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#27908 - 10/15/07 07:09 PM Re: Knife of the Week!!!!!!!! Model 2 [Re: Hugh_Clark]
tomthbomb Knife Enthusiast Registered: 09/15/05 Posts: 3955 Loc: Deep East Texas	Quote: According to Dubie, then, they must be "brand new"! All right! Another "New Randall" convert! _________________________ Tom Welch RKS #4868
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#27909 - 10/15/07 11:53 PM Re: Knife of the Week!!!!!!!! Model 2 [Re: crutchtip]
Stephen RKS 5536 Knife Enthusiast Registered: 08/15/07 Posts: 122	I would really like to see what the sheath that goes with that 2-11 looks like. Can a picture be attached??
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#27910 - 10/16/07 12:16 AM Re: Knife of the Week!!!!!!!! Model 2 [Re: Stephen RKS 5536]
Sheldon_Wickersham Knife Enthusiast Registered: 09/14/05 Posts: 868 Loc: Montana	Quote: I would really like to see what the sheath that goes with that 2-11 looks like. Can a picture be attached?? The sheath would certainly help date the knife, could be a Clarance Brown version... _________________________ If all else fails, punt...
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#27911 - 10/16/07 12:34 AM Re: Knife of the Week!!!!!!!! Model 2 [Re: alan_grombacher]
BoBlade Knife Enthusiast Registered: 09/13/05 Posts: 1673 Loc: Kalifornia	Quote: Hey Guys, Some really great looking #2s on this thread. Especially Boblades 1943 beauty. My #2 question is: Does anyone have a wide bladed #2? How common were they? Hunt's book has one. Cheers, Alan RKS#5531 Hi Alan There's a gentleman I consider a friend who doesn't participate on this forum but does look in from time to time. He saw your request to see a wide blade # 2 and sent me some photos which follow. The dimensions are a bit over 1 1/2" wide by 8 1/4" long: In terms of scarcity I'll quote Mr. Gaddis from page 71: "The Randall Stiletto was a big hit with US servicemen, so Bo offered it in the same blade lengths of 6, 7 and 8 inches as his fighter. From the very first, he considered a blade width of about 1 1/4 inches to be the best, but he was also willing to be flexible and tailor a stiletto to the customer's wishes. Throughout 1943 and a part of 1944, Randall stilettos sported blades of 3/4 inch, 1 inch, and 1 1/2 inches, although the vast majority were Bo's standard of 1 1/2 inches." _________________________ Ron Mathews RKS No. 4223
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#27912 - 10/16/07 02:12 AM Re: Knife of the Week!!!!!!!! Model 2 [Re: BoBlade]
Cabinet_Man Knife Enthusiast Registered: 03/04/06 Posts: 3107	Cool knife Ron. Thanks for posting the pics, and tell your friend thanks for taking and emailing them so we could see it. ~dale _________________________ Dale Dorris www.DorrisWoodCreations.com Custom Display Cabinets & Stands
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#27913 - 10/16/07 08:45 AM Re: Knife of the Week!!!!!!!! Model 2 [Re: BoBlade]
crutchtip Knife Enthusiast Registered: 11/16/05 Posts: 2841	Quote: In terms of scarcity I'll quote Mr. Gaddis from page 71: "The Randall Stiletto was a big hit with US servicemen, so Bo offered it in the same blade lengths of 6, 7 and 8 inches as his fighter. From the very first, he considered a blade width of about 1 1/4 inches to be the best, but he was also willing to be flexible and tailor a stiletto to the customer's wishes. Throughout 1943 and a part of 1944, Randall stilettos sported blades of 3/4 inch, 1 inch, and 1 1/2 inches, although the vast majority were Bo's standard of 1 1/2 inches." Ron - I disagree with the last statement. The vast majority of exisiting examples of WWII stillettos are approximatley 1 1/8" with some at 1 1/4". The wide blade stilleto as pictured is far less common and I have never seen a 3/4" model 2 of the period that I recall and I wonder if any were actually ever made. The ricasso is 3/4" on most of them, so to have a blade the same width it would no longer be a model 2 but something else. Perhaps along the lines of the Applegate stilletto.
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#27914 - 10/16/07 10:50 AM Re: Knife of the Week!!!!!!!! Model 2 [Re: crutchtip]
BoBlade Knife Enthusiast Registered: 09/13/05 Posts: 1673 Loc: Kalifornia	Typo, Joe: Should have read "the vast majority were Bo's standard of 1 1/4 inches" (But I believe you: 1 1/8 - 1 1/4) _________________________ Ron Mathews RKS No. 4223
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#27915 - 10/16/07 11:20 AM Re: Knife of the Week!!!!!!!! Model 2 [Re: BoBlade]
alan_grombacher Knife Enthusiast Registered: 08/20/07 Posts: 1014 Loc: Canada	Hey Ron, Thanks for posting the wide bladed #2. Ever since I saw the one in Hunt's book, I've liked them. I've always thought a wide bladed #2 would be a perfect "going into the bush to finish off the bear knife". But then again, My #14 is always on my hip in season. And a wide bladed #2 would be a great Dirk-replacement for when I wearing my kilt! Cheers, Alan RKS#5531 _________________________ Alan Grombacher RKCC-CMI-010 RKS#5531
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#27916 - 10/16/07 12:30 PM Re: Knife of the Week!!!!!!!! Model 2 [Re: alan_grombacher]
Holzinger258 Knife Enthusiast Registered: 09/14/05 Posts: 1745 Loc: The Desert Southwest	Why not a "Tom Clinton Special" which appears to be a wide-bladed Model #2? Here's a picture Rhett posted... -Steve
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#27917 - 10/16/07 12:41 PM Re: Knife of the Week!!!!!!!! Model 2 [Re: alan_grombacher]
Holzinger258 Knife Enthusiast Registered: 09/14/05 Posts: 1745 Loc: The Desert Southwest	By the way, Alan, I always thought a Scotsman's Sgian Dubh had a small blade, typically 3 to 3.5 inches. How would you fit a wide-bladed Model #2 inside your sock? -Steve (lol) Attachments 26751-Sgian-Dubh.jpg (420 downloads)
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