Wes, I have my Dad’s knife from WWII. It is still in good shape and has the original sheath. It may only be worth $20, but to me it’s priceless and I plan to pass it down to my grandson as a reminder of the greatest generation. Thanks for this video.
Worth a lot more than $20. I just read a great comment on the Ka-bar company story video. Guy was in Nam during the war working to recover his shot down helicopter in a river. He had a rope on him and was swept under the helicopter by the current. Before he drowned he pulled his knife from his hip, cut himself free and survived. Said that Ka-Bar knife will be buried with him.
Nice job Wes, beautiful knife, if that knife could talk! It's about the history. My dad was a Marine in WW II, growing up he always had a pocket knife in his pocket, his whole life. Almost every boy or grown man carried a pocket knife from that generation. I keep a Leatherman close by.
It seems to be a problem of content creators thinking everything need to be a type of "asmr" when it really has no reason to be. Its like a virus that has crept into many genres.
Nice! It’s refreshing to see someone redo something their not satisfied with rather then messing with it until it’s worse and also making practical decisions based on the item, compared to the countless videos where people shine shit or try to make an heir loom out of a utilitarian product! Looking forward to see more, thanks for the content!
The way I do my stacked leather handles...get a long 1/4-20 carriage bolt and a couple large fender washers and nut. Cut your leather disc's, punch center holes in them then soak in water. Stack the disc's onto the bolt with washers on each end and crank down as tight as you can. Sit it somewhere to dry for several days. Then remove from bolt and use as normal. This method takes a lot of guesswork out, as the disc's are already as compressed as they can be. It also reduces any issues of handle shrinking in the future and handle loosening. I usually finish by melting beeswax into the leather until it won't accept more, then buff.
Wes...GREAT job!! I'm a self-confessed knife junkie too. Just a quick tip here...get two thin strips of rubber (can be very thin and still work) and put them between your blade and the Lansky clamp. The rubber will protect your blade from any scratches while sharpening.
I watched a lot of restoration videos on UA-cam and the majority were hacks. You my friend have talent and did this knife justice. Love both your channels…some of the best on UA-cam. Btw, think you would like the firearms channel, Anvil with Mr. Mark Novak. You remind me a lot of his style..do it right or don’t do it. Keep them coming please.
A great video and walk down memory lane. I kinda, sorta, maybe, inherited my uncle's 225Q way back around 1967 or so. He got it while in the army in the late 1950's. He abandoned it at my grandfather's house, and i ended up with it as a boy of 11 or 12 years old. That knife was a near constant outdoor companion through my early years. In my late teens, a "buddy" borrowed it for a day, and "lost" it. I finally found another to replace it, around 10 years ago. Great knives for cutting and hacking various things. A true utility knife for the ages.
I find this inspiring in a couple of ways. Not being afraid to redo something because it isn't right. It's easy to just say "good enough", but it takes dedication to make it just right. It's also inspiring to see someone who isn't ashamed of his vices and in fact, finds creative ways to make them work positively.......
My father brought one of these home from Korea , I never found out how he got it but rumor was a Master Sargent from Iowa was going home from a bullet thru his love handle his second wound and dad and his tank hunter picked him up from the battlefield and drove him straight too the field hospital. Not sure if he was Jim Foot or my dads friend was Jim Foot but anyways that’s how I heard he received a WWII knife in Korea . I received it on dads passing . I loved it it would chop about anything stayed sharp and it had its original sheath . But I kept it in my garage on my work bench and well someone stole it . I was crushed so now I am searching for one that was as close to dads and make a new one ! I can’t find one and I can’t remember the makers name but it’s a much better knife then the one here . Maybe when I retire I’ll spend some time looking for that knife so I can remake it ! And pass it on too my son or make a few and pass them too all dads mine male children .? Lol reason too stay in the shed longer lol😅
Excellent handle. One functional workaday military knife successfully restored to peaceful modern usage. As a first restoration video, I think that's pretty damn decent.
Hi Wes, I am from Cattaraugus, New York . Graduated in 1983 and remember the factory. It is now just a museum at the top of Main Street. Thank you for sharing. My family has been there for about 200 + years.
My dad had one most of his life. When he passed my oldest brother got it. It is to me the perfect camp/hunting knive. It hold an edge well. In my youth we used it for everything. If I could I would have one for every car or truck I own. I learned to use it young and it just a great knive
225Q knife , very nice , just down then road from me . They also made K Bar knifes for the military during WWII , The other big maker of military knifes was Ontario Knife , , Olean NY . They still make knifes for the military . I have several among my collection. They also own CUTCO knife , They make IMO one of the best set of Kitchen knifes , life guarantee and free sharpening all you pay is postage .great video , knife looks great , stay safe be well Bob k
Looks good. I got a Kabar 1237 at a garage sale for $5. Best garage sale find I've ever made. It didn't even need restoration. Just cleaning, sharpening, and a bit of restitching on the sheath.
Outstanding referb job. I’ve found with my Lansky the angles actually come out 4deg less than what’s stamped into the fixture. I measured my angles on a optical comparator at work, I sharpened on the 20deg slot, it actually measured 16deg. Something to keep in mind.
Great job refurbishing! You have the patience and the skills! Glad, but sorry you had to go to all the trouble to set up an additional channel, just to show different content. Don't understand UA-cam, except I have no doubt it's about the money. I'll keep watching.
Wes, I’ve never posted a comment in UA-cam but your restoration of this knife touched my heart. Dad was a bomber pilot during the war in Alaska. I pulled out his old knife only to find it was a 225Q in the original sheath with his name and rank embossed on it. Thanks for paying homage to all the old World War II veterans. Good work.
You did a great job. You kept it as original as possible and it now is a usable knife. I'm glad you redid the handle, you weren't happy with the first attempt, so you redid it till you liked it. It's a beautiful handle.
Boy did you just reactivate some very old memories. I had a knife very much like that which my father got for me when I was about 13 and a boy scout when we lived on Guam. Think 1958-59. I took it with me on camping trips, snorkeling, you name it. I was even pretty good at throwing it for a while. I now wish I had kept it or at least kept up with it. I can assure you it never looked as good as the one you presented even before the restoration.
What a good vid. I've been working on restoring my Grandpa's Cattaraugus knife. I got intimidated when I couldn't discern how to remove the pommel. You have showed me how and now I'm making progress. Thank you 🙏
Im always willing to try a new content provider. Im sure this young man’s productions will grow and grow. I haven’t watched yet, but it I hope it has a pup called Max
Wow!!! Beautiful knife, loved the finished knife. Amazing start to finish results. Grew up in Western NY, nice seeing something from my home town area. You would pronounce the word Catt-a-raw-gus. Drop the u and replace it with a w(for pronunciation purposes). Great video, love the second channel
Man, I was not expecting you to go all in on that knife, especially given your attitude towards it being a not-so-stellar knife beforehand haha. Amazing, amazing work, super inspiring.
The handle came out beautifully and it's nice to see someone not over work a blade with sanding machines. Overall a very nice project well done 👍. New subscriber today so looking forward to seeing the other things you have done.
The ones we got our hands on were surplus overruns, most never made it over seas, they languished in warehouses until found and sold off as war surplus. I have one, had it since I was a kid. My dad got it for me when I was young, used it in the Boy Scouts to hunting trips and camping. Just an all around great knife. However, mine is getting to the point of needed refurbshment as well. Thanks for the video.
I’ve restored one Western skinner from the 1950’s, a Western camp knife from the 1960’s and a Marbles skinner from the 1930’s with stacked leather and an antler pommel. They all were in pretty good shape with original sheaths. The Marbles sheath was too far gone. I had to make a new taco style sheath for it. All users. Thanks. Nice video. You did a great job 🎸🔪
I love restoring old tools and knives. New steel just don't have the same kinda energy in it. Especially after someone invests the time it takes to restore them. Most people probably won't understand that and often thinks it a waste of time when you could just buy something new.. And that's alright, it makes such things available to people that do appreciate the history of them. Manu people who do such restorations just set their old tools on a shelf or in a box and forget about them. Not me, I like to put them back to work at least once and some end up being my go to tools because they actually function better than their modern-day interpretations. Your knife turned out great, it's a beautiful knife once again.
I have 2 of those knives(I am retired Army) I came across both of them in an old shop in of all places S. Korea. You did a "more than" adequate job! Keep them coming!
Nice restoration. I have the same knife. It was given to me by my grandfather. I used it during my Boy Scout days. It's still in great shape. Everything's still is original, the only thing is my pommel isn't diamond cut.
One of those and an old tool box full of bayonets has been laying around our shop,for at least 60 years Now I have to dig them out and look Thank you for great video
VERY NICE complete overhaul. I have one of these knives. Got it from my pappy in 1962. No sheath, unfortunately. I didn't take it apart like you did, but I did give it a nice, 21-degree edge on a Work Sharp sharpener. It looks pretty much the same it it always has, but now it cuts off arm hair and slices through paper. Seriously sharp.
I LOVED the video. The ending music, the artistic spinney bit, the lighting...oh, wow, the lighting. That knife turned out beautiful!!! The entire production was great!
Nice restoration. Not overdone like a lot of the stuff you see being done. That knife was intended for a hard life and yours looks like its ready to go right back to work.
The first handle failed because the water expanded washers, drying shrunk them. Fantastic job fixing the issue. Excellent end product. I'd trust it in the field.
I thought the leather would act exactly how you described too. Then in my mind I was thinking just to use linseed oil, but you did.. and it did nothing 😂 that's weird for sure. But I love how it all turned out. Good job
Wow, just wow! I'm impressed with the skill you have for the hands on part but also the tools that you have for the job at hand. The rivet tools and the fact you had them was a surprise but when you broke out the leather working tools and the skill you displayed using them, impressive. You Sir are a true Renaissance Man. Well done.
I have one of these knives with the original sheath. I found it in my 93 year old father-in-law's garage. The knife is in near perfect condition. I removed some of the rust from the pommel and guard, otherwise it is shiny and sharp.
Nicely done, restored enough to proud of it and not so perfect so you feel comfortable using it. Its a tool meant to be used. I like it. I suspect my dad could school us in the use of it, if he were here to instruct us.
That came out great! I like to put wax on the inside of the sheath before sewing together so moisture doesn't stay in the leather and cause rust. Chrome tanned leather has salts in it also. Good job.
That came out excellent I am a big fan of the ww2 cattuaraugus fighting knife. I've restored 13 of them so far. That is a amazing finish of the knife an sheath.
Wes, I have my Dad’s knife from WWII. It is still in good shape and has the original sheath. It may only be worth $20, but to me it’s priceless and I plan to pass it down to my grandson as a reminder of the greatest generation. Thanks for this video.
Worth a lot more than $20. I just read a great comment on the Ka-bar company story video. Guy was in Nam during the war working to recover his shot down helicopter in a river. He had a rope on him and was swept under the helicopter by the current. Before he drowned he pulled his knife from his hip, cut himself free and survived. Said that Ka-Bar knife will be buried with him.
Me too. My dad carried it in Africa then in to Europe. Has his name and serial number on the sheath.
Nice job Wes, beautiful knife, if that knife could talk! It's about the history. My dad was a Marine in WW II, growing up he always had a pocket knife in his pocket, his whole life. Almost every boy or grown man carried a pocket knife from that generation. I keep a Leatherman close by.
Collector value are increasing substantially, hold on to it!
Finally restoration videos where the maker actually talks though the process. We need more of this on UA-cam! Nice work
It seems to be a problem of content creators thinking everything need to be a type of "asmr" when it really has no reason to be. Its like a virus that has crept into many genres.
Nice! It’s refreshing to see someone redo something their not satisfied with rather then messing with it until it’s worse and also making practical decisions based on the item, compared to the countless videos where people shine shit or try to make an heir loom out of a utilitarian product! Looking forward to see more, thanks for the content!
I absolutely agree. 💯
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The way I do my stacked leather handles...get a long 1/4-20 carriage bolt and a couple large fender washers and nut. Cut your leather disc's, punch center holes in them then soak in water. Stack the disc's onto the bolt with washers on each end and crank down as tight as you can. Sit it somewhere to dry for several days. Then remove from bolt and use as normal. This method takes a lot of guesswork out, as the disc's are already as compressed as they can be. It also reduces any issues of handle shrinking in the future and handle loosening. I usually finish by melting beeswax into the leather until it won't accept more, then buff.
Wes...GREAT job!! I'm a self-confessed knife junkie too. Just a quick tip here...get two thin strips of rubber (can be very thin and still work) and put them between your blade and the Lansky clamp. The rubber will protect your blade from any scratches while sharpening.
Finally someone that doesn't give in to the epoxi trend.
Right! Why waste the leather if you plan on turning it into a hard plastic handle anyway.
Natural leather has way better grip than epoxy and looks so much better
Pero de todas formas, arruino un cuchillo original! 🤦♂🤣🤣🤣
Stacked leather needs no epoxy.... I did one of these too.
So much more rewarding than fixing a ford , gm or mopar huh.
The end result turned out great. Being patient and willing to re-do something you're not happy with really pays off.
I watched a lot of restoration videos on UA-cam and the majority were hacks. You my friend have talent and did this knife justice. Love both your channels…some of the best on UA-cam. Btw, think you would like the firearms channel, Anvil with Mr. Mark Novak. You remind me a lot of his style..do it right or don’t do it. Keep them coming please.
Gotta love Anvil!
A great video and walk down memory lane. I kinda, sorta, maybe, inherited my uncle's 225Q way back around 1967 or so. He got it while in the army in the late 1950's. He abandoned it at my grandfather's house, and i ended up with it as a boy of 11 or 12 years old. That knife was a near constant outdoor companion through my early years. In my late teens, a "buddy" borrowed it for a day, and "lost" it. I finally found another to replace it, around 10 years ago. Great knives for cutting and hacking various things. A true utility knife for the ages.
I find this inspiring in a couple of ways. Not being afraid to redo something because it isn't right. It's easy to just say "good enough", but it takes dedication to make it just right.
It's also inspiring to see someone who isn't ashamed of his vices and in fact, finds creative ways to make them work positively.......
Lol,I see what you did there.
"Let's just do it. I'm never going to be happy with the way it is". Great attitude and I respect you for having it.
One of the best looking leather stacked handles I’ve seen. Great work
I always learn something when I watch you work... thanks for the great content Wes
Nice! Always like second channels, I feel like I learn about a whole side of the person I couldnt have imagined before
My father brought one of these home from Korea , I never found out how he got it but rumor was a Master Sargent from Iowa was going home from a bullet thru his love handle his second wound and dad and his tank hunter picked him up from the battlefield and drove him straight too the field hospital. Not sure if he was Jim Foot or my dads friend was Jim Foot but anyways that’s how I heard he received a WWII knife in Korea . I received it on dads passing . I loved it it would chop about anything stayed sharp and it had its original sheath . But I kept it in my garage on my work bench and well someone stole it . I was crushed so now I am searching for one that was as close to dads and make a new one ! I can’t find one and I can’t remember the makers name but it’s a much better knife then the one here . Maybe when I retire I’ll spend some time looking for that knife so I can remake it ! And pass it on too my son or make a few and pass them too all dads mine male children .? Lol reason too stay in the shed longer lol😅
Excellent handle. One functional workaday military knife successfully restored to peaceful modern usage. As a first restoration video, I think that's pretty damn decent.
i like to see motivated people take something old and restore it. well done.
Reminds me of my grandfather’s knife. His was from ww2 to. He also had a ww1 as well both I have now. I hurt with the ww1 one great knife.
Nicely done Wes. Thanks for the video 🐾🍺
*_I have watched many of this kind videos but honestly this one was more perfect and in detail_*
Hi Wes, I am from Cattaraugus, New York . Graduated in 1983 and remember the factory. It is now just a museum at the top of Main Street. Thank you for sharing. My family has been there for about 200 + years.
I like this other channel, keep up the more off topic kind of videos please. The sheath and knife both look like they came out nice.
I’m a “Knifeaholic” and you totally blew my mind with that restoration 💯👍🏻
Beautiful job 😊
I hope you don’t totally abandon this channel 🙏🏻
My dad had one most of his life. When he passed my oldest brother got it. It is to me the perfect camp/hunting knive. It hold an edge well. In my youth we used it for everything. If I could I would have one for every car or truck I own. I learned to use it young and it just a great knive
Left this off. My dad got his as a boy as a boy scout kit knife. Great way to get rid of surplus blades
225Q knife , very nice , just down then road from me . They also made K Bar knifes for the military during WWII , The other big maker of military knifes was Ontario Knife , , Olean NY . They still make knifes for the military . I have several among my collection. They also own CUTCO knife , They make IMO one of the best set of Kitchen knifes , life guarantee and free sharpening all you pay is postage .great video , knife looks great , stay safe be well Bob k
Looks good. I got a Kabar 1237 at a garage sale for $5. Best garage sale find I've ever made. It didn't even need restoration. Just cleaning, sharpening, and a bit of restitching on the sheath.
Outstanding referb job. I’ve found with my Lansky the angles actually come out 4deg less than what’s stamped into the fixture. I measured my angles on a optical comparator at work, I sharpened on the 20deg slot, it actually measured 16deg. Something to keep in mind.
The angle is totally dependant on the width of the blade and the position you clamp it in.
The same excellent workmanship I expect from Wes.................Jay
"The Bridge on the River Kwai." How very clever of you. Fantastic video! I enjoyed very much. Now, on to the next one.
Great job refurbishing! You have the patience and the skills! Glad, but sorry you had to go to all the trouble to set up an additional channel, just to show different content. Don't understand UA-cam, except I have no doubt it's about the money. I'll keep watching.
Wes, you did the workers at the Cattaraugus factory proud..
Wes, I’ve never posted a comment in UA-cam but your restoration of this knife touched my heart. Dad was a bomber pilot during the war in Alaska. I pulled out his old knife only to find it was a 225Q in the original sheath with his name and rank embossed on it. Thanks for paying homage to all the old World War II veterans. Good work.
You did a great job. You kept it as original as possible and it now is a usable knife. I'm glad you redid the handle, you weren't happy with the first attempt, so you redid it till you liked it. It's a beautiful handle.
I love when "to make it right, you need to do it twice"! Happy to have just found the second channel. Well done, Wes!!
You can't hide out of your fans Wes, we will chase you donwn! great job
Boy did you just reactivate some very old memories. I had a knife very much like that which my father got for me when I was about 13 and a boy scout when we lived on Guam. Think 1958-59. I took it with me on camping trips, snorkeling, you name it. I was even pretty good at throwing it for a while. I now wish I had kept it or at least kept up with it. I can assure you it never looked as good as the one you presented even before the restoration.
Beautiful job.
What a good vid. I've been working on restoring my Grandpa's Cattaraugus knife. I got intimidated when I couldn't discern how to remove the pommel. You have showed me how and now I'm making progress. Thank you 🙏
A really thorough and fine restoration. I enjoyed watching. UK.
Wow a man of many talents, stunning work fella, well done..
Thorough as always Wes even when restoring a knife but not just any knife a WW2 weapon
Very interesting Wes. I learned several things by watching. Thanks for taking the time to share. Deb
Dude, you did an amazing job!!! I love your leather skills!!! What can't you do??
Thanks Wes, really enjoyed this. Thanks for the second channel.
What a GREAT blade and restoration!
I found one of these thrown away on a street corner. My Cattaraugus needs a little work and thanks to your video, I know how! Thank you!
Im always willing to try a new content provider. Im sure this young man’s productions will grow and grow. I haven’t watched yet, but it I hope it has a pup called Max
I did not expect the quality job you did on the sheath, including the sewing work! Absolutely top class work Wes.
Thanks for sharing , please continue to share !🙏👍
Beautiful, a restored, with love, a treasure from the past and a reminder of all who sacrificed.
Pretty cool Wes . . . keep up the new topics :) Rog
Wow!!! Beautiful knife, loved the finished knife. Amazing start to finish results. Grew up in Western NY, nice seeing something from my home town area. You would pronounce the word Catt-a-raw-gus. Drop the u and replace it with a w(for pronunciation purposes). Great video, love the second channel
Man, I was not expecting you to go all in on that knife, especially given your attitude towards it being a not-so-stellar knife beforehand haha. Amazing, amazing work, super inspiring.
I grew up where that knife was made. Thanks for showing the restoration.
The handle came out beautifully and it's nice to see someone not over work a blade with sanding machines. Overall a very nice project well done 👍. New subscriber today so looking forward to seeing the other things you have done.
You just made me watch a half hour knife rebuild video which I had no intention of watching. Well done.
I’ve got my Dad’s he carried in WWII. It’s probably 90% clean with the original sheath.
Wonderful job my friend, truly a work of art, congrats.
Great job! I have one of these knives with the original sheath that my Dad had issued during WWII. It's a keeper.
I have one of these that my grandfather refit a handle for in ww2 using Pieces from .50 cal shells and epoxy
One of my prized possessions
The ones we got our hands on were surplus overruns, most never made it over seas, they languished in warehouses until found and sold off as war surplus. I have one, had it since I was a kid. My dad got it for me when I was young, used it in the Boy Scouts to hunting trips and camping. Just an all around great knife.
However, mine is getting to the point of needed refurbshment as well. Thanks for the video.
Very nicely done.
Nicely done! And good to see you branching out though it doesn’t surprise me, especially after that welder. Can’t wait for more!
Good project! 👍
I’ve restored one Western skinner from the 1950’s, a Western camp knife from the 1960’s and a Marbles skinner from the 1930’s with stacked leather and an antler pommel. They all were in pretty good shape with original sheaths. The Marbles sheath was too far gone. I had to make a new taco style sheath for it. All users. Thanks. Nice video. You did a great job 🎸🔪
I love restoring old tools and knives. New steel just don't have the same kinda energy in it. Especially after someone invests the time it takes to restore them. Most people probably won't understand that and often thinks it a waste of time when you could just buy something new.. And that's alright, it makes such things available to people that do appreciate the history of them. Manu people who do such restorations just set their old tools on a shelf or in a box and forget about them. Not me, I like to put them back to work at least once and some end up being my go to tools because they actually function better than their modern-day interpretations. Your knife turned out great, it's a beautiful knife once again.
Wes, thanks for the heads up on this new channel, it's nice to see what you're into when there's no rusty old junk involved, or did I speak to soon.
Great job! I kept waiting for the needle scaler or air hammer, those two tools seem like your favorites for rust mitigation.
All those leather working tools are giving me flash backs to metal shop. Not seen any of these in years since highschool. Nice job man, looks badass!
I have 2 of those knives(I am retired Army) I came across both of them in an old shop in of all places S. Korea. You did a "more than" adequate job! Keep them coming!
Nice restoration. I have the same knife. It was given to me by my grandfather. I used it during my Boy Scout days. It's still in great shape. Everything's still is original, the only thing is my pommel isn't diamond cut.
One of those and an old tool box full of bayonets has been laying around our shop,for at least 60 years
Now I have to dig them out and look
Thank you for great video
VERY NICE complete overhaul. I have one of these knives. Got it from my pappy in 1962. No sheath, unfortunately. I didn't take it apart like you did, but I did give it a nice, 21-degree edge on a Work Sharp sharpener. It looks pretty much the same it it always has, but now it cuts off arm hair and slices through paper. Seriously sharp.
I LOVED the video.
The ending music, the artistic spinney bit, the lighting...oh, wow, the lighting.
That knife turned out beautiful!!!
The entire production was great!
That turned out awesome! Beautiful colors in the grip!
Thanks for sharing 🇨🇦
Beautiful, I have one, passed down thru the family
Nice restoration. Not overdone like a lot of the stuff you see being done. That knife was intended for a hard life and yours looks like its ready to go right back to work.
Hell yeah Wes! Thanks for the project and filming the process. So glad for this second channel
Nice work. I saw this exact type of knife at an antique store. I thought of buying it, maybe I will go back and get it after watching this.
Wes, It never seises to amaze me about peoples skills AND the tools they havbe hidden in their shops. Nice work!
The first handle failed because the water expanded washers, drying shrunk them. Fantastic job fixing the issue. Excellent end product. I'd trust it in the field.
Beautiful restoration and I love my Lansky Sharpening System.
A rather unique way to honor those who served!
Great job with the restoration Wes
Nice job Wes! 😊
I thought the leather would act exactly how you described too. Then in my mind I was thinking just to use linseed oil, but you did.. and it did nothing 😂 that's weird for sure. But I love how it all turned out. Good job
Wow, just wow! I'm impressed with the skill you have for the hands on part but also the tools that you have for the job at hand. The rivet tools and the fact you had them was a surprise but when you broke out the leather working tools and the skill you displayed using them, impressive. You Sir are a true Renaissance Man. Well done.
Thanks for the content, proving the creative and mechanical side is available from our favorite problem solving mechanic!
You did it the way it should be done. I think you could put in a museum now if you wanted to. Great work.
I have one of these knives with the original sheath. I found it in my 93 year old father-in-law's garage. The knife is in near perfect condition. I removed some of the rust from the pommel and guard, otherwise it is shiny and sharp.
Nicely done, restored enough to proud of it and not so perfect so you feel comfortable using it. Its a tool meant to be used. I like it. I suspect my dad could school us in the use of it, if he were here to instruct us.
That came out great! I like to put wax on the inside of the sheath before sewing together so moisture doesn't stay in the leather and cause rust. Chrome tanned leather has salts in it also. Good job.
WOW….You absolutely brought that blade back to life….amazing job bro!
You made the right call on the handle. The second effort is amazing. Digging the content over here. Good different.
What a wonderful restoration. You have restored it and retained all of the character of the knife. I loved the video.
Nice job! I am impressed with the handle.. and the sheath. It really inspires me!
Nice! Well done! Good for another 80 or more years.
Badass! I did the same thing with a vintage Western L-39 black Betty a while back that was in really poor shape. Keep them comin.
That came out excellent
I am a big fan of the ww2 cattuaraugus fighting knife. I've restored 13 of them so far.
That is a amazing finish of the knife an sheath.
00:26, I think that knife looks just great as it is right now. As I look at the knife it tells a story many stories in fact