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im looking for more info on this knife i recently bought
Posted: Wed Jul 12, 2017 5:24 pm
by treytheknifeguy
i know its a colonial but im having trouble finding more info like the year or model and all that
Re: im looking for more info on this knife i recently bought
Posted: Wed Jul 12, 2017 5:30 pm
by philco
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Re: im looking for more info on this knife i recently bought
Posted: Wed Jul 12, 2017 5:36 pm
by treytheknifeguy
oh ok ty mate i was trying to figure it out XD
Re: im looking for more info on this knife i recently bought
Posted: Wed Jul 12, 2017 5:40 pm
by treytheknifeguy
ah good it worked
Re: im looking for more info on this knife i recently bought
Posted: Fri Jul 14, 2017 12:30 am
by edgy46
Trey
Your knife seems to be in good condition, sharpen it and it will surprise you. The steel in the blade takes an great edge.
The value is not high as Colonial was an economy brand. If you go to the brand specific forums there is a Colonial forum. One of our late members was a descendant of one of the founders.
Again
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Re: im looking for more info on this knife i recently bought
Posted: Fri Jul 14, 2017 4:33 am
by treytheknifeguy
yeah it could do with a sharpen i already cleaned up the blade
could u link me to the colonial specific stuff i cant find it
Re: im looking for more info on this knife i recently bought
Posted: Fri Jul 14, 2017 5:11 am
by philco
treytheknifeguy wrote:yeah it could do with a sharpen i already cleaned up the blade
could u link me to the colonial specific stuff i cant find it
Click on "knife forum" at the bottom left of the page. That will bring up a screen showing all of the various forums here on AAPK. Then scroll down to the brand specific forums which are in alphabetical order. Click on the Colonial forum and you'll get a list of the Colonial threads.
Re: im looking for more info on this knife i recently bought
Posted: Fri Jul 14, 2017 9:03 am
by gsmith7158
Welcome to AAPK Trey. Here's a link to the Colonial thread:
viewforum.php?f=87
Re: im looking for more info on this knife i recently bought
Posted: Fri Jul 14, 2017 9:31 am
by treytheknifeguy
thanks
also i just cut up my lunch with it and the blade blackened
ive had this happen before but this was almost instant
Re: im looking for more info on this knife i recently bought
Posted: Fri Jul 14, 2017 12:06 pm
by terryl308
Don't panic, it happens with all carbon steel blades. Any thing with acid in it or blood will cause carbon steel to darken, just wipe it off and oil lightly, it will stay grey probably. some people call this "man made patina" and a lot of knife guys like it. All my old butcher knives are grey with use.
Terry
Re: im looking for more info on this knife i recently bought
Posted: Fri Jul 14, 2017 7:07 pm
by treytheknifeguy
i knew acidic food did it
didnt expect pizza to tho
odd
Re: im looking for more info on this knife i recently bought
Posted: Fri Jul 14, 2017 7:09 pm
by glennbad
treytheknifeguy wrote:i knew acidic food did it
didnt expect pizza to tho
odd
Tomatoes or sauce, most likely