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#160856 - 05/30/17 09:31 AM Re: Knife of The Week Model 5!!!!! * [Re: maxpastor]
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Max,

Super knife and a Waltham compass to boot! Any idea when the shop moved the lanyard hole from top to bottom?
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#160861 - 05/30/17 11:30 AM Re: Knife of The Week Model 5!!!!! [Re: TAH]
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No idea Tom. But more good things to research. Thanks for the info on the compass
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#160870 - 05/30/17 03:09 PM Re: Knife of The Week Model 5!!!!! [Re: maxpastor]
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Max

Great looking Model 5.

I have 3 Model 5's in the Angier "mode", one of which was featured in Sheldon's book. All the thong holes are on the bottom.
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#160871 - 05/30/17 03:36 PM Re: Knife of The Week Model 5!!!!! [Re: rodbrown]
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IIRC most if not all thong holes were relocated to bottom as "standard" probably in the early 60's.

I think one reason is with the handle drop, often there was not much material to work with between the tang and the top of the handle.
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#160872 - 05/30/17 03:53 PM Re: Knife of The Week Model 5!!!!! [Re: crutchtip]
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Originally Posted By: crutchtip
IIRC most if not all thong holes were relocated to bottom as "standard" probably in the early 60's.

I think one reason is with the handle drop, often there was not much material to work with between the tang and the top of the handle.


Makes perfect sense!
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#160876 - 05/30/17 05:58 PM Re: Knife of The Week Model 5!!!!! [Re: maxpastor]
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Max,
Nice Brad! It may be my eyes...(Lord knows: They ain't their best nowadays) but the name etching looks much more recent than the knife's vintage. It could be the photo/angle/lighting/etc... but it looks too light...more like current etchings.
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#160879 - 05/30/17 06:20 PM Re: Knife of The Week Model 5!!!!! [Re: Captain Chris Stanaback]
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now that you say that I agree it does look very light. I'll know more when I receive the knife. if so, Mr. Moore may not be the original owner. I remember reading a thread by Scott, in regard to the name being part of the providence of a knife and I am excited to have an older named blade, hope it is just the camera work and it an original owner. when did Randall start etching names??? I believe the unlined throng holes were from around 64 to 72 if I have the dates correct. I see a gray stone in a photo of the sheath (only the edge) so we may know more if it has the yellow writing on it. that would fit the time frame.
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#160883 - 05/30/17 07:32 PM Re: Knife of The Week Model 5!!!!! [Re: maxpastor]
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I looked at the catalogs on Tunes' page, the 1942 catalog mention inlaid initials, or initials on a silver disk. The 1945 catalog priced etching at $1.50.
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#160886 - 05/30/17 08:46 PM Re: Knife of The Week Model 5!!!!! [Re: Wally]
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that makes since Wally. inlaid on separate material. and the Solingen blade stamps were etched from 55 to 79, Now I don't know if Randall etched them or Solingen. but I imagine that Randall was etching on the blades by that time period.
great info

thanks
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#160955 - 06/02/17 02:39 PM Re: Knife of The Week Model 5!!!!! [Re: maxpastor]
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received the knife today:

It did have the yellow letters stone. the name is very small and not very deep, so Capt. Chris may be correct about it being a newer etch, letter mic out at .077" tall. JRB sheath, over all the knife is in very good condition, compass looks really good.


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