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#25682 - 09/23/07 10:11 AM Re: This Old Randall * [Re: Burnie]
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This is a particularly interesting model #14. I had the pleasure of selling this for a Marine to benefit his father. It has several bells and whistles that might be worth discussing.


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#25683 - 09/23/07 10:55 AM Re: This Old Randall [Re: Burnie]
BigJim Offline
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Burnie,
When I bought the knife I took it to a well known Randall Dealer & Collector.
I didn't exactly know what I had.I was apprehensive about the spacers.He assured me that all was correct,the spacers were special order.What a relief...
He dated the knife & sheath as late 60's to early 70.
Thanks for your input & my hope is this thread will take off.
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#25684 - 09/23/07 11:13 PM Re: This Old Randall [Re: BigJim]
Charlie Offline
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Howdy guys,
I am a newer Randall collector- I have had Randall's for years but my passion exploded after I visited the Holy Land of Randall's in the "Meadows fo Dan".
I keep running across older Randall's from the seventies and early eighties with handles made from ivorite micarta? I am very partial to it and would love to have a few knives made of it. Are there any other suppliers and does/did this product go by any other name?
Thanks Everyone!
Charlie
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#25685 - 09/24/07 07:48 AM Re: This Old Randall [Re: Charlie]
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Howdy Charlie and welcome!,
The original white paper micarta known as ivorite in the Randall catalog is no longer being manufactured and has been discontinued as a handle option on Randall Made knives. This material, affectionately known as "Old Yeller" because it yellows considerably with age, was manufactured by Westinghouse as an insulating material. Collectors place a small premium on ivorite Randalls and I scrimshawed quite a few of them back in the 1980s. Randall now offers an "Antique Gold" micarta as a handle option. I'm sure we can get folks to post images of both for you.
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#25686 - 09/24/07 04:39 PM Re: This Old Randall [Re: Rick_Bowles]
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Quote:

Randall now offers an "Antique Gold" micarta as a handle option. I'm sure we can get folks to post images of both for you.



Top knife is "old yeller" -- bottom two are antique gold.
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#25687 - 09/24/07 05:48 PM Back To The Subject [Re: Holzinger258]
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(That last picture was off the subject of older knives--it was just meant to demonstrate the difference in handle color. Now, back to the subject!)

Speaking of the old ivorite, here’s a black & white matched pair of knives that have a handle shape that might be of interest to some folks, even though they might not be considered really old for Randalls. (Their sheaths were different back then, too.)
-Steve



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#25688 - 09/24/07 06:26 PM Re: This Old Randall [Re: Rick_Bowles]
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WOW!! Nice #14!!!
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#25689 - 09/24/07 06:33 PM Re: This Old Randall [Re: EDO]
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Steve,
The light color on the 21 is what I have been wanting for a customer supplied handle. It is lighter than the AGM, a real "bell ringer" with me. Thanks for posting the pics.

very nice...
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#25690 - 09/25/07 08:44 AM Re: This Old Randall [Re: Cabinet_Man]
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Probably the rarest #14 in existence. One option was never offered in combination with another on a knife of this type and still isn't to this day.



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#25691 - 09/25/07 11:09 AM Re: This Old Randall [Re: crutchtip]
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Micarta with tightening nut?
...or maybe wood with tightening nut?

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