Medbill,
I know this is not what you asked for and you may already know this, but for those that do not, enjoy the read.
The Randall Sasquatch knives are Randall dealer, Dough Kenefick's (Danielson, CT) dealer specials.
In November of 1977, after drawings and a wood model had been produced, the first SASQUATCH models were delivered to Doug. The blade design was influenced by knives which had been made by Rod Chappel and the soon to be famous Gil Hibben. Special blade forgings provided a knife with an 11" blade, 2-1/4" wide from 3/8" stock. The long top edge was sharpened, and the blades were serial numbered.
Although this knife is a special blade forging, it belongs to the Randall Model #12 family, which is the bowie group. The top and bottom of the blade both curve down in what is called a recurve style, and it bears a resemblance to a "samba" style blade. As one expects, most of these knives have ended up stashed away in collections.
In 1978 a smaller 8" version was introduced in stainless steel only, which is in contrast to the larger model which is available only in carbon steel. The hilt, handle, and butt cap on both sizes are available with the options normally offered on the Bowies. Probably the most popular configuration is the brass lugged hilt, smooth brass collar, stag handle and brass crow beak butt cap. The sheaths are made especially for this design and feature a slight curve to accommodate the curve of the blade.
As the 11" models are serial numbered we know that 201 have been produced as of June, 1995. (Update: numbers well over 400) The smaller version is produced without serial numbers and Doug estimates over 400 have been produced. These SASQUATCH models represent the oldest, currently available Randall Dealer Special design, which is still being produced.
Regards,
Rhett Stidham
