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Johnnythefox Johnnythefox you've got hold of a very interesting commemorative piece with that French knife. Aluminium was something of a luxury item when it was made in the c19th, as a relatively new material. It's worn down somewhat as it's a soft metal and developed is own patina too. It was issued during the period 1891-4 when the French 3rd Republic 1870-1940 signed a number of significant military and economic treaties with Tsarist Russia as a counterbalance to the Central Powers (Austria-Hungary, Imperial Germany, Italy) . Later culminating in The Great War 1914-18.It may explain the images of weapons stamped on the knife's handles. A good find there, most unusual.
 
joeradza joeradza Alan, maybe since your Lag is all stainless it wouldn't do that? But several stainless bladed (with brass liners and organic scales) have blackened a good deal, yes it will wash off with soap and a good metal polish, might be the added salt? That's a very tidy and satisfying Lag too.
 
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Thanks Will. This one is a little beat up, but there’s a version in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art.
 
I found out the fun way that it's the steel constructed version with steel liners and bolsters

I was under the impression it was nickel silver but it was a rescaled model before I picked it up and the person used brass pins when he recovered it and that threw me and others off

But... now I know
Thinking of gun bluing the bolsters (not the blade) just to help combat the ridiculous Mississippi humidity
 
Rsmith_77 said:
I found out the fun way that it's the steel constructed version with steel liners and bolsters

I was under the impression it was nickel silver but it was a rescaled model before I picked it up and the person used brass pins when he recovered it and that threw me and others off

But... now I know
Thinking of gun bluing the bolsters (not the blade) just to help combat the ridiculous Mississippi humidity
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That could look really cool, especially when some of the high spots eventually start to wear a little
 
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