Who made my AK? and repair question

Heber, the two characters on the pix you provided are Devanagari for Himalayan Imports. Were there any characters/symbols on the other side near the bolster?

The repair experts should be along shortly with suggestions, but try a search in this forum for "repair" as well as the archives and you should get some good ideas on how to repair/refurbish this khukuri.

Good Luck,
 
Morning Heber, I can't help on the sheath but the general consensus around the cantina for cracked horn handles is super glue. I couldn't get your picture to come up on geocities so I don't know what material was used. For the rust, the first thing I recommend when doing serious work on the blade is to dull it enough so you won't cut your darn finger off by accident. Then depending on how severe the rust is some 320 or 400 grit wet or dry sandpaper will make quick work of the rust. Work the area with progessively finer wet or dry paper using WD 40 for wetting it, you'll get better results using the paper wet. Work up to 1000 grit or finer if you can find it. Then go to a polishing compound. I do my steel finishing differently than most of the forumites so I can't suggest a brand of polishing compound. At the auto supply store something for mag wheels should work. There will be lots more help shortly. Good Luck.
 
Why spend extra time prettying up a working blade? Give it a rub with a Scotch-brite pad every once in a while to keep the rust off, and let it dry before resheathing when possible.

The blade will just get more scratches as you use it. Let it age gracefully. It just gets better the more it learns.

Reminds me of mature women pasting on the makeup trying to look like teenagers. There's something to be said for mature women also.
 
Apothecary, There were no other makes on my AK, unless maybe the cho (did I spell that right?) is a mark. Here are some more pics http://www.geocities.com/wildmanh/knives/15_inch_AK/

I should have been more specifice with my last question. I was wondering what people thought about restoring the polish. I should have asked: What do people think about polishing a working knife?

Thanks everyone for the help.
 
That's an old model that was made before the kamis started marking them so we don't know who made it.

With some TLC it'll last 100 years.
 
Thanks for the info Uncle Bill. I'll start repairing it this week. Do you know how old it is?


Heber Ellsworth
 
:
Howard has the right idea.
Why polish a knife that you're just gonna go out and mark up
again?
You would be spending all your time polishing instead of working
it.
Use the Scoth-Brite like Howard suggests.
That's what a lot of us do.
But be careful when you're near the edge and push the Scotch-Brite away from the edge.
If it gets on the edge you will have to sharpen the knife again.
But if you work away from the edge it actually helps, done correctly, to help keep the edge sharp.
I learned that the hard way so I speak from experience.:)
And the blade will have a nice satin finish on it as well and is easily maintained.
But the blade appears to have a nice patina started on it. If it was me I would just get rid of the nicks that appear to be on the tip and sharpen it for use and then think about it before I did anything else to it.
It's a good lookin blade as it is.:)
 
Thanks for words of wisdom, Bro.

Heber, I think that knife is 2 or 3 years old. A customer tried to cut rocks with it with little success and returned it for replacement. The handle was okay when I got it back the the no humidity high desert got it.
 
Uncle Bill, thanks for the information.

BTW: How sharp do you think I can get the edge? The blade is 1/2" thick.


Heber Ellsworth
 
DANG!!! That seams really increadable to me. Such a BIG knife that sharp, Wow! I'll bet it would cut through pine really well. :)


Heber Ellsworth
 
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