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newshooter04

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i have a fixed bladed knife with the name hh or rh then pal in a circle then the number36 . it has a bout a 5 or 6 inch blade with stacked leather handles and a metal round end on top. it has a blood grove ina fairly wide blade with a oval shaped guard.
it is shaped some what like a kabar. it is in good condition , a patina on the blade and the stacked leather is some what loose. it holds a excellent edge. any help would be apprecated.
david
 
Sounds like a Pal Blade company hunter assembled from leftover Remington parts after Pal bought Remingtons knife machinery and parts just before World War II. I have a picture of a Remington RH 36 in a knife book I have, "American Premium Guide to Knives and Razors". Value is given at $150 in very good condition, if that answers any questions for you. The photo is of a bowie style hunter with a stacked leather handle, 6-1/4'' blade, 10-1/2'' overall length. By the way, I knows u from 'nuther forum, gez who I iz?:D
 
howdy phil , small world , i just found this place and they got some right nice knives here. after guns i love knives.
i got this ole knife and i use it more then most i got. what u discribe sounds like mine..i wish it was cleaned up , it is a sound knife.
david
 
Sounds like one of the old pal knives made from remington parts when they bought out remington many years ago. They can commend a fair price, if it is in good shape (depending on model number, etc.).

Do you have a pic?
 
To tighten the stacked leather handle, try this. Works very well if it's not too loose.

1. Fill a coffee can or some such container with linseed oil. Make sure the container is tall enough to fit the entire length of the handle.
2. Drop the knife into the container, handle first.
3. Let it soak over night in the oil, so that the leather absorbs as much as it can.
4. Take it out, wipe it off. You may want to hang it up to dry (hang it over the can so the drips fall back in).
5. After the excess oil has dripped off/soaked in/dried, check the handle for tightness. If it's still a little loose, repeat steps 2 through 4.

The oil should not only help to make the leather washers swell a little bit (and therefore tighten up), but it will condition and protect the leather, making it essentially waterproof.

...and, I think linseed oil smells good, like baseball gloves, saddles, and hunting gear. :D

Hope this helps!
Welcome to bladeforums.
Alex.
 
Dipping it in hot (melted) wax will also work (and will tighten the handle up, if it is not too loose to begin with).
 
the knife has a deep patina on the blade and i have sharpened it to use hunting. i really like the blade size and shape and it takes a great edge. i tightened the handle by wrapping thin copper wire down between some of the washers. it works well.
i have a sheath but the stitching is out some what so i made a rough one .
if it has some value as a collector id trade it for a marble or a knife with a simular blade type . i may be able to post some pictures later. the knife should clean up well and it has not been abused .
david
 
newshooter,

I have the same knife... I got on eBay a few years ago ($36 at estate auction) and it definitely has seen some service in the past. overall in good shape, but some of the coating on the leather handle is chipping off. blade is in good shape after I sharpened some nicks out of itstill mostly silver. I got some pics at the house, so I will try and post tonight... if I remember :)

it is probably the oldest knife I own. you can see this link for more history, but what the others say is close to perfect :)

http://www.grunt.com/scuttlebutt/corps-stories/ww2/wwIIknives.asp

http://home.tiscali.be/het.vaandel/US_MILITARY_7_WWII_KNIVES_ARMY_PAL_RH_36_6.htm
 
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