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elbertson wrote:Jerry- Your US Marine Corps knife was more likely than not made by Kingston and was WW2 issue. Usually they were marked on the bail.
Thanks!! I'll go with Kingston for now. I remembered (scary isn't it) they were sometimes marked on the bail. I looked but forgot (imagine that) to add that to the post. Nothing there. You know how you look so hard sometimes the rust and your imagination start to form ghost letters?
Now the big question. Clean and polish or no. Fast Orange and a soft toothbrush made the handles look like new but what about those blades? A good spit shine is not likely to harm the value of this knife.
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Jerry D.
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elbertson wrote:Jerry- Your US Marine Corps knife was more likely than not made by Kingston and was WW2 issue. Usually they were marked on the bail.
Thanks!! I'll go with Kingston for now. I remembered (scary isn't it) they were sometimes marked on the bail. I looked but forgot (imagine that) to add that to the post. Nothing there. You know how you look so hard sometimes the rust and your imagination start to form ghost letters?
Now the big question. Clean and polish or no. Fast Orange and a soft toothbrush made the handles look like new but what about those blades? A good spit shine is not likely to harm the value of this knife.
If it were mine, I'd probably clean it up a bit...probably not to the point of it looking new, but enough to lighten and even out the patina. If it was a rare bird I might not.
The beatings will continue until morale has improved...
Interesting collection of knives Paul Thanks for psoting them. I like the little bottle shaped knife in the last pic. Any further information, maker etc, would be appreciated. Thanks. s-k
smiling-knife wrote:Interesting collection of knives Paul Thanks for psoting them. I like the little bottle shaped knife in the last pic. Any further information, maker etc, would be appreciated. Thanks. s-k
thanks, the bottle knife is coca cola made by remington
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PAUL