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Who made the rambo knives? #115378 06/28/07 06:21 AM
Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 197 J jd01 OP Mutt
OP jd01 Mutt J Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 197	Having just sat and watched Rambo3 can anyone tell me who made the knives for the movies ?Was it the same person for all of them or did it change with each film ? Finally what about the new one we will have to wait a while to see it is there a new blade for that ?

Re: Who made the rambo knives? [Re: jd01] #115379 06/28/07 06:50 AM
Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 10 Smalltown France Junkyard Sal Pound Puppy
Junkyard Sal Pound Puppy Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 10 Smalltown France	I think the knifemakers were: Rambo 1: Jimmy Lile Rambo 2: Jimmy Lile Rambo 3: Gil Hibben Dog Bite Dog

Re: Who made the rambo knives? [Re: Junkyard Sal] #115380 06/28/07 09:33 AM
Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 444 Niagara Falls, NY lighthiker Mongrel
lighthiker Mongrel Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 444 Niagara Falls, NY	I can confirm #3 was Gil Hibben. United Cutlery then made the knock off version of the knife. I actually have one. I have never used it. Just sits in the box.

Re: Who made the rambo knives? [Re: lighthiker] #115381 06/28/07 11:04 AM
Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 234 Arkansas Arkie Mutt
Arkie Mutt Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 234 Arkansas	Jimmy Lile definitely made the first one. He was from Russellville, Ar, my home town. I have a couple of his knives, only one was made by him. You can tell if it was made by him or if it was made by the shop after he died by looking at his name on the blade. If it was after, then it will have dot above the name. He was a great knive maker and person. His widow closed the shop a few years after his death and sold the leftover stock. I'm too drunk to taste this chicken

Re: Who made the rambo knives? [Re: Arkie] #115382 06/28/07 12:16 PM
Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,297 Middle Tennessee Rainwalker Junk Yard Dog
Rainwalker Junk Yard Dog Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,297 Middle Tennessee	Quote Jimmy Lile definitely made the first one. He was from Russellville, Ar, my home town. I have a couple of his knives, only one was made by him. You can tell if it was made by him or if it was made by the shop after he died by looking at his name on the blade. If it was after, then it will have dot above the name. He was a great knive maker and person. His widow closed the shop a few years after his death and sold the leftover stock. Jimmy Lile was a real nice guy. I met him at a Blade show after Rambo 1. I coulda bought one or more of his survival knives, at a fraction of what they're worth now, right from him and made a mint today.... <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" /> Wished I had. I always wondered why he didn't do the blade for Rambo 3...probably wasn't up to him though I'm sure. JYD#35 Dog Walkin in the Rain

Re: Who made the rambo knives? [Re: Rainwalker] #115383 06/28/07 05:00 PM
Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 1,361 Ohio messer454 Junk Yard Dog
messer454 Junk Yard Dog Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 1,361 Ohio	I think I even read something somewhere where Stallone himself heard about Lile and asked him to make the knife for Rambo 1. As in they met and talked about the design and it wasn't some prop guys decision. Be prepared.......It is more than a motto it is a way of life. JYD #41, "MesserHund"

Re: Who made the rambo knives? [Re: messer454] #115384 06/28/07 07:09 PM
Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,297 Middle Tennessee Rainwalker Junk Yard Dog
Rainwalker Junk Yard Dog Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,297 Middle Tennessee	Quote I think I even read something somewhere where Stallone himself heard about Lile and asked him to make the knife for Rambo 1. As in they met and talked about the design and it wasn't some prop guys decision. Yea... I think there was a story in Blade Magazine a while back about that...I think. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/blush.gif" alt="" /> JYD#35 Dog Walkin in the Rain

Re: Who made the rambo knives? [Re: Rainwalker] #115385 06/28/07 11:26 PM
Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 224 TEXAS YardDawg Mutt
YardDawg Mutt Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 224 TEXAS	Any talk about who made the knife for Rambo 4?

Re: Who made the rambo knives? [Re: YardDawg] #115386 06/29/07 02:20 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 3,873 Northern saskatchawan Unsub Junk Yard Dog
Unsub Junk Yard Dog Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 3,873 Northern saskatchawan	The interesting thing from the Blade article was Sly has a whole bag full of genuine numbered Lile knives he destroyed cutting lot trailers apart. Lile made a knife for Rambo 3 that was not used. It was a hundred times better than the fugly Hibben abortions. "if you want to be a hero you have to learn to drive stick"! Sara Conner

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