Granddaddy's Knives!

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joshf128

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So this weekend I visited my Dad for his 60th birthday (for which I gave him a knife of course) and showed him some of my new modern acquisitions. They recently moved and as they have been unpacking they are looking at things to go ahead and pass down to my sister and I.

I asked if he knew where any of his dad's old knives were and he pulled these our of his dresser!

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The jewel of the bunch is the Case XX, but there are also two "Fish Knives" large and small, a Klein Tools 110 copy, and another unidentified three bladed folder.

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I'm pretty excited about them, even though it appears that he was not shy about prying given the broken tips. The next step is to clean them up a bit and see what else needs done with them. I've dabbled in straight razor restoration with some success and will search here for knife specific methods, but any tips and tricks are welcome if you feel compelled to share.
 
Nice knives Josh. I come from a family who didn't value knives at all and would have loved to have inherited a few old knives used by my ancestors.
 
After a little research it looks like the Case is a Texas Jack (6232) made between 1965-1969. Debating between trying to clean it up myself or send it into Case to regrind the pen knife blade (and clean it too). Any thoughts?

The unknown knife does have a makers mark on it but it is too grimy to make out before cleaning
 
I think if it was me, I'd send the Case in for a spa treatment. I am not sure if I would have the pen blade reground or replaced. If you're concerned about "collector value" regrinding or replacing would probably have the same effect.
 
afishhunter said:
I think if it was me, I'd send the Case in for a spa treatment. I am not sure if I would have the pen blade reground or replaced. If you're concerned about "collector value" regrinding or replacing would probably have the same effect.
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Thanks. That's the way I am leaning as well. I couldn't care less about collector value on this knife. It's more about the sentimental. Is rather have the old blade reground. A new one wouldn't be the same to me.
 
Turns out the unidentified Stockman is a Keen Kutter! I de-gunked it tonight and got the majority of the rust out of all the nooks and crannies with some q-tips, rubbing alcohol and 1500 grit sandpaper.

I haven't seen many threads about cleaning up old items. Any tips? Is CLR to be avoided around bone and other natural materials?
 
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