Over the years I have made other knife replicas for a few customers and a few friends, and that has let me measure myself against other techniques and other designs. My thanks go to the makers of the original knives, who left us the mark of their own character to follow.
Jack Crain’s LS-1, from the 1985 film Commando. Pictured is my replica, with the black leather sheath.Jack Crain’s LS-1, from the 1985 film Commando. Pictured is my replica seen from above, with the saw back in view.My own reinterpretation of Jack Crain’s LS-1, from the 1985 film Commando: a larger blade, two different finishes on the blade and a green cord.The prototype Jimmy Lile made for Rambo III, the 1988 film. Pictured is my replica seen from the right side.The prototype Jimmy Lile made for Rambo III, the 1988 film. Pictured is my replica from the left side.The knife Gil Hibben made for Rambo III, the 1988 film. Pictured is my replica.Gil Hibben’s Rescue, from the 1988 film Rambo III. Pictured is my replica. It was Hibben’s first choice for the film and the minefield scene had already been shot with this knife, then Stallone chose the bowie: the Rescue stayed on as “Rambo’s lost knife” (source: BLADE Magazine).Jack Crain’s knife for Demolition Man, the 1993 film. Pictured is my replica.
