SRK SK 5 Is this rust?

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markons

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Hey guys,

I just got my SRK SK 5 yesterday and started piercing stuff to try it out lol in this craze I stabbed an old coke bottle in my backyard that seems to have been filled with some sort of old oil. I tried cleaning it afterward with water but it has these stains on it now. Since they look awful lot like rust, I thought I'd come here and check with you guys. Here's the photo.
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PS. I also used Gerber's fire starter with the knife. Not sure if that's important.
 
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I copied it from imgur and added it for ya.....
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looks more like stains to me. carbon steels do stain easily from acidic based plant cutting and other things.
 
It's some type of staining or oxidation which is pretty common with high carbon steel. It will go away with sharpening or stropping.
 
I use motor oil to clean my Carbon Knives, rust will appear on my blades almost instantly after they hit water. Its only surface/cosmetic if you keep a rust inhibitor on it when not in use. That is one of the reasons they invented stainless, but I have a few Carbon Knives along with the stainless. I love the patina on a Carbon V Knife if done well.
 
Dry-cell said:
Why would the Navy use carbon steel knives for SEAL Basic Underwater Demolition?
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From my understanding, they liked the carbon v srk just that much. It had a good price point, excellent performance, and they figured the epoxy bake would protect it
 
They lose, trade and give away stuff that is issued almost like disposable goods in some units. It is a good knife and not expensive as government purchases go. Rust and pitting? Wipe it off and when it gets bad get another one. :) Think how much more expensive their thermal imaging devices are, and their yearly ammo budget. A few knives a year for SOF units to issue out isn't all that big a deal.

Joe
 
I would use Flitz or something similar on a q tip for that edge. Get the stuff off before it pits the edge. Wash off the blade afterwards, dry then oil or wax ( my preference) the edge to seal it off. Whatever is still there will come off when you sharpen and in the mean time you stop the process.

Joe
 
Maybe get an "Tuf Cloth Marine" it dries hard so not oily, I have the non Marine version and it works well.
 
You shouldn't leave a Carbon steel blade in the sheath for long periods of time either, unless you stay on top of oiling the sucker. Keep it in a plastic container with desiccant packs, like you find in shoe and electronics boxes, they soak up any moister which remains inside the enclosed space. You can make a cardboard slip sheath of your own, which allows the metal to breath, you can keep the knife in that instead.
 
I recommend checking out these videos, if you haven't already.

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