Celluloid Collectibles going or about to go Tah-Tah

[RobesonsRme.com]

Guys;
I have what were, at one time, very nice historical collectible knives. One is a 4" English Jack by Novelty Cutlery with celluloid handles and pictures underneath. On one side are General Pershing and a Navy admiral whose name I forget, on the other side are pictures of Spanish-American War ships. The handles on this knife are beginning to deteriorate badly. The knife itself is in great shape, or was. It is beginning to have a corrosion problem. The blades are full. The springs are killers. The handles on this knife need to come off, and a good 111 year old EDC created by someone (not me!) by replacing them.

The other is a large, 4 1/4" Cigar Jack by Golden Rule Cutlery, seems almost as large as some Toenails. It has two fairly full spear blades, one large, one small. It has still pretty celluloid handles with a pictorial spread-winged American eagle on one side, and General Pershing in a famous standing pose on the other. I assume the handles on this knife will go belly-up sooner or later. I kind of hate to alter this knife, just yet.

Both these knives are from the time of The Spanish-American War, 1898. That's one-hundred-eleven years ago, as I stated earlier.

Anyone interested in taking either one or both of these on as a project? I would prefer to sell them and let you do what you wish. I'm going to lose money on the Novelty for sure, as I paid $250.00 for it. I did not know the vagaries of celluloid at the time I bought it.

Thoughts?
Charlie Noyes

[jonet143]

post pics in the advertising section and see what happens.

[muskrat man]

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[Camillus]

When celluloid breaks down, it discolors, cracks, and eventually crumbles. Worse than that, though, it releases very corrosive gases which can rust the blade of the knife in question or any knives stored nearby. These gases are quite powerful. In a closed container full of knives, one bad apple can really spoil the whole bunch.
I have an old Camillus Boy Scout knife that is nearly gone due to this.
If you love the knives I would find replacement scales!
Camillus....