Recommendation? WW2 Navy Electricians Knife

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Hi I am new to this forum and I am new to the maintenance of knives. I have been collecting knives since I have been 15 it has just been something that has always interested me. My grandfather came over a week or so ago and gave me a half dozen or so knives that he just had laying around the house. One of them actually came with the sheathe and the knife that the Navy Electricians would have used because it also has a second knife on it which doubles as a flat head screwdriver. So I was just wondering and hoping that I could get some information and help from you guys on what products to use to clean it up, if there is a certain kind of oil that works best? How I should go about cleaning it?
Any and all information will be helpful and appreciated. I will try and figure out how to post some pictures on here so that you can see the knife and see what kind of condition is in.
Thank you in advance for anyone that is willing to share their knowledge with me.

C. Rower
 
I am unfortunately not able to help you on this one, but I would assume someone here will be around shortly to help you. I would definitely suggest you add some pictures so we can see the shape of the knife.
 
I know this is going to sound stupid but I have tried for about an hour now to get a few pictures on here and I can’t figure out how to do that.
 
for the electrician's knife, Q-tips, paper towels and WD-40 to clean out the gunk. to remove stains on the blade, start with red Scotch-brite, and if that isn't enough green scotch-brite.
 
If you have compressed air then after soaking in WD40 use the compressed air to blow the gunk out of the pivot and liners until you get most of it out.

Inside the liners/springs you could fold up a sheet of fine sandpaper to take the corrosion off. Flush with the WD40.

The outside (back) of the liners/springs and bolster if you want to shine them up a buffing wheel on a Dremel with Flitz does a nice job. Or if the corrosion is off you could leave them as they are.
 
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You have a TL-29. Generally called an electrician's knife. It has a divot in the handle that allows one to index the screwdriver 'blade' & a spear point cutting blade. Several companies made them. Camillus and ... DM
 
Thank you for all the help!! And will begin working on this as soon as I get some Wd/40 lol
 
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