Anton Wingen Jr redo

[Byrd]

I got this off EBay in a lot of 5 knives for $15 shipped. I saw a project in the making!

First I cleaned the rust off as best I could, then began to shape the Elk horn that's by the finger guard. I used a Kabar leather replacement kit for the rest of the handle. I used paste wax as a release agent and epoxied everything together. The wax worked and I was able to get the handle off in one peice and the shaping on my belt sander began! That leather is hard!

After final shaping I assembled the knife and shoe shined it with finer grits of paper. Then stained with brown Feibings leather dye and put natural shoe polish on as a final coat.

It doesn't look new, but it's better than it was!

[Doc B]

You got an awesome deal! That came out nice!!!

[glennbad]

Hey, that looks pretty darn nice!

[1967redrider]

Great resto, Byrd! . What did you use at the guard?

[XX Case XX]

Outstanding.

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Mike

[doglegg]

Great job, that elk horn really adds to it.

[Byrd]

Thanks guys! It was a fun project. I used the original brass guard.

[edge213]

Great job.

[orvet]

That did come out nice!
Congratulations on saving an old classic and a nice piece of carbon steel!

[herbva]

Absolutely awesome restoration Byrd! And thanks for posting pics of the steps you went through.

[Meridian_Mike]

Awesome job!
I'd be proud to tote that for sure!

[tinkerer]

That came out nice!

[Benton629]

Nice work!

[treefarmer]

Just an "Amen" to all the comments!
Treefarmer