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Don't believe everything you read or see in books. That sheath with a diagonal keeper on page 81 of Bob Hunt's first book (Randall Knives in Wartime) is NOT Korean War era. The narrow stone pocket flap alone belies this claim. Another example is the "WWII" Model 4 on page 43: Bo didn't offer a Model 4 until after the war. Another "tell" is the peened tang: No peened tangs during the war years. Bob was one of the Randall "greats", but he wasn't infallible.
My best estimation of when cornrows phased out was "mid 50's".
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