Picked up new to me Kershaw 1050

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Finally decided to buy the 1050 and got it at an even better price then quoted. It has some scratches on blade and a few knicks on the bolster's but the sheath is excellent and correct for the knife.





 
Congratulations on your beautiful lock back. One that is on my to do list. So Pete Kershaw left Gerber and started Kershaw Knives in 1974 locating 1. Lake Oswego (per KershawGuy THKS) 2. Wilsonville 3. Tualatin (current location). I didn't know about Lake Oswego... Where does that fit into the time line I wonder?
 
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I wonder if I use a buffing wheel with rouge it would help with the scratches, or send it to kershaw for a polish and sharpening? I can't figure out how the scratched the steel like that unless it was a file or something.
 
oregon said:
Congratulations on your beautiful lock back. One that is on my to do list. So Pete Kershaw left Gerber and started Kershaw Knives in 1974 locating 1. Portland 2. Wilsonville 3. Tualatin (current location). I didn't know about Lake Oswego... Where does that fit into the time line I wonder?
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Lake Oswego was first, there was no Portland.
 
So it's an early production sheath or does the knife and sheath still fall into the 82-89 time frame? For a knife and sheath 26 to 33 years old they are in great shape and the knife still locks open and closes with authority, no blade play at all.
 
PCL said:
I wonder if I use a buffing wheel with rouge it would help with the scratches, or send it to kershaw for a polish and sharpening? I can't figure out how the scratched the steel like that unless it was a file or something.
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If the scratches are such that they can be sanded out with 600-400 grit sandpaper then it can be brought back to
near mirror with black compound and a sisal wheel. If deeper I'd send it in.
 
The blade is pretty thick anyone know the edge bevel ? I think at least 25 but it may be thirty.
 
Went with 25 on the lansky, shaving hair now and 320 to 400 w/d sand paper has reduced scratch lines considerably. Need to pick up some 600 to 800 then start the polishing, but the satin finish doesn't look bad either.
 
Changed bevel angle to 30 which from my loupe seems to be the original angle, i also contacted kershaw and they don't remove scratches but would happily re-sharpen the knife, nice people.
 
Redoing the mirror polish on the blade is a lot of work I tried it on an old beat up Kershaw 1993 and gave up after a few hours of hand sanding. I went with a brushed/satin finish using 3m Scothbrite pads and It came out pretty good considering how bad the blade was when I started The micarta/brass handles on the other hand are very easy to bring back to like new condition using some wet/dry sandpaper and metal polish. That old 1050 should make for a fun little restoration project!
 
One of my all time favourite knives.

I was driving with my brother in a huge snowstorm between Pittsburgh and Atlanta in 1981 when we saw a car spin out and hit the guard rail. We stopped and saw that the plastic bumper of his car was caught up in the wheel arch and he could not turn the wheel. I had my trusty 1050 on my belt, I grabbed it and cut the plastic bumper right off that car. That knife is awesome.

Years later I gave that very knife to a family member in the military who was heading of to the border war here in South Africa. It looked after him well and he still has it.

I subsequently purchased two really nice replacements. A good condition user and a mint in box unused example for the collection.

Enjoy your new/old purchase:)
 
From the info I have read from other threads yes Hattori did the design.
 
Those are great knives. Here is one of the two I have.

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And in case you're interested, here is a promotional piece Kershaw did when they came out.

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Changed bevel angle to 30 which from my loupe seems to be the original angle, i also contacted kershaw and they don't remove scratches but would happily re-sharpen the knife, nice people.
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With the state of the USPS being what it is today and the scarcity of the 1050, I wouldn't send that knife anywhere. I'd do the best I could myself to polish the blade out. FYI, I sharpen my user at approximately 25º .
 
I looked at the edge after 25 and it looked like a micro bevel under the loupe that's why I changed to 30 and it followed the original bevel, it still shaves hair as well at 30. The luck for me is the guy I buy alot of knives from is a gold and silver dealer and people trade and sell him different things all the time, we went to high school together and he sold me the knife at 10% of original msrp.
 
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