Nice vintage 112

JD Mandrell

JD Mandrell

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I got this yesterday as a gift from a fellow forumite that picked it up as part of a trade and didn't want it, it's a 2 dot 5th version in 440C.

Needed a little TLC on the brass, but she's shiny now, and the lockup is rock solid!

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>Needed a little TLC on the brass, but she's shiny now, and the lockup is rock solid!<

Could you share what you used on the brass? I have several that need a little polishing up, and I don't really know what I should use.

Great looking knife by the way.
 
Plum,

I use plain old Brasso and it does a great job...then I've been using Brasso to shine things since my introduction to it at Fort Knox KY.
 
+1 on Brasso, that's what I use.

Pretty much any Wal-Mart or hardware store will have Brasso.
 
Bear, While browsing at a gun show I stumbled onto a 2 dot 112, just like yours only it was radiused. This made all the difference in the feel of the knife. This one feels good in my hand and my wife agreed it was a good job. I just almost started carrying it. The 3" 112 is a good size to carry in the city. No one gets nervous during deployment.So, I just look at it and toy w/ it.What ever happened to your 110 for a year project? Are we due an update? DM
 
Bear Claw Chris Lappe said:
Man what is it with the forum software double posting lately????
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:mad:...and loading slow as molasses in a snow storm for me lately too...:barf:

:cool:...BCCL you gave the year long 110 work out a try...no one can ever fault ya for fallin' off the wagon. Too many knives around to dedicate the year to only one...:D
 
Bear Claw,Thank you for just stating the truth.If you don't mind I'd like to help you save face. For I think you had the premise of a good knife experiment.I neither can say I stayed w/ one 110 for two years (I know you were talking one yr.). I came close but used others.110AG,103,Akonua..However, my wife did make it.I'll give it as she dictates.
She used a 110 Bucklite w/a drop pt. blade of 425steel exclusively for two years on everything daily with the exception of kitchen work.Hope that qualifies. On our farm that requires a lot of cutting of hay bale twine,feed sacks, sampling fruit for ripeness(we have a dozen fruit trees),weed cutting,cutting centipedes,pruning trees, rabbit parasite control(we have show rabbits)and cutting 5gal. bucket plastic and lots of cardboard and she let me use it on some of my deer field dressing. She said it cut everything to her great satisfaction with the exception of tree pruning. For that a serrated blade is needed. She was most impressed w/ the way it cut the heavy plastic on the 5gal. buckets while building rabbit houses. She ask me to sharpen it about once every 3wks..
Flat has a picture if he'd post it. Thank you.DM
 
Ft. Knox?

I've been using brasso since I was a little kid. I love the stuff, especially the smell. When I was in basic I used to polish the brass fire extinguishers for fun. The DI's loved it and it kept me out of the crap.
 
I use a product called Never Dull. It's great on any kind of metal, comes like treated cotton candy in a can. You just pull off a wad as big as you think you need, polish and wipe it off. Works great on brass or silver/nickel bolsters and blades.
 
About that Brasso : can it be harmful to the finish of the wood if it comes into contact with it? I've been hesitant to try it for that reason. The brass on my Ranger could sure use some cleaning up.

Jeff
 
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