Randall's Adventure & Training ® Knife Design History

Randall's Adventure & Training ® has been designing, marketing and selling survival and military styled knives since 1997. One of their first designs was the RTAK which was built for them by Newt Livesay's Wicked Knife Company long before Ontario Knife Company produced the design. In fact, Ontario Knife Company used a Newt Livesay knife to build the first Ontario prototype. Read about the RTAK here: Page 1 and page 2. We also produced and sold the RAT skinning / survival knife made by John Greco (read TK article), and the RAT Laser Strike knife made by TOPS (Photo left of US Army SERE class using the Laser Strike knife). The RAT Laser Strike was the cover story of the September 2001 issue of Tactical Knives magazine. You can also read about the initial design phases and see a prototype  of the RAT Laser Strike project in the October 2000 issue of American Survival Guide magazine. 

Randall's Adventure & Training designed the following knives: RAT skinner, RAT Laser Strike, RTAK, RTAK II, TAK, RAT-7, RAT-5, RAT-3, Model 1 (Folder), RC-3, RC-4, RC-5, RC-6, Izula, Junglas, Lite Machete and the sheath systems for the RC-3, RC-4 and RC-6. 

Randall's Adventure & Training ® designs and the manufacturers who built them (Historical Information Only):

Knives & Gear Manufactured For Randall's Adventure & Training ® Prior To 2002:

RTAK: Newt Livesay, Wicked Knife Company, Ontario Knife Co. (After April, 2002)
RAT Knife: Randall's Adventure & Training
RAT Knife: Greco Knives
RAT Laser Strike: TOPS Knives

Jungle Kit (Survival Kit): Randall's Adventure & Training
Mini Jungle Kit (Survival kit): Randall's Adventure & Training
Jungle Charger (Solar Charger): Randall's Adventure & Training

Knives Manufactured By Ontario Knife Company Beginning April 2002:
(These Knives Are Still Being Built And Sold By Ontario Knife Company)

TAK: Ontario Knife Company
RAT-7: Ontario Knife Company
RAT-3: Ontario Knife Company
RTAK: Ontario Knife Company
RTAK-II: Ontario Knife Company
Model 1 Folder: Paul Lin (Ontario Knife Co. - Knife made in Taiwan) 

Knives / Gear Manufactured After April 2007 By Randall's Adventure & Training And Rowen Manufacturing. These Knives Are Not Manufactured By Ontario Knife Company:

RC-3 (Now ESEE-3) : ESEE Knives, formerly RAT Cutlery Company
RC-4: (Now ESEE-4)  ESEE Knives, formerly RAT Cutlery Company
RC-5 (Now ESEE-5): ESEE Knives, formerly RAT Cutlery Company
RC-6: (Now ESEE-6) ESEE Knives, formerly RAT Cutlery Company
Izula: ESEE Knives, formerly RAT Cutlery Company
ESEE Fire Kit (Formerly RAT Fire Kit): Randall's Adventure and Training / ESEE Knives
ESEE Survival / E&E Kit: Randall's Adventure and Training / ESEE Knives
DPX HEST: ESEE Knives, formerly RAT Cutlery Company (Knife designed by Robert Young Pelton)
Junglas: ESEE Knives, formerly RAT Cutlery Company
Lite Machete: ESEE Knives, formerly RAT Cutlery Company

Randall's Adventure & Training ® only guarantees and offers customer service on knives built by ESEE Knives (Formerly RAT Cutlery Company) and any knife manufactured by RAT Cutlery Company before the name changed to ESEE Knives. Randall's Adventure & Training does not guarantee or offer any customer service for knives that are manufactured by any other company. Randall's Adventure &  Training does not guarantee or offer a warranty on any knife manufactured by Ontario Knife Company.