2 Royal Thai Marine Knives need help!

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during a recent exorcise in Thailand I acquired a couple of knives from the Thai Marines through trades, I knew they weren't in exactly stellar condition but i figured using some brasso would clean them right up. This however was not the case... does anyone have any other ideas that wont degrade the metal anymore than it already is? Im also interested in ideas on how to preserve the sheath and handles, all wood.

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Welcome to Bladeforums!

For the wood: food grade mineral oil, a pharmaceutical item, practically as cheap as water.

The blades ... are they for mementos or use? If for use, a very fine wet/dry sandpaper can polish them, although if you have access to power machinery, there are faster ways to buff them clean again.

They look like mini e-neps. :)
 
Esav Benyamin said:
The blades ... are they for mementos or use? If for use, a very fine wet/dry sandpaper can polish them, although if you have access to power machinery, there are faster ways to buff them clean again.
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They're going to be mostly for show, when I deploy I bring my K-Bar.
They both have etching I'd like to preserve, (mostly in Thai, but there is some decorative etching), I am concerned that heavy buffing with anything powered might wear them down.
 
Beeswax on the wood, mineral oil on the blade. Leave 'em as is: that's the way they're supposed to look. Cool knives! I have a Thai darb right behind me.
 
Esav Benyamin said:
Welcome to Bladeforums!

For the wood: food grade mineral oil, a pharmaceutical item, practically as cheap as water.

The blades ... are they for mementos or use? If for use, a very fine wet/dry sandpaper can polish them, although if you have access to power machinery, there are faster ways to buff them clean again.

They look like mini e-neps. :)
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Strange. I've never heard of someone putting mineral oil on wood. Is mineral oil a well known wood preservative like tung oil?
 
I maintain my Canemaster canes with mineral oil. Works well. I'm sure there are plenty of more professional choices, but mineral oil will not hurt them. Unlike wax, it soaks into the wood.
 
want to say thank you for the help, I hit one side with mineral oil and 130grn sandpaper (fine) and the results beat the hell out of anything I had tried before. I tried some 'fine' steel wool with little to no results. but with the oil and sand paper i had almost ALL the built up rust and corrosion off in 10 min. here is a "side A" and "side B". sanded/unsanded.

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