Another Randall rip off

[JEVapa]

If I were doing military or outdoorsman stuff, I’d buy a Randall and use it as the hard-use knife it was designed to be, and I’d do it without a second thought. As a plain ol’ dude who works in an office, I’d have a hard time justifying carrying a Randall as an EDC because my EDC tasks just don’t call for a knife like the Randalls I want. They’re are all in the 5-6” blade length range, plus their blade stock is thicker (heavier), so they just don’t lend themselves to the tasks I use my knives for on a daily basis. It’d be like trying to use a 100hp tractor to mow a city lot front yard—it could obviously do it, but there are better options for the task.

That doesn’t mean that I don’t want a Randall, though. I almost bought a Randall #2 about 25 years ago. It was a beautiful knife and it had my dad’s initials stamped on the blade, but I just couldn’t spare the cash at the time. I wish I could’ve found a way to make it work, but it just wasn’t meant to be.

They have little knives that people edc all the time. the gambler is one

 

[SoonerP226]

They have little knives that people edc all the time. the gambler is one

It seems like they used to have mini versions of most of their knives, but when I was on their site, I only found a few (admittedly, it has been a long time since I’ve perused a Randall catalogue, so I may be misremembering the minis). The #2 had a mini, but its lines don’t look as good as the full size #2 to me.

I may have to grab one of the full catalogs, or at least try browsingg their site on a computer instead of this phone…

 

[JEVapa]

I like the gambler and the mini 27

 

[Roy]

@JEVapa the price you listed above, is that sort of the baseline for most of their models? 2 years ago I’d never have considered one but that seems relatively reasonable now. Damned inflation, welcome to Weimerica.

 

[JEVapa]

@JEVapa the price you listed above, is that sort of the baseline for most of their models? 2 years ago I’d never have considered one but that seems relatively reasonable now. Damned inflation, welcome to Weimerica.

Go to https://randallknives.com/ and find a knife you like and customize it how you want. Add up the base price plus the price of each feature (option). You can get up to 5 features max.

That'll give you what the Randall price is and add 20%-30% ish for the mark up people do. If you go through someone like Nordic knives, AG Russell, Stanaback, you won't pay as much and it'll be about 8-10 months (not 6 years like direct from Randall) and you get exactly what you want. My Randall crack dealer is in Fayettenam and he's taking about 8-10 months, but I don't pay a penny over Randall prices except for shipping.