Not only is this knife a green horn but so am I. I just joined the forum and am looking forward to it. Im also a newby to knife collecting with my main interest being World War II era knives. I just acquired this green horn and was hoping to get some opinions on the handle. The description of the knife was that it was probably never issued and in brand new condition. It very well may be the case but I noticed some substance assiciated with the handle that has “seeped out”. Is this original adhesive/glue to the handle. I can imagize over the years with heat and hold that there could be some affects. Thanks so much for any help. Ill upload a few pictures. Tom
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Collins Legitimus Green Horn
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I don't know anything about your knife but maybe that is cosmoline on your knife to store it away for long periods of time used in the military on all sorts of metal stuff. It is very sticky and has a brownish color to it.Not only is this knife a green horn but so am I. I just joined the forum and am looking forward to it. Im also a newby to knife collecting with my main interest being World War II era knives. I just acquired this green horn and was hoping to get some opinions on the handle. The description of the knife was that it was probably never issued and in brand new condition. It very well may be the case but I noticed some substance assiciated with the handle that has “seeped out”. Is this original adhesive/glue to the handle. I can imagize over the years with heat and hold that there could be some affects. Thanks so much for any help. Ill upload a few pictures. Tom
Thanks, you could be right. Does it make sense that it would be applied only where thevtwo pieces of the handle are “put together”? Thanks again!I don't know anything about your knife but maybe that is cosmoline on your knife to store it away for long periods of time used in the military on all sorts of metal stuff. It is very sticky and has a brownish color to it.
Only guessing here but somebody probably did their best to clean it all off at some time but didn't get under the handles. Everything wood have been coated if that was cosmoline and then wrapped in a coated fabric with the same stuff soaking with it. Was a hassle cleaning it off but it did the trick as far as no corrosion happening.Thanks, you could be right. Does it make sense that it would be applied only where thevtwo pieces of the handle are “put together”? Thanks again!
The handle is not made of would. It is my understanding it is made from bull horn. It still could have been a good idea to protect it with cosmoline for all I know. Do you know the best way to remove it? At this point its pretty firm, not sticky per se. thanks again!Only guessing here but somebody probably did their best to clean it all off at some time but didn't get under the handles. Everything wood have been coated if that was cosmoline and then wrapped in a coated fabric with the same stuff soaking with it. Was a hassle cleaning it off but it did the trick as far as no corrosion happening.
From the pictures I can't tell how the handles are attached but if you can remove them to get to the tang that would be great if not it will be pretty hard to get it all out of there. Honestly it was back in the early 1980's when I worked with the stuff while in the Army and I don't recall if we used a rag w/ something like WD40 after we had scraped the excess off first. Probably can do a search easy enough and find out how to handle the job, good luck!The handle is not made of would. It is my understanding it is made from bull horn. It still could have been a good idea to protect it with cosmoline for all I know. Do you know the best way to remove it? At this point its pretty firm, not sticky per se. thanks again!