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One of a kind Early 1950's Bowie!
Here is a rare one!
Made within the first part of the 1950's is this 9" Randall Made Knives Bowie. The original owner created a wooden model of a knife that fit his requirements of a Bowie knife. Modeled after a Marbles Trail Maker, but rather than the 10 1/4" length of a Marbles version, with a 9" blade length. The hilt is a nickel/silver Model 1 fighter type, seven spacers and a Belgian Congo Ivory Commando handle. The aluminum butt cap is another unique piece, which too, was modeled after the Trail Maker version by Marbles. Notice the early style brass nut and washer. After receiving the knife from Bo Randall, it was then sent off to George Lawrence, a premier sheath maker of the time, for a new custom fitted sheath. As shown in this photograph, the box is dated in pencil, which makes the timeframe very easy to determine. The shipping label has the same name as the initials etched on the blade's ricasso. I'm not sure if I have even seen a duplicate in the vast Randall museum during past visits, but I will certainly be looking closely the next time, now that I own this one! Last edited by Ta2bill; 10-06-2017 at 07:40 AM. |
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