Capt. Chris,

As we all know, we can close our eyes, throw a dart at a Randall catalog and hit a perfect knife every time.
I started out with the build perameters in my mind--including your leather handle and 7" instructions and then.......got a little carried away as I read others' ideas.
Brass hilt seemed a given, so why not FCH and then black/brass spacers morphed into "scalloped brass collar" which then turned into...matching scalloped and flanged brass butt cap.

So, meanwhile, back to the intent of the original build how about:
Carbon blade
N/S hilt to match up with standard duralumin butt cap
Wrist thong

A difference of approx. $35 vs the land of approx. $125 extra or so where I was heading. (Yes, I know my math is probably not exactly accurate but, who cares?).Sounds like a great Randall!

Thanks for more great, interesting builds!