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ABOUT ESEE KNIVES & RANDALL'S ADVENTURE & TRAINING (RAT)...
Randall's Adventure & Training has been in business since 1997, training
military, law enforcement, and civilians in the art of jungle survival. During
our survival training venture, we recognized the need for a better knife for
our jungle school. Machete's were too thin and flexible and sheath knives were
too small and lacked cutting efficiency. Our problem was solved when we designed
the RTAK, a large sheath knife that offered the cutting efficiency of a machete
with the hard work features of a sheath knife. We commissioned Newt Livesay of
Wicked Knife Co. to build the first models of this knife. To our surprise, the
RTAK became very popular and we soon had more orders than Newt had shop time.
In 2002 Randall's Adventure & Training
(RAT) licensed Ontario Knife Co to build the RTAK on a 5-year contract term.
During that time frame, Randall's Adventure & Training designed additional
knives that were also built by Ontario, and secured government NSN numbers on
two of the designs.
After our Ontario contract
ended in April, 2007, Randall's Adventure & Training decided to produce a higher
quality line of knives outside of the mass production capabilities of Ontario.
The new ESEE Line (Formerly RAT Cutlery) is considered "mid-tech" in the sense
of quality and manufacturing procedures. This means you will notice upgrades to
sheathing, fit, finish and detail on ESEE knives. Most important, ESEE is now in
a position to respond quickly to new product development and upgrades to
existing lines. All of our designs fit the bill of desirable field cutlery when
it comes to toughness, comfort, and cutting efficiency.
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