$200 over catalog price! Wow! Shades of Harley Davidson dealers. The #s 26 and 16 mentioned in my reply above were not marked up over catalog at all. In fact both (and a third I didn't buy) were customer ordered knives; one was an order mistake by the employee who does the RMK orders and the customer declined to buy it when it came in and the other two were ordered properly but when they arrived the customers had "changed their minds" and I just happened on the situation at the right time. The one I didn't buy was an Alaskan Skinner, model #21 I think, stock configuration and really a beautiful knife. I was tempted but just couldn't use it. But the dealer made no attempt to sell to me at above catalog price. Again, I would suggest NOT ordering direct from Randall because of the tremendously long wait. Instead, call them and ask if there is a local or regional "manufacturer's rep" near you and maybe tie into the rep's order schedule and anual allotment from RMK (if that allows you to get your knife more quickly). Also, it might make sense to tell the folks at RMK about the dealer's excessive (I think) mark-up and see what their position on such behavior is. Good Luck!
