Hello and whoop de da! A Kabar?

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watchart

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Hey everybody!
My name is Shawn. -hi shawn- I'm an art teacher and an artist.
Didn't see an introduction forum, so posting here.

I have for show and tell today a knife my father in law gave me about 9 years ago. How he came to give it to me is sort of a funny story.
I used to ride a bicycle everywhere, and on some roads, especially out in the country, large, vicious dogs would chase me down. My only defense was to peddle harder. That's no real defense against a mouthful of sharp teeth, so I decided I needed a knife. My father in law is one of those gun and knife guys, so I asked him if he had anything to spare. Now this guy used to work at the county landfill and would bring ALL SORTS of crazy things home - and sometimes REALLY cool stuff. One of the coolest things he brought home was a high school senior class photo that my wife was in - about 6 years after she graduated! The glass and frame were in perfect shape! Anyway - he also found knives and swords and telescopes and stuffed animals and all sorts of cool stuff. This knife is one of those.

All the years I've possessed it I never gave it much thought. A couple weeks ago a buddy of mine was over in the shop watching me turn pens (I make fountain pens) and he looked up and gasped. So I stopped what I was doing to talk to him about this knife that was sort of sitting in a pile of tools.

I have no idea what it is or when it was made or what it was used for... or anything. I would like to know about it though. Don't care about value as it's not something I'm going to part with.

Oh - and thankfully I never used it against a big mean dog. It seems like strapping it to my bicycle was enough. :D

So I'm also a member over at FPN where I asked about this knife originally. One of our members told me to come over here and ask.

Thanks for any tips or suggestions or wild a guesses. :thumbup:


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Looking like the Pilot Survival knife.

With little luck, someone from the KA-BAR site will have a look at it.
They will know for sure.
 
Cool! That looks like it! Thanks!
How common is it for the handles on these to be replaced? Is that something the original owner would have customized to make it more theirs?
 
watchart said:
Cool! That looks like it! Thanks!
How common is it for the handles on these to be replaced? Is that something the original owner would have customized to make it more theirs?
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Ive never seen one with a wooden handle so my guess would be that it's custom. judging by the look of the knife, it seems more then old enough for the leather washers to have degraded if not properly up kept and in need of a new handle.

personally Id clean that sucker up so the rust doesnt eat any more of the metal.
 
Doubt it was made by Kabar. Most likely Camillus or Ontario. The handle was replaced at one time. It would have had a stacked leather washer grip. Sheath is also incorrect.
 
Oh I don't think it's a Kabar. That's what my buddy had thought. I know less than nothing about these things - which is why I asked. :D
What would be the best way to get the rust off?
 
disassemble and soak in vinegar, or anything acidic. AVOID BASIC LIQUIDS it'll add rust vs remove it. let it soak in said acidic solution for a bit (I like over night for hefty jobs like this) and scrub with some 000/0000 steel wool or a greeen scrubbie from the kitchen. anything to take off the flaky layer. once cleaned. wash in soap and water. pat dry and coat it in some oil (mineral oil, ballistol, WD-40 anything like this) no food based oils which will eventually degrade
 
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