Wally--

Whatever questions might have been raised by the inconsistencies in what you discovered about the knife, it was a great job by you and Capt. Chris getting up and doing the detail work.

Sure would be nice to tie down just how he came to own the knife. Was it a "gift" from RMK/Bo? (Was "gifting" a normal thing, and if so did Bo "gift" to other prominent military personnel?) Did the general order it from the shop? Did he buy it from a Randall Dealer? Was it a gift from somebody else, whether civilian admirer, family member, or military staff?

Any physical evidence about the route from the RMK shop to the general would help to either substantiate or correct assertions and assumptions that people not involved might offer at this late date. If the general left a hoard of personal papers, the answer might have been preserved there. Surviving family members might also have some memory of it.

Larry
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Larry W. Williams
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