switching the blade

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Mizark Henry

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Ok. My brother just got home from Afghanistan after being deployed by the army. And he bought a knife for me. But the blade is quite worn.:( But the handle is made of a semi-precious stone and it seems to be in good shape. And I plan on keeping it for a long time, obviously, because it means something to me. I was wondering if I could switch out the blade myself. And if not, who could and how much would it cost? Also, I was wondering how I could clean it out because it seems like it has sand in it when I flip it out and has a gritty feeling. Thanks a lot for the help.
 
Well, the knife was hand made by people in Afghanistan. I could possibly get a pic on here. And there are no marks. Because it was not made in a factory I guess. The handle is 4 in. long, 1/2 in thick, and 1/2 in wide. The blade is about 3 3/4 in long and a little over 1/2 in wide. And like I said I could possibly get a picture.
 
Haha. I know of a store in the mall near me that specializes in knives and custom knives. I'll try to ask them if they can. Thanks anywayz.
 
Since this isn't a production knife, a new blade would have to be custom made and fit into the handle. I don't know who would be willing to do that but you should expect to pay a decent amount of money for something like that.

If I were you, I'd just try and clean out the knife and treasure it for what it is.

How is the handle/blade assembled? If you can take it apart then that would be the easiest way to clean it (assuming you know what you're doing). Otherwise, just use compressed air and WD-40 for cleaning it out and removing the sand. Then lube it up. I'm not sure of the materials used in your knife so make sure you don't use anything that will ruin it.
 
It' seems like it is like any other knife that flips out. I think that the handle was just hand made. It's nothing extraordinary. And I think that the stone on the outside of the knife on the handle is the only thing hand made. But yeah. I agree that I will treasure it for what it is. I want to make it look a little better b/c the blade is real scratched up. Probably b/c the Afghan people that used it before me used it like any other tool and didn't really treasure it. And can anyone suggest any site that shows how to sharpen it? I'm sure that everyone here knows how to do it. I just want to get it sharper. And I will try to get a picture of it on here tomorrow.
 
It's a war souvineer. It's a cool thing that your bro brought home for you. It shows that he was thinking of you while he was in the S__T so to speak. If you try to alter it, what you'll have is an inexpensively made (probably chinese or pakistani) knife abused (and perhaps adorned by) by an afgani and probably sharpened on a rock if it was ever sharpened at all (hence the scratches). If there is any justice, your brother took it off a dead terrorist who was unlucky enough to step in front of an American built M-16 or laser guided bomb.

It's also a great comparison of our cutlery versus theirs as compared to probably anything else in your collection if kept original.

It will be worth less when your Grandchildren sell it at auction if you alter it.

Besides that, a new blade would probably not improve it as a usable knife anyway as the lock and overall contruction would still be the same, but you would loose some of the charm that is intrinsic in the knife as it already is.

Just my opinion.
 
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