Ken,
One of the many reasons I like about the old style Model 8 is how it came into being.

It was basically the design thought up by BO's friend Litch Stienman.and BO made some refinements as to what we now know as the old Model 8.

And,I could be wrong on this,it was Litch Stienman that was using a custom knife that BO purchased from him that got the ball rolling on Randall Made Knives.

Wayne