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#210673 - 02/24/26 07:05 PM Randall Knife Help Needed
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I am new to Randall Knifes can someone date this knife for me, Thanks


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#210677 - Yesterday at 11:53 AM Re: Randall Knife Help Needed [Re: HVAC]
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Did the knife come with a sheath? If so, post a picture.

Based on the center spacer being thick and black/gray, my "guess" dating the knife is mid 1970's to mid 1980's.
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#210678 - Yesterday at 04:00 PM Re: Randall Knife Help Needed [Re: rodbrown]
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Originally Posted By: rodbrown
Did the knife come with a sheath? If so, post a picture.

Based on the center spacer being thick and black/gray, my "guess" dating the knife is mid 1970's to mid 1980's.


It came without a sheath, Thanks

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#210679 - Yesterday at 05:00 PM Re: Randall Knife Help Needed [Re: HVAC]
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"ALWAYS" beware when there's no sheath...always.
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#210680 - Yesterday at 07:27 PM Re: Randall Knife Help Needed [Re: Captain Chris Stanaback]
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Originally Posted By: Captain Chris Stanaback
"ALWAYS" beware when there's no sheath...always.
Stay Sharp,
Capt. Chris


I don't see what that has to do with dating the knife? but thanks for the advice

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#210681 - Yesterday at 09:33 PM Re: Randall Knife Help Needed [Re: HVAC]
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Sheath will have details related to time it was made too.
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#210685 - Today at 02:02 AM Re: Randall Knife Help Needed [Re: HVAC]
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Originally Posted By: HVAC
Originally Posted By: Captain Chris Stanaback
"ALWAYS" beware when there's no sheath...always.
Stay Sharp,
Capt. Chris


I don't see what that has to do with dating the knife? but thanks for the advice


Said because the knife at glance appears to be a re-handle done outside the shop...fit and look suggest this.
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#210688 - Today at 09:37 AM Re: Randall Knife Help Needed [Re: Dirty_Water]
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'''AND>>> A perfect (as brand new) blade!
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#210694 - Today at 03:33 PM Re: Randall Knife Help Needed [Re: Captain Chris Stanaback]
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Naked knives are always unfortunate.

I know collectors who put sheaths aside and cannot find them or match them up when they decide to part with the knives.

Even worse when their families are left with "stuff" to deal with like that.

Some years ago, a Bowie collector who loved the movie "Iron Mistress" and all things knives about it and also collected Randalls had somebody come in and steal his knives. He had the reverse problem...sheaths with no knives to go with them.

Also know somebody who had lots of stuff stolen including Randall knives. They did not take the sheaths.... He later got a call from a nearby gun shop who knew him and they had him come in and identify a Large Sasquatch that somebody brought in asking how to get a sheath for it. Turns out the man looking for a sheath had unknowingly bought the stolen knife from one of the thieves, and this led to the arrest of the thieves and the recovery of all his "stuff."

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#210695 - Today at 03:45 PM Re: Randall Knife Help Needed [Re: Dirty_Water]
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Originally Posted By: Dirty_Water
Originally Posted By: HVAC
Originally Posted By: Captain Chris Stanaback
"ALWAYS" beware when there's no sheath...always.
Stay Sharp,
Capt. Chris


I don't see what that has to do with dating the knife? but thanks for the advice


Said because the knife at glance appears to be a re-handle done outside the shop...fit and look suggest this.



I called the shop asked them about the knife and sent them a picture, they didn't ask if it had a sheath but also gave me a date range of 1975-1985, they didn't mention anything about the handle other than it was a option, they stated the spacers helped them in dating the knife, should have called them first, thanks for everyones comments.

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