Thoughts on a Randall Fighter

I just got a Randall Knife Catalog, and while part of me thinks it's borderline insanity to spend $350-500+ on a Randall Fighting Knife, another part of me finds the history of these knives to be very interesting and the 4 year wait extremely rare for a consumer product in America.... I can't help thinking that there has to be something special about these knives to make them so sought after.

What is the general consensus here on these Randall made fighting Knives? I am really thinking about ordering one.

Thanks in advance for any and all feedback
Tony

Nice knife probably not really worth that kind of money but by the time you get it maybe it will be worth it. I have gotten 4 or 5 Randalls in the last decade and have one on order now it was due in August but that slipped a couple months. It will be over 4 years from order to receipt on this one the first one I bought took about 2 years. IMHO everyone should have at least one really nice knife. A Randall may be that knife for you.

There are a lot of Randall knives for sale at gun shows. Unless you plan to order several options to customize your knife, I would suggest looking at gunshows first. They will normally be a little higher, but unless you prepay your Randall, the price in four years may be close.
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Tony . . .
and you'll like them I think. Over the years, I've purchased several Randalls and never regreted my decision. Other than once you buy one, that'll get you thinking of another . . . that's why I said "buy some". Semper Fi.

As an added note, Randall knives are about the only custom knives I know of that you can just about be assured that you can get your original purchase price back, and if kept long enough, make a little money.
The ivory handled Randall shown above was somewhere around $65 when originally purchased some 40 years back.

Randall locks in your price when you make the deposit of $50. SO in 4 years it may seem a bargain compared to current retail. I know this for a fact I have several on order right now and have gotten 4 or 5 in the last 10 years.