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Hello. If anyone could help me with a little identification and dating i would greatly appreciate it. Due to ridiculous and family drama driven reasons, i have only recently managed to put my hands on my grandfather's knife which was given to me by my dad when i was a teenager 35 or so years ago. It had been missing for a while and i had honestly not even remembered it being a Randall.
I am not sure of the model, but probably a 4? and i have no idea when it may have been made. I am not sure if the handle is original as the story told to me when i was a kid is that grandpa melted down a silver coin to create the butt cap, did the engraving of his name on it, and that the guard is also silver. I am not really sure of the truth on this or that i am remembering it right (beyond the fact the butt cap has his name engraved on it) and all my elders are now gone, so no one to ask. If he changes out the guard, though the handle might not be original as well, or it might (super helpful, i know). I am researching online today and am also going to order a book or two on the history of Randall once i figure out which ones to go with, but any help someone might be able to give would be greatly appreciated.
I haven't started cleaning it up yet, so it is a bit of a mess. I can post more pictures if it would help. Thanks!
I am not sure of the model, but probably a 4? and i have no idea when it may have been made. I am not sure if the handle is original as the story told to me when i was a kid is that grandpa melted down a silver coin to create the butt cap, did the engraving of his name on it, and that the guard is also silver. I am not really sure of the truth on this or that i am remembering it right (beyond the fact the butt cap has his name engraved on it) and all my elders are now gone, so no one to ask. If he changes out the guard, though the handle might not be original as well, or it might (super helpful, i know). I am researching online today and am also going to order a book or two on the history of Randall once i figure out which ones to go with, but any help someone might be able to give would be greatly appreciated.
I haven't started cleaning it up yet, so it is a bit of a mess. I can post more pictures if it would help. Thanks!
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