This knife was likely a NASA knife, later carried in Vietnam, and probably Laos and Cambodia... hence the (model 15?) sheath.
I believe the lister's perception of "has seen considerable use" is far different from mine. And Jack, if that piece was
carried in "Vietnam, and probably Laos and Cambodia", it was predominately at 10,000 feet in a flight suit or flight bag.
Believe it or not, I have a pretty good idea of what a knife carried in the field in Vietnam looks like. But I also know many Randalls were
“carried” in a duffle bag, or spent their tour hanging on a "for emergency" web-belt in an office on a support base … but they too were still
"carried" in Vietnam
(just not in "the field").But I don’t usually just post fact-less or thoughtless opinions. I suggest you reread the obit I took the trouble to search and post... perhaps it will help someone understand the condition of the knife. By the way... he was not a pilot...but if he had been... well ... do you know the casualty rate among pilots in Vietnam?
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...On retirement from the Air force he joined the United States Agency for International Development and served four years as Chief of Civilian Health Facilities in South Vietnam. In 1971 he moved his family to Vientiane, Laos where he was assigned as the Hospital Administration Advisor to the Kingdom of Laos. He also worked as an advisor and consultant in Cambodia...”
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Bid is over $3,000 with 6 days to go. I wonder what this knife is going to bring?
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