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#31795 - 12/02/07 08:00 AM Knife Of The Week Model 9!!!!!!!!!
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Thanks to all who have posted thus far. This week we'll be discussing the Model 9 Pro-Thrower.

From Randall Made Knifes: The History of the Man and the Blades by Robert L. Gaddis, pp. 117-118

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The next model added to the line of standard styles was an all-steel thrower, promptly dubbed the "Pro-Thrower." It was 9 inches in overall length, weighed 7 ounces, and was designed to be held by the handle when thrown. They were offered singly or in matched sets of three, with many people ordering the sets. Bo had been interested in the sport of knife throwing from his earliest days as a knifemaker. Al Marchand, the original blade forger, recalled making some throwing knives back in late 1938 or early 1939 and watching Bo try them out, after grinding and polishing.

Like I said, I saw him stick that thing through a 7/8th-inch pine board and split that board. That was one of the early throwing knives. It took him two or three times to try, the third time he was right on down. He said, "I'll get it." We'd made some out of spring steel but they were too thin and the wind was shifting. The heavy stainless steel throwers worked fine.

An occasional thrower of unspecified style is noted in the records from then until about September 1945, at which time the orders became more numerous. Starting in March 1946, we find orders noted as "Special Thrower," "Thrower," "number 2 Thrower 5 1/2-inch blade," and a number of entries for knives termed "number 2 Special Thrower." This carried through 1947, with the last such entry being a "#2 - 7" Thrower for H.L. Price," an old friend and hunting companion.

The number 9 Pro-Thrower finally took the form shown in the 1948 catalog about the middle of December 1947. The first two that left the Randall family were presented to Fran Fawsett and Ed Granberry. Fran was the manager of the family citrus groves, while Ed was a professor at Rollins College in nearby Winter Park. Both men were longtime hunting and fishing buddies of Bo's. This simple, rugged throwing knife underwent three major changes from 1947 to the fiftieth anniversary in 1988: in late 1954, mid-1965, and mid-1975, after which the design remained essentially the same.

Orders for this thrower began coming in shortly after the catalog went out, with a fair showing of popularity in 1949. There were quite a few men around who were serious enough about knife throwing to spend $7.50, which was a goodly piece of change in those days. Later, during the Korean War, numerous servicemen ordered these throwers, many including it in an order for a combat-style knife.




I hope that we also see some custom sheaths to accompany photos of your Model 9's.
Lady and gentlemen may we please see some Model 9's.
Thank you,
Kevin #5109
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#31796 - 12/02/07 02:48 PM Re: Knife Of The Week Model 9!!!!!!!!! [Re: vklough46]
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Now don't everyone jump in here at once... let's go in an orderly fashion please.-ha!

I don't have a model 9 myself, or I would post pics for you Kevin... sorry about that.
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#31797 - 12/02/07 03:07 PM Re: Knife Of The Week Model 9!!!!!!!!! [Re: Cabinet_Man]
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I no longer own this one, but I still have pictures. Recent pruduction and a black Sullivan sheath.



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#31798 - 12/02/07 03:13 PM Re: Knife Of The Week Model 9!!!!!!!!! [Re: tunefink]
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Thanks Dale for encouraging the group to post their knives.
Mitchell, I appreciate you posting so we can all see a Model 9.
Kevin
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#31799 - 12/02/07 04:08 PM Re: Knife Of The Week Model 9!!!!!!!!! [Re: vklough46]
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Here is a #9 with it's big brother Starflight.


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#31800 - 12/02/07 04:33 PM Re: Knife Of The Week Model 9!!!!!!!!! [Re: boardrider]
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Bo was "sick"...The Good sick.
Hard to believe the Starflight never made a Rambo flick.

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#31801 - 12/02/07 05:22 PM Re: Knife Of The Week Model 9!!!!!!!!! [Re: boardrider]
vklough46 Offline
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Griff,
Thanks for the post.
That Starflight is out of this world.
Kevin
Dubie,
Sylvester would be lucky to hang with you.
Kevin
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#31802 - 12/03/07 05:31 AM Re: Knife Of The Week Model 9!!!!!!!!! [Re: vklough46]
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OK Guys...you target my weak-point:
No nine in my collections
All the best
Guido
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#31803 - 12/03/07 06:05 AM Re: Knife Of The Week Model 9!!!!!!!!! [Re: Guido_Bitossi]
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Too bad Guido! Too bad!
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#31804 - 12/04/07 08:32 PM Re: Knife Of The Week Model 9!!!!!!!!! [Re: EDO]
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speaking of model nines look at this one
http://cgi.ebay.com/RANDALL-THROWING-KNI...1QQcmdZViewItem


Edited by JesseEgnew (12/04/07 08:34 PM)
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