RANDALL MILITARY MODELS
BY ROBERT E. HUNT



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CONTENTS
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 In his second publication, Randall Military Models, the author continues the process of identifying, describing, and dating fighting knives produced in the dramatic early days of the Bo Randall experience.
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 Enhanced full color photographs of 150 Randall Knives in detailed composition.
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 Contained in the book are sections on the Fighter, the Fighting Stiletto, and the Vietnam period full-tang models.
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 Bowie knives, collected by some and sometimes carried during a war or national crisis, have a section of their own.
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 Included is a section on "carried pieces" (with more than 25 examples, most never before photographed) featuring Randalls having at least one of the several distinguishing requirements.
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 In this volume, the author has encouraged many friends and fellow collectors to contribute a knife or two.
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 Section on RMK sheaths, centering on full image examples that are sometimes difficult to identify (and collect).
QUALITY
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 Large, hardbound 8 1/2" by 11", “coffee-table style,” with full color dustjacket.
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 304 pages (including 150 full color) printed on number 1 glossy, acid free paper for longevity and superior quality, archival paper.
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 Smyth-sewn binding for durability.

Publication Date: March 31, 2004
Price: $74.95

Special Collector’s Edition: $99.95
This special edition will be signed by the author, numbered and bound in hand-tooled,
genuine leather with your name embossed in gold on the front cover.


ABOUT THE AUTHOR Robert Hunt is a former Massachusetts State Police Officer who retired with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel, spanning a career of more than 20 years. A subsequent career as the Director of the Smith & Wesson Academy resulted in expanding that Law Enforcement Training Center into the largest private school of its kind. His 16 year tenure as Director was highlighted by coordinating Field School training for police and security personnel throughout the U.S. and many venues around the world. Parallel commitments included 8 years service as President of the International Associations of Firearms Instructors. Hunt now holds the distinction of being an honorary life member. Interest in defense as well as collecting early American knives led to the formulation of this book. A companion hobby, the study and collecting of U.S.M.C. militaria is brought together with his interest in Randall Made fighting knives in this publication. The author’s 39 year career as a professional Training Director was augmented by a Master’s Degree in Public Administration and graduation from the FBI National Academy. Retired, he now resides in Central Massachusetts with his wife Sara.

RANDALL MILITARY MODELS…

The author’s first book, Randall Fighting Knives in Wartime, provided him the opportunity for further study on this subject. It was apparent, long before publication of the first book, that the subject matter could not be exhausted. In his second book, Hunt has attempted to continue the process of identifying, describing and dating fighting knives produced in the dramatic early days of the Randall experience. This new volume provides a vast amount of material, carefully organized and presented to enable the reader to further his own research in the areas most interesting to him.

 

SECTION I . . . The Model 1 fighter has been around for 60 years and the design and makers name are well recognized. Section 1 includes photos of a number of rare all-purpose fighting knives.

SECTION 2 . . . The oldest style of personal protection knife influencing Western civilization has been the double-edged type . . . a stabbing knife. This section features some of these knives and the "standardized" design adopted by Randall; periodically modified in order to satisfy requirements of the times.


SECTION 3 . . . Recognition is given in this section to several models developed during the span of years when troops were sent to Southeast Asia, as these knives are inseparable from this conflict.

SECTION 4 . . . The heart of this book is the section on "carried knives," which features Randalls that have at least one of the several distinguishing requirements qualifying it to be considered a military model used in wartime. This section includes more than twenty-five examples, most never-before-photographed, that will introduce (to many for the first time) the attraction of the "used" knife.

SECTION 5 . . . The Bowie knife was all but forgotten when the movie industry revived interest with The Iron Mistress. Recognizing that some of these models were carried in combat, we approach this section with that view in mind and represent the several distinct types that Randall created with a historical theme.


SECTION 6 . . . Visual comparisons serve in aiding us to learn more about the subtleties in the development stages and evolution of knives that we collect. In this section, parings appear without their sheaths, providing greater image of the knives depicted. This presentation allows the reader an opportunity to observe and compare knives on their own,, in various pairs, sets and groups of like models photographed within.

SECTION 7 . . . Not perceived in every case, but in the eyes of some, the sheath makes the knife. Ask any collector; without the one, the other will be reduced in value. Therefore, we have included a section on sheaths that should be instructive and serve to better illustrate the points of reference made in the general text of the book.

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