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#206941 - 06/10/24 09:42 AM Re: This Old Randall * [Re: LarryWW1246]
Mike Helms Offline
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Registered: 06/09/24
Posts: 4
Loc: Baton Rouge, LA
Thanks Larry. I picked it up from a friend / mentor that has helped me enormously in my collecting career. We're pretty sure that it's a Model 1 and I think the handle is micarta, and it may date from the 1960s ... but that's all finger-in-the-wind guesswork.

Overall length is 12 5/8" and the blade is 8".

Mike

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#206943 - 06/10/24 10:11 AM Re: This Old Randall [Re: Mike Helms]
LarryWW1246 Offline
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Registered: 03/20/06
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Yes...it is a Model 1.

What makes it "nicer" is what appears to be what the collectors call "Old Yellow" Micarta.

Some folks who collect period knives seek them out.

Larry
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#206944 - 06/10/24 11:59 AM Re: This Old Randall [Re: LarryWW1246]
Mike Helms Offline
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Registered: 06/09/24
Posts: 4
Loc: Baton Rouge, LA
Thanks Larry. When I first saw the knife I thought they were some sort of ivory, but when I looked at them under a glass it became clear that they were micarta. I agree that the yellowing with age gives them a wonderful look.

Mike

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#206945 - 06/10/24 01:06 PM Re: This Old Randall [Re: Mike Helms]
Captain Chris Stanaback Offline
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Registered: 09/14/05
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Loc: Central Florida
Probably made from mid 1970's to 1980's. Maurice Johnson high ride...fairly uncommon and certainly wasn't a catalog offering. Nice rig...and "yes", Westinghouse ivorite (Old Yeller) micarta.
Stay sharp...and welcome aboard,
Capt. Chris
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#206946 - 06/10/24 02:20 PM Re: This Old Randall [Re: Captain Chris Stanaback]
Mike Helms Offline
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Registered: 06/09/24
Posts: 4
Loc: Baton Rouge, LA
Thank you! I'm guessing that Maurice Johnson is no longer among the living?

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#206956 - 06/12/24 01:38 AM Re: This Old Randall [Re: Mike Helms]
Ronnie Offline
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Registered: 02/13/11
Posts: 2270
Loc: NW Mississippi
Correct M. Johnson is deceased...sadly.
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