Clam Packs For Long Term Storage

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tom19176

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Years ago there was some discussion on this, but I forget what the feelings were about it, and they may have changed now. I have collected the holiday 110s in the tins which mostly came in the plastic clam packs. I have left most of them unopened that way. Anyone think there is any harm to the knife by doing so? I have considered opening them to reduce storage space, but I do like keeping them totally NIB in the clam package. There was some talk about this causing possible damage to the knife due to release fumes from packaging inside? What are your thoughts and experience with leaving them in the clam pack for long term storage? Thanks!
 
a 110 I just received for my Bday party was from Buck via C sporting good store. Where the brass was in contact with the liner in the tin box, it turned kinda of a purple color. On the presentation side it was like new.
 
That is the sort of thing I was worried about some what...I guess it will clean off, but I would rather not have it happen
 
I've never noticed any harm to the contents but I do have some early 90's items in clam packs and the plastic itself is yellowing, turning brittle, and falling apart. As for some of those display tins where the knife is cocked partly open, I wouldn't store the knife long term like that. Fully closed or fully open and not in the leather sheath.
 
DeSotoSky said:
I've never noticed any harm to the contents but I do have some early 90's items in clam packs and the plastic itself is yellowing, turning brittle, and falling apart. As for some of those display tins where the knife is cocked partly open, I wouldn't store the knife long term like that. Fully closed or fully open and not in the leather sheath.
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Any type of uncoated plastic that is exposed to UV light will degrade (yellow, brittle, shrink, turn white/opaque).

If you'd like to store them in their original clam packaging, keep them in the dark. Even that will not guarantee that they won't go bad. I have some packaging that has lasted longer than those exposed to sunlight but is still yellowing/cracking. Some close to 20 years old.

It's the nature of the beast. All you can do is try to slow its demise.
 
I do keep them out of the light, but more for safe keeping only till now......I did not notice any yellowing of the plastic and some are ten years old now. I was more worried about some damage occurring to the knife inside the package.
 
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