Buck.
Jack, I'll give this a read later on today.
Edited by Oldvetnam1 (07/16/14 04:07 AM)
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#131551 - 09/23/15 09:10 AM
Re: Knife Of The Week Model 12, Part Deux
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I've got "Part Deux" covered X 2!
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#131559 - 09/23/15 10:52 AM
Re: Knife Of The Week Model 12, Part Deux
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What a great pair of pairs. I really like the Smithsonian and Toothpick.
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