Jimmy Lile

Male, Deceased Person

1933 – 1991

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Who was Jimmy Lile?

James Buel Lile, known as Jimmy Lile or The Arkansas Knifesmith, was a knifemaker from Russellville in Pope County, Arkansas, who made the Rambo Knife for the films First Blood and Rambo: First Blood Part II. As a knifemaker Lile served as a President of the Knifemakers' Guild and on the Board of Directors of the American Bladesmith Society.

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Born
Aug 22, 1933
Russellville
Died
May 5, 1991

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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