Rescued Knives: Traditional, of course

I am getting addicted to restoring old traditionals. Here are a few I have fixed up. Also not good at getting before photos. Most come from flea markets and pawn shops. Long as the blade is all there it can probably be brought back. No telling how many case knives I have seen sharpened to splinters :confused:.

Old Timer (this one was rusted shut)


40's era Queen


Colonial Mountain Guide and Craftsman Scout pattern


Case mini Stockman
 
My first Buck: Before pictures are the sellers posted ones. It's a Buck 112 Two Dot. Someone thought that they where an artist. I did think about leaving the Buck that was etched into the back bottom bolters. Then I thought to nope it's got to go.





Now for the cleaned up ones. Thanks to EdBeau for the help on this once Ugly Duckling.





 
These folders were in various states of disrepair.
The Old Timer merely needed an edge reprofiling and sharpening. Someone had taken a Dremel to the edge at some point and had done some terrible damage.
The Barlow was covered in rust with the brass liners quite green. It could only be opened with a pair of pliers. There was a large chip in the main blade.. Elbow grease, flushing of the action and some steel wool brought it to where it was now. Some beautiful character in the steel I think.
The electricians's knife is an old Klein. Great wooden scales, a blade with lots of life under a generous coating of some sort of paint or caulking or something.
The fixed blade is an old Truline #15 made in Soligen Germany. By far it has been the most work. The edge used and abused and resharpening on a grinding wheel. The old stag handle loose and able to spin on the tang. I re ground the bevels on the blade and cleaned the aluminum and brass bits with scotchbrite. Cut and stacked the leather and antler washers for the handle, make a handle press, glued and assembled, then shaped and sand the knife. It will make a very nice woos blade now.
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I am always working on old knives to freshen them up some. It gives me GREAT pleasure and is one of the reasons that I stay interested in knife collecting. ;):)

An old straight line Russell that I cleaned up and corrected some tip and blade sharpening issues. Sanded the bone smooth and polished the bone by hand. The blades have strong snap and crisp swedges. :)
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Before:
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Unfortunality I don't have any before pictures, but this 1990 Boker Congress cleaned up nicely for me. I rescued it from an knick knack store while on vacation last summer.
 
Thanks everyone for the pics and comments. Some great saves so far!! Its giving me some ideas of what I might be able to do with knives I hadn't considered were salvageable. That Buck 112 is an EPIC rescue.
 
Not sure how I missed this thread until now. I love to pick up old traditionals and bring them back from the dead. Usually end up giving them away as birthday gifts and such. Here are a few.





 
I picked this up earlier this year. It's a Camillus 886 unfinished from the factory. After I won it off of the Bay I picked up a set of scale blanks to finish the scales. Before I got started EdBeau found a set of Camillus 886 (Santa Fe) scales from someone had listed them as Buck 112 scales. So than begun the grinding the pins down on the bolsters.


 
GASOUTHERNBOY said:
My first Buck: Before pictures are the sellers posted ones. It's a Buck 112 Two Dot. Someone thought that they where an artist. I did think about leaving the Buck that was etched into the back bottom bolters. Then I thought to nope it's got to go.

Now for the cleaned up ones. Thanks to EdBeau for the help on this once Ugly Duckling.
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Wow, great job on that!
 
Schrade SC505 1982 print of 3 ducks flying. It had tar on the main blade both front & back. I had to soak it with WD-40 and rub it off. Sadly the Schrade Scrimshaw printed onto the blade came off.



 
Holy Jamie....you've been putting the shop tools to work on more than just the hot rods! Nice work!!
 
Managed to find this while Christmas shopping. It was in an antique store within the mall. I was on my way out of the door when it caught my eye. I thought oh a small display case I could place my knives in. Turns out that what it was for to begin with. So I've got to complete the case. I looked up GESCO Cutlery Company & found that they are in Orange Park, FL. From what I've found they sell knives made in China. To bad it didn't turn out to be a Schrade, Case or Buck display. However, I'm happy with it & it's staying a knife display case.

 
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