Recommendation? Advice on Hunting Knife Repair + Restoration

[FingerFumble]

Hello all,

A long time ago my Father gifted my brother and I a set of hunting knives for our 10th Birthday, each of which matched his own, fast-forward 35 years later and while I have mine both my brother and Father have lost theirs to time and space... Recently, I came across a couple of almost matching versions of the knife, a bit different pommel and guard but the same manufacturer. Interestingly enough one of them is stamped with the 'Edgeco' branding, though the others aren't nor weren't sold as 'Edgeco'. The two similar knives are dated from the 1960s while the one my father originally gave to us was likely from between late 80's to early 90's.

What I am looking for is info, advice, suggestions on who could help repair and restore these knives? The blades are in fantastic shape, considering - there's minor rust spotting on one (C) which would need some attention; The guard could use some polishing or something more(?), the pommels on all three rotate completely and are loose; the leather on one likely needs to be replaced completely with something that could match the others, but on the other two the leather might only need some TLC I think, if that is possible. I aim to re-gift these back to my brother and father so as to complete the circle once again. I just have no idea where to start, I've tried searching across the internet for stacked leather handle repair, hunting knife repair etc... but haven't really come up with anyone who offers the kind of services which would bring these blades back to service level condition.

Any advice would be very much appreciated, they aren't expensive knives, but this is about something more than that...

Ps: Yes one is missing a sheath and the other sheaths could use some care as well if anyone knows who can do that kind of thing.

Original gifted: Pommel turns right around is is loose, tried every which way to try and tighten but can't.
A)
Approx. size: 9.75" overall; 5.75" blade, 4" handle

The 'New' old replacements I am recently purchased:
Approx. size: 10.25" overall; 6" blade, 4.25" handle
B)

C)
Approx. size: 10.25" overall; 6" blade, 4.25" handle

 

[eveled]

I would lose them all to time and space. I know yours are sentimental but the recent ones aren’t. Don’t waste anymore money trying to fix them up.


Buy the 3 of you all something nice and start a new tradition with something worth handling down to the next generation.

Buck knives are very high quality and very affordable. If you can afford more have 3 custom knives made. Horsewright for example would make 3 matching knives you all could be proud of

 

[Horsewright]

I would lose them all to time and space. I know yours are sentimental but the recent ones aren’t. Don’t waste anymore money trying to fix them up.


Buy the 3 of you all something nice and start a new tradition with something worth handling down to the next generation.

Buck knives are very high quality and very affordable. If you can afford more have 3 custom knives made. Horsewright for example would make 3 matching knives you all could be proud of

Thank you sir for the shout out! This is indeed something I can do.

Grandpa travelled west and killed an antelope on his hunt. He had me make knives for all his grandkids from the bone of the antelope:

Another Grandfather had me make 11 of my Cowboy Toothpicks, one for each of his grandkids:

Interestingly, he wanted each done in a different wood. The weird thing? I had exactly eleven different woods in stock in the shop to work with:

Anyhoo could help ya out OP if ya decide to go this route.

 

[Nick-D]

Given they have a lot of sentimental value and not much monetary value, Why not give them a bit of a tickleup yourself?

Neither knife looks in that bad a shape. Bit of time with some sandpaper to clean up the bevel, polishing the guard with a bit of brass polish, sand wax & burnish the handles. Not sure about this style of pommel attachment, but I'm sure bit of epoxy could stop the spinning and tidy up the top. Could even coliur it if you were feeling fancy.

They don't need to be perfect, and even with professional intervention, never will be.

Fwiw my favourite knife I own is an old slip joint my grandad gave me, scales are split lts so patinad it's pretty much black oxide only, pins wiggle a bit. Love it