[3] His son and grandson continue the family trade along with 20 craftsmen producing about 8,000 knives per year out of a shop on South Orange Blossom Trail.

[8] 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.

[1] Although Randall originally designed his knives for outdoorsmen and sold them at sporting goods stores, demand from military customers initially provided his biggest boost in business and launched his company nationally.

[10] In the early 1940s, Randall knives significantly increased in popularity after receiving good publicity during World War II.

[1] Several noted war heroes and GIs on all fronts carried Randall knives with them into major battles, including top American Ace Richard Bong, Lieutenant General James M. Gavin, commander of the 82nd Airborne Division during the Normandy invasion.

[1] Army Air Force Captain Ronald Reagan, future U.S. President, owned a Randall knife in World War II.

[21] As the U.S. began its space program, NASA needed a survival knife for its astronauts, and Major Gordon Cooper worked with Randall on the design of the Model 17 "Astro".

[1] In 1999, the Liberty Bell 7 Mercury space capsule was recovered from the ocean with astronaut Gus Grissom's Randall knife inside.

Steve Earle, a friend and contemporary of Guy Clark, mentions a Randall knife in his song "Taneytown", from the 1997 album El Corazon.