Looks like a Model 8-4 (Bird & Trout) to me - I found a beat up example of the same knife (without your lanyard hole) recently and it scrubbed up a treat. I haven't put an edge on it yet but will soon - I've read that unless otherwise requested, this Model comes from Randall with the upper forward edge sharpened as well (like a dagger), but I shall leave that blunt.
@TammieHollandGrannie8 ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing! Love your videos!
@rustyrestorationww1ww28 ай бұрын
You are so welcome! Thanks for watching!!!
@chrisborona5063Ай бұрын
They found one in a lunar module that was at bottom of ocean for 40 some odd years...brought it up cleaned up like new....maybe needed new scales.
@rustyrestorationww1ww2Ай бұрын
That would be so cool to see
@chrisborona5063Ай бұрын
@rustyrestorationww1ww2 go to randal museum in Orlando. You'll be amazed. I got 2 myself ..I use mine.
@SlotHopper7 ай бұрын
Hey handsome. Great restoration
@rustyrestorationww1ww27 ай бұрын
I need one of these knives in my life
@MarkRoman-d7b4 ай бұрын
That's a Randall #8. I stopped into the shop in Orlando right around the first week of 1977 and paid $67 for a #8. I have cleaned deer, birds and fish with it over the years. The blade is discolored with a nice patina, no rust or pitting and takes a wicked sharp edge. Beautiful steel. It is the knife that the U-2 pilot Gary Powers had with him when he was shot down over the USSR in the early sixties.
@rustyrestorationww1ww24 ай бұрын
That is really cool to know about the pilot Gary Powers and thanks for commenting and watching. Since I refinished this knife I have purchased 5 of them. A #1-7. 8-4. buxton fighter. 16w. #2-8. And I'm looking for a 27. I wish they was $67 bucks but those prices are never coming back.
@chrisborona5063Ай бұрын
On display in museum in Russia
@patbiggin44775 ай бұрын
To be curious, why didnt the owner want ti send it in ti randall to do their spa treatment on it?
@rustyrestorationww1ww25 ай бұрын
Probably didn't want to wait the forever time frame they have and I'd think they would cost about 3x more than me
@patbiggin44775 ай бұрын
@@rustyrestorationww1ww2 ahh could be. I wouldn't send mine in either but I'm also a bladesmith so I can fix everything I might mess up
@rustyrestorationww1ww25 ай бұрын
I am not a bladesmith and I'm still trying to perfect sharpening. Lol but I can put a restoration job on guns and knives but mainly guns are my expertise.
@TerryBenton8 ай бұрын
Ill take that rusty old knife off your hands. After the neglect it has suffered it is probably worthless now. Ill give it a good home
@rustyrestorationww1ww28 ай бұрын
It definitely went through abuse but now after it has had the royal treatment it looks like new. 😉
@danpriban60357 ай бұрын
It is hand forged out of O-1 tool steel. About a $1000 knife.
@rustyrestorationww1ww27 ай бұрын
Wow that explains why it's such a nice knife I am extremely impressed on the quality.
@patbiggin44775 ай бұрын
$445 new from Randall if you wanna wait 6 years
@rustyrestorationww1ww25 ай бұрын
@patbiggin4477 I actually found a nice randal model 16-7 and a model 1-7 for 1300 total and I bought them both. I'll pay extra to keep my 6years and enjoy my new to me Randall's now.
@patbiggin44775 ай бұрын
@@rustyrestorationww1ww2 I did one from the shop then the next 3 I got second hand through others. I didn't wanna wait another 6 hahaha
@rustyrestorationww1ww25 ай бұрын
@patbiggin4477 I was just looking at a few on ebay and better deals on Facebook but not much. They are very addive to us guys. 🤣
@jim51992 ай бұрын
These phony "restoration" videos are time wasting and tiring!
@rustyrestorationww1ww22 ай бұрын
Your a fake subscriber
@mountaineer74352 ай бұрын
Why, is that so, called mud still wet? So, it was buried and just dug up within seconds? I've never seen any knife look like that, just laying outside for a year or so? It sure looks like artificial weathering to me!
@rustyrestorationww1ww22 ай бұрын
Artificial weathering would be a ignorant thing to do especially to a very valuable randall knife. If I wanted to fake a video I'd definitely choose something more interesting and affordable. Thanks for watching.