All About Pocket Knives

A local guy I know handed me a handful of old knives to see if I "could do anything with them ".
I failed to take "before" pictures, but I recorded this job. When I get back home this evening I will try to pull a still shot from the video and post it.
I had very little hope for this one: The main was rusted and tipped, both blades had been sharpened and cleaned with a bench grinder, the secondary was worn down to a toothpick, the black composite handles had shrunk, and then both handles broke when I removed the center pin. It is the only Moore Handley Hardware knife that I have ever seen, and I knew that I would never find any blades for it.
According to posts by Charlie (RobesonsRMe) they were a hardware store out of Birmingham AL - my parents remember the store. I do not know who manufactured it for them, but after taking the knife apart I suspect either Camillus or Boker USA. This is a big, hefty knife with thick blades.
I first thought of doing a blade delete on it, then I thought of how the secondary almost resembled a punch blade. (Sigh) This might be a good time for me to quit thinking! I failed to remove all of the grinder marks and pitting, but I got tired of removing metal.
It turned out better than it had any right to. Video to follow in the next few weeks.

Nice work Reverand! It's obvious that you put a lot of work and love into it. I love sturdy, old knives like this one, and you did a great job restoring it! And, a nice choice with the green bone. I can't wait to see your video.

I was able to take a couple of screenshots of the knife from the video, before I took it completely apart. They are not great angles or lighting, but it shows you how hopeless the knife looked.
The handles looked good before I started, but they were VERY brittle. I was able to reuse the original shield. The bone slabs that I had look similar to the original handles in pattern. They were too thin, so I added blue G10 spacers. I should have used green.

The knife is 4-1/4" long, 3/4" wide, and weighs 5 ounces. It feels heavier than that in the hand - it is very beefy!

I believe that the secondary blade was a spey blade or a spear blade. If so, I guess that would make this guy an equal-end cigar Moose, maybe? Whatever it is, it was a fun challenge and I left it better than I found it.

Nice save, you brought that one back from the brink!

Very nice work Reverand!

Nice save, Scott!
That green bone looks good on there.

Thank you, everyone, for your comments!

Here is the video of the repair. It includes:
Making a punch from a worn blade.
Soldering a worn spring.
Inletting a shield.

https://youtu.be/k4cUrMrkhX4?si=AHuBIGgPr1oCq5iG

New life for an old knife...very well done!

Thanks for the video

That was a fun and informative video, thanks for posting