Flea market find

KYenglish

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The Flea Market was having a 5$ knife sale today, I picked up a few I'd seen before and had been interested in but were out of my normally line of interest (trying to cut back, ya know :))



Anyway I picked up this little knife because it had the cap lifted (still missing the 2011 forum knife like so many who missed out)



After playing with ti for a while I figured out the half missing tang stamp is a "Hammer brand" one, from what I can see and research it might be pre- WW2 ? but it also has a cap lifted and acrylic (?) scales, being inexperienced this gives me pause but ho hum, off to bladforums we go



Something "weird" seems to have happened to the main blade at some point, it's a kind of sheepfold now



Also picked up this little Camillus serpentine jack (says 15 on the reverse side of the clip blade?), seems to have the 1960-1976 tang stamp (if you can't tell I'm trying to learn to "date" knives, I have the pictures bookmarked on the browser and everything :p)





Thinking of trying some slip joint scale work which I have not done a lot of before so they seemed like nice old knives that could use a "new" life, hopefully i don't kill them for good though.

thought I'd share and hope for correction

thanks all, hope you had a nice sunday to
 
Knice find, my favorite way to collect, flea markets and yard sales, some of my best deals and oldest knives, (1 at a hundred+ years old) we're bought for under $10.
 
Good hunting sir :) The Hammer Brand reminds me of the first knife I ever carried, a Richards 'Little Chief'.
 
I love the 'Hammer Brand' - the funky scales, slender cap lifter and the unique blade shape.
Great finds.
 
Nice haul! Five dollar knife sale! I'm lucky to find any knives at all much less enough to have a sale!
 
I really like that Camillus! I'm sure you already know this, but it looks like that cover is outgassing. They probably had it out in the sun, or under a glass case at some point, which will speed up the reaction sometimes. I'd keep that knife away from others.

I'd love to see what you will do with that one!
 
Nope, no idea, what is that? I can see the scales are damaged and crumbly, of course, but other then that I'm ignorant :) luckily it's sitting alone on the work bench right now.


thanks!
glennbad said:
I really like that Camillus! I'm sure you already know this, but it looks like that cover is outgassing. They probably had it out in the sun, or under a glass case at some point, which will speed up the reaction sometimes. I'd keep that knife away from others.

I'd love to see what you will do with that one!
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Outgassing is the decomposition of the celluloid. Once it starts in earnest there's no going back. The gas put off by the decomp can badly corrode the blades.
 
glennbad said:
it looks like that cover is outgassing.
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Yes it does.

jujigatame said:
Outgassing is the decomposition of the celluloid. Once it starts in earnest there's no going back. The gas put off by the decomp can badly corrode the blades.
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If it is beginning to go, it can also corrode other blades stored in the same drawer or box. Get that one away from all other toys.

At a certain point in its existence, celluloid breaks down into its constituents, one of which is nitric acid. The nitric acid is emitted in a gaseous state. Nitric acid will eat any carbon steel blades it finds.

I would remove the covers on that Camillus toute de suite. After you remove the covers, soak the knife in water mixed with baking soda to neutralize any residual acid, then rinse first in rubbing alcohol, then in WD40.
 
jujigatame said:
Outgassing is the decomposition of the celluloid. Once it starts in earnest there's no going back. The gas put off by the decomp can badly corrode the blades.
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knarfeng said:
Yes it does.
If it is beginning to go, it can also corrode other blades stored in the same drawer or box. Get that one away from all other toys.
At a certain point in its existence, celluloid breaks down into its constituents, one of which is nitric acid. The nitric acid is emitted in a gaseous state. Nitric acid will eat any carbon steel blades it finds.
I would remove the covers on that Camillus toute de suite. After you remove the covers, soak the knife in water mixed with baking soda to neutralize any residual acid, then rinse first in rubbing alcohol, then in WD40.
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aha, an excuse to take it apart, this is good, very good :p

Thanks, both, I'll be sure to try and follow the instructions to the letter
 
subscribed. Thanks for the link.
 
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