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I'm new to the forum. I'm having trouble identifying this knife. This knife came with a lot of German WWII artifacts and this did belong to an SS Officer who I knew personally. But I've never seen one before. Could anyone give me any information please?

Many thanks in advance. ]]>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 10:51:16 GMThttp://www.knifeforums.com/forums/showtopic.php?tid/919500http://www.knifeforums.com/forums/showtopic.php?tid/919500 Cannot find much info on the net. Was wondering what kind of heat treating they do on their 1095? ]]>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:59:55 GMThttp://www.knifeforums.com/forums/showtopic.php?tid/919489http://www.knifeforums.com/forums/showtopic.php?tid/919489Fri, 03 Feb 2012 06:35:31 GMThttp://www.knifeforums.com/forums/showtopic.php?tid/919488http://www.knifeforums.com/forums/showtopic.php?tid/919488Fri, 03 Feb 2012 06:27:10 GMThttp://www.knifeforums.com/forums/showtopic.php?tid/919478http://www.knifeforums.com/forums/showtopic.php?tid/919478
the reason i say the others are stainless is that i did the apple patina trick with the sheepsfoot and main blades. the main blade got a little patina and the sheepsfoot remained unchanged.







is this that odd? what do y'all think? ]]>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:14:03 GMThttp://www.knifeforums.com/forums/showtopic.php?tid/919442http://www.knifeforums.com/forums/showtopic.php?tid/919442Thu, 02 Feb 2012 02:28:38 GMThttp://www.knifeforums.com/forums/showtopic.php?tid/919436http://www.knifeforums.com/forums/showtopic.php?tid/919436 ]]>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 02:01:12 GMThttp://www.knifeforums.com/forums/showtopic.php?tid/919435http://www.knifeforums.com/forums/showtopic.php?tid/919435 I have having knifes for years, I have a small collection (used to be bigger but..you know, the crisis).
My soon is going to start a survival curse, he is starting to be interested in my survival activities, hiking, camping, etc. BUT OF COURSE MY KNIVES ARE MY KNIVES!! and I'm thinking to help the kid buying him first knife, nothing fancy because I do not know if he is going to be constant whit this.

I bought my first (over $100 knife) with 36 years old, working hard, and is not going a happen now!!

Well,...my question! a good survival knife for the kid for $50 any advise?

Thanks





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That stuff reacts FAST! The instructions tell you to wet a small area and wipe off instantly. I followed that as closely as possible. As soon as I could put down the application rag and pick up a clean one the steel was black. It took some time but I got the whole blade done.

I spent some more time wiping with a polishing cloth and gave it a coat of gun oil. I left it on butcher paper overnight and the next day the blade was very very black - as if the bluing kept working.

I wiped the blade with another clean cloth and some fine steel wool re-oiled and left overnight again. Same result - blackened blade.

I decided to try some mothers mag polish I had to see if it would remove much of the bluing. It worked well, the blade still had a good patina, but not as dark. I also wondered if the gun oil was reacting with the bluing (??) so I didn't re-oil. Next day, everywhere I touched the blade had black fingerprints.

Any thoughts on what might be going on here?

I expected the bluing to somewhat protect the blade but it actually seems hypersensitive to oxidizing.

-OMW

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First off, I generally use food grade Mineral oil on my knives, but all of my knives minus my Ken Onion Unusual Skinner have some sort of composite (ie. not leather) sheath and am wondering if the mineral oil will have any negative effects on the leather Sharpshooter sheath that comes with the knife. I'm sure if any oil got on the outside of the sheath it would leave a nasty oil stain, but is the oil going to have any negative effect on the inside? I like having a little extra oil in my composite sheaths as it keeps the knife oiled very well every time I put it back, and would like to do the same with my Blackjack. I am just not sure if the mineral oil will break down the integrity of the leather. I use mineral oil on my Unusual Skinner, but since its a cheap sheath, I'm not overly concerned. However I am a bit more weary with my new knife coming.

Secondly, what SHOULD I be using on the outside of the leather sheath to keep it in good condition. I know I've seen various types of leather conditioner out there, just wondering what professionals such as yourselves would recommend.

Thanks for your time everyone! ]]>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 22:14:14 GMT