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LATE 1940's RANDALL-Made FIGHTING KNIFE 1-Pin Stag w/HEISER Sheath + MYSTERY

$ 1214.39

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Color: Natural Brown
  • Brand: Randall
  • Item must be returned within: 30 Days
  • Blade Length: Over 5in.
  • Handmade: Yes
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Modified Item: No
  • Year: 1948-1950
  • Blade Edge: Plain
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Type: Combat
  • Blade Material: Carbon Steel
  • Vintage: Yes
  • Blade Type: Randall Made
  • Handle Material: Stag/Antler
  • Tang: Half
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • Condition: VG condition, no abuse; short checks in the Stag handle, and a small chip at the margin of the guard spacers, with a 5/8" chip on the butt. With the usual carbon spots and long cleaning marks, the wonderful flat-ground 5-7/8" blade retains its shape; the smooth half-guard catches the hand with authority. Heiser sheath has a polished patina, excellent stitching, and United Carr tan snap buttons. The upper strap shows some dry cracks across the width. The silver 1st Place Medal was found as shown in the pics, how it is associated with the original customer or -heir? is TBD. Custom-registered Name is factory-stamped on the back side of the blade. more to come
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Dexterity: Ambidextrous
  • Original/Reproduction: Original
  • Features: Sheath Included

    Description

    RANDALL MADE
    { Orlando, Fla }
    10-3/4" FIGHTING KNIFE
    Stag Handle with Single Pin <> 5-7/8" Blade
    Notes:
    Late forties or early fifties.
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    VG condition, no abuse; short checks in the Stag handle, and a small chip at the margin of the guard spacers,
    with a 5/8" chip on the butt. Showing the usual carbon spots and long cleaning marks,
    the wonderful flat-ground blade retains its shape;  Heiser sheath has a polished patina, excellent stitching,
    and United Carr tan snap buttons. The upper strap shows some dry cracks across the width.
    The silver 1st Place Medal was found as shown in the pics, how it is associated with the original customer
    or -heir? is unknown. Custom-registered Name is factory-stamped on the back side of the blade.
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    *
    General
    introduction
    dates of features seen on this knife have been kindly suggested by a Knife man,
    in his study of info in the definitive book on Randall-Made Knives by Sheldon & Edna Wickersham (2007):
    1.
    The tan buttons date to late 1947- early 1948.
    2.
    The colored spacers in the handle, 1948.
    3.
    The Nickel silver guard, 1948.
    4.
    The choil of the blade, and the slightly shortened guard,
    are typical of the late 1940's~early 1950's knives.
    5.
    The strengthening rivets at the sheath corners,
    were dropped in 1949, and are not present on the Sheath.
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    As for the Mystery connecting the the Knife and Sheath, incised "1940" I.D. on the leather, Silver Medal
    and the factory-engraved monogram on the Knife? All we can say is that the U.S. Army's 313th
    Infantry Division
    actually
    was
    in Czechoslovakia on July 4, 1945!
    Shipping is via Registered Mail to U.S. Addresses.
    ~~Thanks for looking!