this old kabar..

[Buddiiee]

I have an old camillus ww2 marine corps fighting/utility knife here, that has the leather rotted away just under the handguard and right above the pommel.. is there any custom knife maker around that does repairs on these?

 

[Buddiiee]

noone?..............

 

[Jim L.]

I can't think of any one that would do this for you, but if you use the search option, I know you'll find an article/post or two going over how you could do the restore on your own. I do remember glancing at some of these.

 

[rebeltf]

I have an old camillus ww2 marine corps fighting/utility knife here, that has the leather rotted away just under the handguard and right above the pommel.. is there any custom knife maker around that does repairs on these?

So , all the leather needs to be replaced.
There are some folks on here who have done that , be patient and make another post asking just that , I think this is the forum where you would want to ask.
I am fairly adept at fixing and 'pimping' knives but not to the point where I am ready to work on a knife that is not mine.
To be honest what you want done does not sound very hard , really all you need is the materials, a sanding device and some time.

 

[Buddiiee]

sounds good.. i am very mechanically inclined, but have never done anything like this before.. all i really need is the top and bottom of the handle replaced.. i suppose i could do it.... i just dont want to ruin this thing, as it is a genuine ww2 piece. where do i get this handle leather from?

 

[flylock]

jantzsupply.com has leather spacers on their site.

 

[Buddiiee]

Well I got it all apart, and I ordered the leather from texasknife.com. We'll see how I fare.