Restoring a WWII Camillus "scout" knife - USA badged.

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Kamp_King

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It's for my older brother and his D Day uniform he put together.
He got his grail 30 carbine a few months ago.
He has every part but one.
The "jack knife".
Now he'll have it!
I picked up 2 practically ruined ones and will make a completely restored one.

The two knives. Will restore the lighter colored one, it requires less parts.
The darker one, the other scale is shattered.
The lighter one is a RARE brass liner Camillus.

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Busted apart.
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Fitting together, after reaming all the pin holes.
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Can you give some detail on how you got that apart? I found my Grandfather's Boy Scout knife and it really needs to be taken down and cleaned like you are doing. I will have to check the maker on it but it looks very similar to these you have posted.
 
I bust them apart with a blade.
I cut the pins and knock them out
I clamp a blade in a vise and tap the knife down on it between the main blade and center liner.
Then I break the spring pin and fan the knife.
Then the pins are punched out.
 
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