Rusty WW2 MK1 Combat Knife Restored to Former Glory

I restore this rusty old military knife. This restoration presents some unique challenges, specifically reattaching the pommel
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[@Vault57]

This knife version is a U.S. Navy MK I made by Geneva Forge, not a MK II which were made by Union Cutlery under the Ka-bar name and by Camillus Knife Co.. My MK I is complete with the gray colored fiberglass sheath as opposed to the army olive green colored sheath. My knife belonged to an uncle of mine who served in the navy during WWII. Since naval personnel typically shoot at you with, say, a battleship, they had no great use for bayonets. Someone on Shore Patrol could still need a combat knife, and these filled that purpose. They also served for utility use such as for cutting line or rope. The leather would have been dry stacked, no glue. And the addition of the copper shim was unnecessary. The value of the knife was probably not enhanced by these additions. Plus the original handles included some colored layers, black, red, and white I think, on both ends. My handle is uni-colored after 80 plus years.

[@matthewdbranson]

Well done young man! Great resto, and much better video than the last combat knife you did. I thought you did a great, full resto here and I love the end result!

[@vinceianni4026]

Beautiful knife Beautiful restoration good job well done

[@peterschrank7373]

Great job vintage knife before and after restore

[@1954JDR]

Great job! My brother carried a knife like that when he flew missions as a naval aviator over Vietnam.

[@patanvalle9379]

great knife, very good job... greetings from Buenos Aires, Argentina

[@ivanstiles7030]

Nicely done.

[@aaronbeatty1153]

Awesome work

[@usa1012]

Your restoration videos are amazing and your dad jokes are golden

[@sirfatant]

Magic to watch

[@MASI_forging]

Great restoration as always 😃😃

[@JarrodBWild]

Nicely done ✅

[@JosesAlanis-pl1lr]

❤ Hermoso trabajo gracias por compartir

[@julienghanadan8311]

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[@rickreddekopp]

What was the blue koolaid you applied with the cotton swab?

[@StealthDonut1]

I'm not expert on KA-BAR's so please don't take my word as anything approaching Bible, but a video about KA-BAR'S I watched recently makes me think you may have something extra special here. The US Navy had it's own version that I guess sailors carried and this looks like one, possibly. First off I hollered at the screen when you straightened the guard. "Noooooo!". I'm sure you heard me all the way in Wisconsin lol....but the rest of it is just beautiful! I was surprised by the knife having an aluminum pommel (with a pewter support stud!) But Navy folks back in WW2 apparently customized blades for themselves AND Marines, so it's probably not uncommon to find some weirdly configured Kabar knives out in the wild. You found a gem and I am grateful that you restored it rather than let it rot and rust away. I doff my hat to you, sir!

[@StealthDonut1]

Also, DON'T STRAIGHTEN THE GUARD!. I said it and I'm not taking it back lol

[@1anthonybrowning]

Kabars are Mark 2 knives. This was a USN Mark 1 knife, a utility knife in WWII.

[@georgecampbell1453]

Nice job buddy, you gave that knife a new life. They don’t make them like that anymore.

[@jasonweeks6318]

the worksharp, I love that sharpener..

[@Patriot46426]

They have a newer version of it now

[@richardruiz3654]

Strong work!! ( as always) where did you get that set of big round punches?

[@samuelsiedschlag4486]

Nice job.

[@carrestore]

great knife

[@mikekeough2492]

Love your videos. You do fine work. Can you tell me where you got your blade sharpening jig tool ?

[@dreamSurfers5912]

Great watching from the UK liverpool

[@marekjemala7363]

There rust needs heat and oil multiple times, then u can štart thinking about some polish.

[@marcinoca]

Ficou top!

[@andreacadman4587]

Bad potato. Good knife. Awesome joke. Glad to see you back

[@BOEHHO89]

I would have left the grip alone with a natural finish .

[@H41FISCH]

I wish KZbin start banning videos of people making stuff without PPE

[@BigJim69107]

Nice video

[@mattdeveau1704]

What brand and where did you get the knife sharpener?

[@cookiemantv1411]

8:57 my brother in Crist put some gloves on

[@tomswindler64]

Nice 👍👍👍😎😎😎

[@BarryHope-bj5um]

My Dad's Kbar had those leather disks and they rotted off.

[@geraldstamour1312]

Dope AF results, Lost & Restored!

[@galinapatey9371]

Класс 👍👍👍😊

[@fokinwladimir376]

this type of knife was extra made of leed ... in war zone when your knife loosing handle you can fixed fast this problem without extra tools...

[@lawrenceforman6999]

WOW!!!! From terrible to amazing knife 🔪 You did superstitious job!!!! Best toolmaker in USA 🇺🇸 I’ve noticed USN. It’s standing for United States Navy (I hope I’m right) 😊

[@MisterGames]

I don't trust elevators... They always let you down.

[@user-di5wb8sq8o]

Hero you❤🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@modellbahnagenda]

👍👍👍

[@rhaegostheskydragon1760]

Could someone send a knife to you for restoration?

[@mauriceclark4870]

Never. The. Same. After. Bad. Rusting. !!!!!!!

[@sjgavenger37]

I liked it with the lighter color leather and not made it black. But that is just my opinion.

[@fredkillingsworth657]

Great job, plant the Potatoe.

[@user-dc8do7fo4u]

👍💪

[@Jmabitibi-t1983]

T'enlèves la marde qui a sur les vieilles choses pour en faire du neuf. 👍

[@Outdoorexplore1845]

Why would make the handle black🤦🏼🤦🏼🤦🏼🤦🏼🔥

[@MomoJRchalifoux]

❤️👍✌️

[@thomashudgins996]

Wish you had polished it.

[@j.l.emerson592]

You got a thumbs down as soon as you started gluing the leather disks for the handle. It's entirely obvious that you knew that the original leather disks were NOT glued. Sloppy, shoddy work. 👎

[@jorgevita2158]

The potato was rotten

[@user-nr3tv3ni4l]

Ich hätte es poliert sieht besser und hochwertiger aus

[@nickclaydon2488]

Nice restoration of this USN MK1 knife. Just glad you didn't polish the hell out of the blade.

[@alexshtein2487]

Удивительно топорная работа.Результат ужасный.

[@rogerpatrongonzalez5800]

👏👍👏👍👏👍👏👍👏👍👏👍👏👍🥃🥃🥃

[@user-gk3me1rk5z]

فري كود

[@bandplop6162]

US-Naivy

[@lordshaxen6734]

What a great click bait thumbnail

[@DeeegerD]

Don't leave pitting!!!

[@DeeegerD]

Ok, I just finished the video. Now that you have it half done, when is part 2?

[@TukikoTroy]

A little ignorance goes a long way to diminishing the value of an historical object. More research required before you attempt restoration in future. Nice refurbishment though.

[@sebastianjavier4655]

Now I remember why I stopped following you... horrible. What a way to ruin a relic...

[@monke2823]

You should have polished the leather