Restoration of a 105-Year-Old Rusty Pocket Knife

[@ReXtorer]

Friends, if you liked the video, subscribe to the channel. I found this knife in a WW1 trench. On my second channel I publish a video of a search with a metal detector www.youtube.com/@ArtifactDigger

[@charlenegunter9231]

Pyĵĵ

[@asooshortsshow]

Can I use Your Videos For My Facebook Page I,ll Mention Your channel Link On Page and Giving You The credit of these videos

[@ryugujiken6936]

This knife looks so neat, I would've loved to have seen what it looked like brand new.

[@hcooC]

Have you heard of eBay? Plenty of great knives on there 🎉😂❤

[@pennyless4tea]

Earned my script. Well done.

[@katehirst6046]

I realise this is one restoration that didn't recover the knife's intended use but l think it's a thing of beauty as it is now. It is so interesting to be able to still see the damage and change that has happened to the knife. It reflects it's history in the way that a complete restoration actually loses in becoming 'like new' again.

[@totalgamer001]

Exacto

[@vinced1519]

Eh, beauty is subjective, I can see the art and skill in restoring something like this

[@BlueMorningStar]

Yeah, it reminded me a little bit of kintsugi, which is an old Japanese thing where they’d repair a broken piece of pottery with bright golden seams. The point is to actually show and celebrate the broken object’s history as opposed to trying to hide it.

[@Its_Gramm]

It’s “realize”

[@katehirst6046]

@@Its_Gramm realize is the common US spelling; realise is the common UK spelling. Both are grammatically acceptable spellings of the same verb.

[@79dogface]

Beautiful work. My grandfather passed away when I was eight years old. I got to help carry his casket, which I’m sure I was of no help but I was there with him. It was a military funeral I remember being so sad and so proud at the same time. Hours before the funeral we visited his body at the funeral home as a family. When no one was looking I slipped my most prized possession in one of the pockets of his brown corduroy suite jacket. It was a small folding pocket knife with what looked like pearl handles on it. Someday I’m hoping to see him in the next life where he will hand me back that pocket knife. I miss you grandpa.

[@nathanday2595]

Beautiful sentiment

[@ДмитрийШверник]

😭

[@NirvanaFan24]

Beautiful

[@fyodoroprichnikbasma]

Bury the warrior with the blade. Nice custom. Also, sincerely emotional. Cheers man. You grew up to be worthy of your ancestor. Be proud.

[@wizardofahhhs759]

He's probably using it right now to slay demons

[@LadyGwynhwfar]

I love seeing the restoration of almost time forgotten objects… amazing

[@Tbird_1984]

Love watching these. I just did an old timer pocket knife for a buddy. His dads knife that was laying in the bottom of a Jon boat for over a decade. Seeing the look on their face is always priceless

[@a7salem]

I think this is as much as it can be restored, I like his patience and determination

[@Manwecaen]

I'm not a restorer, but I like old things. And to watch a careful restoration of things like this, nestled in a perfekt made small video is pure joy for me. Thanks a million to share this.

[@annamariehewitt3173]

You did a fabulous job on restoring that knife...It is very beautiful in an abstract way....

[@-.Steven]

That was one Rusty, Crusty Knife! Lots of patience and skill; Kudos to you for your most excellent handy work!

[@deerslayer6419]

I could spend hours watching this stuff. I love it! Great job, with a basket case. Glad to see that I'm not the only one that attempts these kinda projects.

[@ronsiedavie2377]

I love seeing things rejuvenated. I can watch other people do it for hours.

[@To-The_Point]

Wisely left enough of it for another restoration you are genius hats off to you sir...

[@williamellrich5877]

This is a masterful restoration. I would have considered this piece too far gone. Good work.

[@biggusdickus5986]

It is

[@jen6373]

I did not expect you to be able to extract the blade from that pile of rust. I like the finished product. It looks like a piece of the moon!

[@cherokeepheonixttv625]

As a long time pocket knife admirer I appreciate this video because everybody saying it’s too far gone. You clearly showed that it wasn’t. This is the epitome of not giving up.🎉 and finding the worth below the grit

[@ksivres3357]

It’s just amazing how much effort and work you put into this

[@billtribble7197]

all the work & effort & you still don't have anything useful

[@AnilYIGITOGLU]

@@billtribble7197 guy rusted the thing and de-rusted the thing and restored it and im watching it here at 5 am still bored

[@biggusdickus5986]

Waste of time, for everyone involved I'm afraid.

[@YowzaBowzaWowza]

@@biggusdickus5986: Show us your videos.

[@Bob-ts2tu]

when i saw the first picture i thought no way would it ever look or open anything like it once did, but it just shows what perseverance and skill can do, and while you can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear, i think you have done as well as anyone to restore & show a piece of history, WD.

[@finnianheart]

thank you for truly restoring it and keeping the pitting! i see so many "restoration" channels that replace entire parts of things and its like 'cmon man you didnt restore it you made an entirely new one...'

[@shutterdug9935]

Keep the pitting? If the pitting was removed, there wouldn't be a knife left!

[@pahar6744]

Замечательная работа! Браво мастеру!

[@Kjeesle]

This is nothing short of an art form.

[@crystalheart9]

The video of you restoring that knife was well done and a joy to watch.💙

[@TheBadSpecialistOnTheRocks]

If that knife can get back into shape, you can recover from your breakup, trust me

[@janemurdock6988]

I said no way could you even get it apart. Boy, I was wrong. Nice job!!

[@RoninDosho]

I've been subscribed for a while now. This is remarkable work. Most people would not have attempted or have the skills to take on this project. I was amazed to see the outcome. This knife has taken on a new character. Well Done!

[@alexiaa2388]

what

[@edrader746]

@@alexiaa2388 lightbulb

[@teamaztecas763]

Its a fake.

[@Ninjaclap]

​@@teamaztecas763I remember a lot of these videos were fake but do you happened to remember how to tell they were real?

[@thomasleaidicker2667]

Not exactly returned to it's original appearance, but still great to see that after all these years a piece of history is no longer rotting away.

[@cyprus4000]

i love how you kept the pitting, not trying to fill it in. it keeps its personality that way.

[@rooty]

It looks like hammered pewter when they leave it like that lol

[@TimothyMatthews-u8j]

Never ever thought you would get it like that wow holy crap your good

[@admiraltrench6999]

You can tell this is a real restoration. This is what something actually looks like after being in the elements for years. Not like these other channels that throw some brown paint on something and chip the wood a little bit and then scrape it off to make a video of a “restoration”.

[@DocIdaho]

Nope. All knives back then had wood or bone scales on the handle… and those don’t rust.

[@bulltank8584]

HOLY SMOKES THAT WAS AN AMAZING JOB.. I CAN ONLY IMAGINE WHAT YOU HAVE STORED IN YOUR CLOSET... KEEP UP THE AWESOME WORK....

[@intivillarroel1642]

Wow beautiful work, congratulations!!!

[@ELMALESTAHECHO]

I'm pretty sure the person doing this takes this as a way of relaxing😊

[@shawnharris5682]

Great job bringing the knife back to as good as possible. I was with you right to when you showed how HORRIBLY pitted it was. At that point I would have bailed on the project and let the ground have the knife for another 105 years.

[@mariomurcia7509]

honestly he could have replaced the handle with a wood one, and maybe done some spot welds to fill in the larger gaps

[@ironman2326]

Same

[@scottlaux6934]

I am 65 so half the things I grew up with were as old as this. But, it was cool watching. The world I grew up in, things were made to last. Cheap disposable objects are now the norm.

[@reneecarter6702]

Looks like a Barlow with that blade ❤ it may be pitted, but it’s still a thing of beauty (I do love that you stopped this from being eaten up completely)

[@dennissporalsky7195]

By the way that's really cool from a rusty crusty guys point of view, thanks for helping people see a value in old things.

[@jeffcarroll1990shock]

A unique appearance and fully functional. Excellent work.

[@pacomerino4964]

Fully functional? Are you serious?

[@jeffcarroll1990shock]

@@pacomerino4964 yes I am serious.

[@alexiaa2388]

@@pacomerino4964 restoring this knife is like restoring a 80 year old grandpa. cant be done, these comments faken baffle me

[@briandeeley1599]

@@alexiaa2388 I know, its like I landed in Bizzaro world.

[@jackieweir]

Love your work. The further gone the better the restoration to me! Keep it up! ❤

[@andrewanagnostis7914]

😅

[@GOD_IS_MY_KING1]

These videos are to irritate and trigger everyone who thinks it's a waste of time. I love these vids

[@notsosilentmajority1]

These videos are always amazing but this one was really interesting. That was a heck of a lot of work. Congratulations, beautiful job.

[@yvonnedobiash2180]

This knife looks like it was handmade that in itself makes it a keeper very interesting.

[@ThunderStruck94660]

Its cool to realize that this was made by a human who is long dead.

[@skinsnation4404]

Nice! I’m big on pocket knives. I recently found my collection from the late 80s early 90s in my grandparents basement after they passed away. I still remembered nearly all of them after 30 plus years. Nice piece

[@michaelbini1103]

It sorta reminds me of a meteorite. Like it fell from space and landed as a folder😂 awesome work!

[@madog1178]

The fine art bring something back to life.😊

[@oohhhhh]

Worth it. May that knife last another hundred years. More! Wonderful work.

[@danielcovel6236]

Wow ….great restoration

[@billyjohnson2495]

Beautiful, now it's a work of art.

[@tavitovar]

😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

[@timschutte6924]

I would never even tried to restore something like this

[@shawnharris5682]

Looking at the knife pre-restoration, I was wondering how many different types of rust removal you’ll have to try.

[@OanhRustRestore]

This knife was restored so well, I wish I could join you in restoring this knife

[@mothertruckin31]

Can I ask how do we know it was underground for 105 years and how can you tell the age of these pieces you find? Love your channel btw.

[@davidkfreeman6107]

I don't believe he can tell that. He just probably guessed that it was based on the context surrounding the knife and where it was.

[@flypast9725]

In the description of the video he mentioned he found it in a ww1 trench, so he probably made an educated guess or did research to find out when fighting took place in the era he found it.

[@davidkfreeman6107]

@@flypast9725 yeah, that's probably true. I'll buy it. :)

[@algee4054]

​@@davidkfreeman6107 he put it in his super secret hyper rust machine is that what you want to hear?

[@davidkfreeman6107]

@@algee4054 LOL.. I knew it the Super rust 5000.. I've used that before. hahaha

[@Svinerem]

That looks like a obsidian knife almost ! Thanks for taking the time to finish too the every end! You should honestly make a website and sell everything you restore on it

[@vhostovich]

You know your craft being so many steps. Well designed video !!

[@TheSmartone81]

These things fascinate me! Who lost it? What is the story behind it? Who built it? I imagine that these people would smile when they saw the knife today.

[@jeffreyandreas7514]

Never dreamed that it would look good again, but it does! Nice job!

[@garyharrison6773]

This is what's called fine craftsmanship.

[@davidfrith8289]

So fedup with fake restorations, nice too see the real thing, well done!

[@wolen13_12]

Ur blind, that K nife is in no way 105!!!!!

[@davidfrith8289]

@@wolen13_12 i cant veryfy the age nor dose that matter to me, the restoration look very real, not fake rusting etc

[@wolen13_12]

@@davidfrith8289 tho the cleaning is real, please don't say it's over a hundred wen I know it's not.

[@SyncSprint]

@@wolen13_12if it’s steel it could be. Iron that thin won’t last even 50 years.

[@muttaqien1408]

This is fake

[@anthonysantiago1999]

Not overly restored. looks great!!

[@fabuvn]

I’m amazed by how this knife had survived 105 years to be made into a KZbin video

[@arragor_0013]

It's maker said: One time in a near future. This knife will be restore by someone on KZbin. You will see 😂

[@ReXtorer]

@T M I found it in a WW1 trench. The First World War ended in 1918. 2023 - 1918=105 years) On this channel I publish a video of a search with a metal detector www.youtube.com/@ArtifactDigger

[@jayman6905]

That's in very poor condition but good work restoring it, quite therapeutic

[@jayman6905]

​@T M sorry buddy I beg to differ. I literally bought a 100 year old pen knife from a car bootsale for 50p. Yes it was a little rusty but cleaned up easy enough, was a T Turner and Co Sheffield twin blade and in my opinion yellowed ivory or mother of pearl handle, also enscribed 'Cutlers to His Majesty the King' which was the dead give away that it was about a hundred years old because that's when we last had a king.

[@COWBOY_stream]

🤠😂😁🤣👍

[@rtisom]

Heroic, though bordering on quixotic. I would love to have this guy on my team.

[@cameron8253]

very nice end result. The pitting makes it look very unique and funky cool.

[@stuartmccloud307]

beautiful restoration there buddy, that is very impressive :)

[@mohammadnaved9468]

Hats off to your hard work and patience

[@Workerbee-zy5nx]

It has a vintage vibe. Good job. 🎉

[@andrewjordan71]

Too bad they can't restore our country back to when this knife was made. Good job. A piece of history.

[@ernaniborba28]

Ótimo trabalho ! Belo resultado !

[@vasnibran8732]

Liked your restoration! Way 2 go!

[@chuckbickford120]

All I can say is WOW. I can't imagine. Awesome 👍😎

[@stevejarvislocksmith9178]

Repairs on a bit of history nice 👍 worth all the hard work and patience

[@carrestore]

Beautiful Restoration 👍

[@kevingundelach8753]

I've seen Damascus. Steel But this is a whole different Beast. Altogether. I have to admit you might have created. A new art form by using rust to create a unique pattern kind of like a snowflake not to be duplicated . Thank you for the great video .

[@bigmikefrompa.3063]

Awesome job Brother! Loved the video! The things you find at 3am on KZbin ❤ You got new sub. I was looking to restore an old pocket knife I have and found your video! Great job bringing back an old relic 👍❤️

[@BASE_Automotive]

THANKS FOR KEEPING IT SO ORIGINAL ❤

[@KitchenPlatform]

The rust has run so deep over the years, Good job over all though.

[@lait3967]

Still looks pretty beat up, but the fact that you even managed to restore it at all (and get it in more or less working order again) is impeccable.

[@diyfireking]

Great restoration. 👍👍

[@CarlosAguilar-cu2ek]

Bellisssssssima nice work. Thi is old school pocket knife. Pachuco I love it

[@pinkandbluebloxplayers3320]

I'm a huge fan of restoration videos including your videos every time I see new videos I really go and watch it and also I love your channel and I hope to watch more and more of your videos

[@n.b.380]

So good to se that you didn't ruin the knife by "fixing" it and adding new parts. It's good as it is, being 100% original

[@St4r.-.]

my grandma looks older than this knife and she’s 60 💀💀

[@codydavis1520]

Your grandmother is kinda young tbh mine was nearly 100 when she died and my mom is 60 I'm 19 too so it's not because I'm old

[@akshayhunk143]

Wait for few years u will also look like her

[@Kingbreeze35]

This was so satisfying to watch. And that knife was beautiful.

[@alexvideosAR]

Salvaje restauración, quedo muy buena con ese toque animal print, tremendo trabajo FELICITACIONES

[@davidmccann9811]

I actually like it with that finish, it's different. 👍

[@HorseRaceHandicrapper]

Great job, to bring back a knife from a WW1 trench. The pits just remind me of bomb craters, so it's perfect.

[@madelyn5376]

The pitting is the most beautiful part💖

[@amandacmatta]

Esses vídeos me ajudam muito a acalmar a ansiedade, obrigada pelo trampo

[@aleffmoreira233]

Eu estou aqui pelo mesmo motivo kk ^^

[@CyberAlma01]

Arroz televisão maçã verde disponha;

[@aleffmoreira233]

@@CyberAlma01 ??????

[@Mister_Ess]

One thing's for sure you did your best with it. Judging by how it started, you couldn't get much better than that, but how it ended up.

[@olddog2361]

My old daddy said "you can't make chicken soup out of chicken sh**", But you certainly did a great job of saving what was left of an old relic. Good Job!

[@andrehooker3229]

Despite the age and condition you did a great job

[@Tiko13A]

Hello everyone from Armenia ✌🏼🇦🇲✌🏼

[@nicecoldzprod.4003]

Ахпер

[@Tiko13A]

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[@michaelschmidt9278]

Beautiful work. I really loved that pewter color after you cleaned it though....

[@GOD_IS_MY_KING1]

Love how people find a channel, just to give an opinion no one asked for or gives a damn about. @ReXtorer, you do you, bro.

[@Alpine_Joe]

When I saw the original condition I thought it would be impossible to turn it back into a desirable knife. Looks like I was right !

[@celestinemorningstar4851]

You are entitled to your incorrect opinion

[@Alpine_Joe]

@@celestinemorningstar4851 You've spelt 'subjective' wrong.

[@SevenTheJester]

​@@Alpine_Joe I absolutely love the response that you made to his objectively incorrect statement. Thank you for being one of the few remaining people who understands the difference between facts and opinions, as well as subjectivity vs. objectivity. We are becoming more and more rare.

[@SevenTheJester]

​​@@celestinemorningstar4851 I'm not sure if you knew this or not but an opinion, by definition, is subjective, which therefore means that it cannot be incorrect. An "incorrect opinion" is not a thing that exists. Like...at all. Ever. A statement can be correct or incorrect. An opinion cannot. If you can prove that something is incorrect, that means it's not an opinion. It's an incorrect statement of fact. In this case, the person who made the original comment didn't say that the knife couldn't be restored, he said that it couldn't be made into a desirable knife. The word "desirable" is entirely subjective, because what is desired is entirely dependent upon the values of each individual person. The things that I value highly and find desirable might seem unnecessary or stupid to someone else. Let me give you an example. "I think you're stupid" is an opinion. It implies that the speaker believes that the subject of their statement lacks sufficient knowledge or intelligence, in one area specifically, or overall as a whole. Meanwhile, the statement "Opinions cannot be incorrect because they are subjective, and rely entirely on perspective" is just a statement of fact. Because it can be proven, and is therefore impossible to refute, it's not an opinion. I hope this helps in the future. 👍😂

[@NeoLetsGo]

​@@SevenTheJesteryou're stupid. That is my opinion. I'm not wrong.

[@Ozarkwild]

I have a shoe box full of pocket knives dug from civil war trench lines and rifle pits. I may try this with a couple of them. Pretty cool

[@scottuk66]

Well done, I am torn between cleaning it up to prevent further decay and filling the pits to make it like new. I think it depends what it is

[@paulclark1953]

Love how it turned out buddy great work

[@alexv6365]

Чудова робота….успіхів

[@theknifedoctor]

Awesome!!

[@Swerrata63]

Боже,это очень красиво!

[@geneevans4699]

This felt like a stray muddy puppy getting a thorough bath. 🙂