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Scagel made a variety of knives throughout his career including Bowie knives, fighting knives, and pocketknives. [1] One of the rarest of Scagel's knives is his personal hunting knife pattern, a fixed blade drop-point hunter with a secondary folding spey-blade in the handle.
Although Randall's initial efforts were inspired by Scagel's designs and were predominantly "sporting knives" for hunters and fisherman, a visit by a soldier bound for World War II changed that. [5] Randall began production of the "All Purpose Fighting Knife" giving it the designation of "Number 1" in his catalog.
Bo Randall first became interested in making knives after he purchased a Bill Scagel knife that was being used to scrape paint off of a boat without showing any signs of wear or damage. [9] He made his first knife in his garage at Lake Ivanhoe, Florida using an auto spring. [6] He founded the company in 1938. [1]
Allied Military Fighting Knives: And The Men Who Made Them Famous. Paladin Press. ISBN 1-58160-290-1; Flook, Ron. (1999). British and Commonwealth Military Knives. Howell Press Inc. ISBN 1-57427-092-3; Locken, Alan. (1995). The Collectors Guide to the Fairbairn Sykes Fighting Knife. Alan W Locken.
Early Western States knives were manufactured by Challenge, New York Knife Company, Valley Forge, Utica, and W. R. Case & Sons, among others. Although the business was prospering and a manufacturing facility would have been in order, it would be several years coming. World War I had begun and had brought shortages of material and labor.
Sydney Wilson, 33, was fatally shot by Fairfax County officer Peter Liu in the hall of her apartment building in Reston, just outside Washington D.C., on Sept. 16 after cops were called to carry ...
In one confrontation in Koreatown in the spring, video showed an officer fatally shot a man experiencing a bipolar episode in his parents' apartment as he walked slowly toward police with a knife.
Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic The police performed a wellness check on Britney Spears after the video of her dancing with knives was reported, Us Weekly can confirm. “Somebody close to Britney ...