Rusty WW2 Pocket Knife - British Royal Navy Restoration

[@garywimer2071]

I like old things especially when they are brought back to look new again. Thanks for a great job!!!

[@chrissharp5073]

Great restoration. I was issued one when I joined the Royal Navy in 1970 and still use it today, it's a very handy tool to have at hand. Thanks for sharing.

[@johntatman7477]

I have an almost identical pocket knife from 1940 that belonged to my Grand Father who was in the RAF. The thing most people might not realise is the sheer amount of wear on the knife blade. Factory fresh the blade was straight, that curve is from decades of sharpening and use.

[@zoiders]

It's highly possible it came with the curved blade as it was issued to air dispatchers. The later air crew knife has a similar blade. If you look that blade has an even bevel all along its edge so it left the factory like that.

[@thelyingscotsman7993]

@@zoiders yes I have one and the blades are curved.

[@zoiders]

@@thelyingscotsman7993 There is a straight bladed version. This just isnt one of them, it was issued with both blades - trade dependent. My grandfather passed on RAF clasp knife with the marlin spike and it was straight. He wasn't a loadie or working with parachute static lines though he was an air gunner.

[@raeannuria5691]

Your attention to detail is incredible!! Love your craftsmanship!

[@michaelreeves8164]

Very nice restoration. When I was a kid in the UK back in the 50's it was every schoolboys dream to own a "Jack Knife". To my knowledge the knife was never used for felonious activities, just for bragging rights. The marlin spike was also know as an implement for getting stones or mud from horses hooves. Not much use to me in London. Excellent video.

[@jamesu1540]

I was given one of these by an elderly relative. Still got it in nice working order

[@vonHannersdorf]

Wow... Just imagine the world, where knifes aren't banned in the UK... Sweet old times.

[@davidives7997]

Pick stones from car tyres..

[@corymalik1324]

Have one from my time as a boatswains mate in the navy. Marlinspike rigging knife mine was built by kabar known for their US Marine fighting knife.

[@jakedee4117]

Of course ! I know the old term Jack Knife but didn't realize that it was related to a sailor's knife.

[@lindawallace6750]

BEAUTIFUL !

[@tacit46mikhail]

Браво ! Это не только нож,но и маленький памятник золотым рукам Мастера-реставратора !...

[@robertvien5693]

My french/brittish stepfather gave me a rigging knife when I was about 7. Very similar. I'm almost 60. Great job

[@outlawflyer7868]

Man, that just brought back memories. I remember my grandpa had one of these knives in his toolbox. Never knew what that poky thingy was used for till now.

[@cynthiacooper8288]

My Dad had a small black knife that he used throughout the years. He used it for trimming his nails and cleaning out his pipe. The knife may have been during WW1, if not, I’m sure it was in the 50s and 60s. I would love to see a WW1 knife. You restored this one beautifully!

[@evilgenius396]

Is it possible to see it?

[@scroungasworkshop4663]

I’m so glad you kept the plastic cover. So many others would have thrown it away and used something else. There’s a fair chance this was used during the war being 1942. Great work. Cheers Stuart 🇦🇺

[@the_once-and-future_king.]

Looking at the blade and marlin pivots, it looks more like a 1943. Prior to that model they tended to just have the pins rather than pin & washer.

[@stick9648]

Or they'd use baking soda and super glue to repair .

[@scroungasworkshop4663]

@@stick9648 👍

[@markknott9011]

Again another beautiful restoration well done fella,I have my grandfather's knife he had in the war and still use it today.

[@georgebrown8312]

Very good job you did on the old pocket knife. It looks like new, and you sharpened the blades. Great work.

[@dixonqwerty]

Looks really great. Good job!! The blueing made it look fantastic.

[@Shorty_Lickens]

For those who dont know: thats called a marlinspike, and truthfully you dont use it very often in the Navy. HOWEVER, when you do use one its always better to have a fixed marlinspike instead of a folding one. You'll actually use a wooden fid more often but fids look stupid being carried around so we generally leave those in a tool box and carry a marlinspike cuz it looks cooler.

[@brucemillar3015]

Nails for the rivets: cool!

[@VikingoCelta]

Estupendo. Saludos de un Uruguayo 🇺🇾 en Chile 🇨🇱 ⚔️🔥⚔️

[@kiltworm]

I love hawk billed knives. Super practical

[@vonHannersdorf]

Very nice restoration! Beautiful knife.. 👍🏻

[@Pro_Vs_Con]

Glad you showed what that horn was for! I couldn't wrap my head around why or how that was needed! Now I know!

[@sebastianrossi8813]

Excelente trabajo!!!

[@minimoog4236]

Wow, I had the almost identical knife - only it had a straight blade. Nice job.

[@antikaplanet2970]

Great work brother

[@kevinbarrett9615]

So cool to see the date and arrow !

[@radamspse]

great video, it would be good to do a short video of the making of your wood vise.

[@noordcop1]

I got exactly the same knife in 1978 when I joined The Royal Netherlands Marine Corps. Still got it.....

[@EEsmalls]

I was confused on what the poker was for, thank you for showing us!! Such a cool little piece for restoration 💙

[@miked1765]

Nice job

[@RestorationAustralia]

Well done, I had one knife like this in my collection, very heavy and sturdy.

[@caroleast9636]

That workbench has seen a lot of service

[@marcuscicero9587]

love it. great job breathing new life into this old tool

[@TheRestorer]

Who knows how he does it?😮That's amazing, isn't it?👍

[@Bicycle_tv]

Nice👍

[@jskjsk3986]

Nice job! You really nailed it!

[@la_old_salt2241]

Nicely done.

[@jt9498]

Very nice restoration of an iconic navy pocket knife. Job well done! :) That spike, known as a marlin spike, is used primarily to separate strands of rope when splicing....not just to undo knots! Just thought you'd like to know. :)

[@douglasmasi3491]

Just about to ask what that spike was. Thank you

[@diannelogsdon6107]

I’ve also heard it referred to as a fid or fib. Is that correct?

[@a0cdhd]

It was also used in the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) and probably in a few other navies based on the Royal Navy as well. In the RAN it was issued to lower deck seamen and was known as a "Pusser's Dirk.

[@Frodillicus1]

​@@diannelogsdon6107 a fid is a different nautical tool, similar shape but hollow, to allow the movement of another strand of cord through the hole made. A marlin spike is just a solid spike

[@genoedcknifecollecter1538]

I'd be so proud to own this. Wish I had a momento from my grampa who served like this

[@MGower4465]

I had a very nice, very heavy "Swiss Army Knife" in college. I wore it daily in a pouch on my belt. My professors did not freak out, most didn't even notice it..my Calculus professor asked to look at it, and admonished me for having a dull blade. I got credit for taking a rifle marksmanship class, firing real rifles. On a gun range right there on campus. Guns and knives...and nobody blinked. Now we have kids suspended from school for eating a pop-tart into a "gunlike shape".

[@vinceianni4026]

Beautiful knife beautiful restoration good job well done

[@peterrowlands6406]

What amazes me is how people are able to get items to look so old,😱

[@Lamenter40K]

Yeah no kidding, this video is so fake it's not funny.

[@tonynapoli5549]

Thanks for sharing A new lease of life 👌

[@badxerge]

I love how even the plastic has some of that fake rust.

[@borysleiton6526]

Nice.

[@kerryburns6041]

I have the same knife, made by Richards of Sheffield, and I´m now going to have to clean and sharpen it !

[@WidleyWesident]

Nice knife but was surprised when you blued the spike, blade and opener. The knives of this type I played with as a kid were always shiny. I’ve just bought a new one : a company in Sheffield still makes them and they’re better than they ever were.

[@Reidy493]

Any help for someone who is starting out. I’m looking for a new hobby and this really interests me. Any chance of a list of tools you use the most? Thanks

[@amazingskills2875]

Amazing good Restoration man

[@brucemillar3015]

Overall, fairly decent restoration job.

[@genogeno6643]

As far as I know this is an army issue. The Naval issue lacked a can opener. It was not needed being on a ship (There was a galley). My Dad had the Naval version WW2. Nice Job.

[@lucianlauriejr7365]

Sounds like your next restoration needs to be that wire wheel. Beautiful restoration of an iconic tool.

[@Adriano_Pereira_]

i love it

[@soggz4246]

Nice. I have one of these knives from an old relative. He was one of the Queens horsemen in the Guards. He is featured on black and white footage of her carnation, apparently.

[@paulorth2251]

Now that is a true throwback. Thanks for sharing. 👍😁🇨🇱🎂

[@MichaelAChang]

What is the purpose of bluing the steel? Is it to prevent corrosion?

[@hoperestoration5595]

wonderful restoration dear

[@max8286]

your "third hand" fixatation clamp is a cool thing...

[@Leonkowo]

Awesome job! 👌

[@steve.b.23]

I have the knife that my late grandfather was issued with when he joined the Royal Navy in 1942. Very similar design to this, but it only has the blade and the marlinspike. It's currently wrapped in an oily rag on my bench. I plan on sharpening* my restoration skills on some of the more basic tools that I inherited before moving on to the knife. *pun most definitely intended! : )

[@Duckwithblueandredhat]

No

[@steve.b.23]

@@Duckwithblueandredhat Yes

[@Duckwithblueandredhat]

@@steve.b.23 That's a good point have a good day

[@bobjoncas2814]

...lookin' good, nice job,,,keep safe

[@josegustavopena3844]

Hi, what a high quality job!!!

[@marklammas2465]

Well restored! Unlike mine, your lambsfoot blade doesn't have flat feet! Mine also has the marlin spike.

[@Pavia1525]

How did you get the knife to “age” so quickly?

[@williamburdon6993]

Awe4some work!

[@gregwilliams386]

Marlin spike and can opener look good, But the blade is only about 1/3rd of it's original size. I'll continue watching.

[@robbaxter888]

I have two of these knives, one dated 1943 (the same just by Richards) & another 1950 (by ABL, still to the same design). The metalwork should be 'bright' rather than blued but, otherwise, good job on restoring this!

[@РешетовВладимир]

Вот это нож!!!! А работа какая!!!!! МОЛОДЕЦ!!!! Хотел бы я такой аппарат для себя иметь.... Просто сказка...

[@ОлегПетров-р3ж]

Это армейский нож сапёра.

[@Dimaxsimus]

@@ОлегПетров-р3ж Извиняюсь, нет, это не нож сапера. Это так называемый боцманский нож, даже в названии - British Royal Navy - британский королевский флот. А клык как раз для узлов при плетении матов и др. работ. У нас есть аналогичные ножи времен СССР.

[@ОлегПетров-р3ж]

@@Dimaxsimus извините но очень похож. Я даже и не подумал, что это свайка.

[@bluetoad2001]

nice save.

[@restaurandocoisasvelhas]

excellent video. Thank you my friend.

[@HkOutdoorRelax]

Nice work 👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@RESTORATIONOFSCRAPMETAL]

Greetings buddy, cool project, such a small knife and so many small details :) excellent restoration and beautiful result 👍👍👍

[@bobobobbledoo482]

What did you soak the knife in to get it into that poor shape so you could restore it?

[@joannebalzano5212]

Do you sell what you repair? Is there a for sale website?

[@Timoteo53575]

You need to change the gear ratio on the Hamster cage. Needs fewer RPM but more torque. Thank you.

[@Daryl_dixon2024]

Nice job ❤👌

[@StealthDonut1]

Quick question. Out of curiosity is the outer part, the grips, made of Bakelite or metal? I had noticed that you had used epoxy and that made me interested! Lovely restoration!!

[@SNATCHYDBS]

If memory serves right i think these were in service in ww1 "... I had a very nice one that once belonged to my fathers father ... Alas i no longer have it shame really was a very handy tool. Nice work sirvery nice result.. 🇬🇧👍

[@youravantgarde]

Where do you find all this stuff to restore? I would love to try it.

[@richardschneider4775]

The marlin spike was used in rope making splice. Especiallys to raise a part of the rope to weave another into it making a seamless loop.

[@Troublemaker1022-r9c]

You showed the marlin spike. Younger people may have liked to see how the can opener was used. A lot of them have probably never seen one that didn't have the rotary handle. Or automatic electric for that matter.

[@Khabirov88]

It opens it like cutting into a cake.. super useful knife indeed

[@one-WildCard]

after the blueing what did you put the parts in, that looks like light oil? thanks btw. :)

[@vaughanellis7866]

This was also issued to Sappers in the Royal Engineers as they did a lot of rope work - every kind of splicing in the book - everything looks in reasonable nick for its age, but the blade looks as though its been brutalised on a bench grinder, I had one left to me by my Father, which I have now passed on to my nephew, it was a 1953 vintage with everything in pristine nick.

[@PBUCKY1969]

I don’t know what you’ve put on it to make it look rusty it’s not even seized!

[@carving_knives]

What is the name of that clamp you used to hold the blade, please.

[@user-nd3lx1zg9t]

That grinder has a serious torque deficiency.

[@andrewclarkehomeimprovement]

I have the very same knife. It was my grandfather's.

[@noonsight2010]

The knife was also army issue. It is a 1938 pattern and was issued into the 1950s at least, although my father never had one despite serving in the Korean War.

[@myrestorations]

Wow new video 👏👏👏🤝👏🤝👏🤝

[@akilaleksander]

Стильный ножик!

[@tristanbarnett6271]

Awesome job man love your videos and you restored a nice piece of military history it can now be shown to Future Generations awesome job and I love the fact that you took it completely apart which is the best way to restore it in my opinion and I love the fact that you fixed the original handles awesome job man

[@brucemillar3015]

I have one of those (Canadian Navy), The most amazing rigger's knife. Can and bottle opener too. The marlin spike is superior.

[@LWP_LoneWoLF]

Спасибо за видео! Очень интересно

[@jimmymeetsworld464]

There is no way that I could sit in a dentist's chair and listen to this entire video!

[@johnhobson9165]

My father, a former RN officer, had one of those. (Starts singing "Heart of Oak".)

[@zipshed]

Turned out looking great! How do you like the liquid Super Blue? Do you find it much more protective than just the bare steel??

[@techtrash221]

where do you get these rusted knives?

[@GregAlanEdwardsEmmanuelRidge]

It should be named "Black Beauty "!

[@bobp6742]

I have my granddad's knife (he was one of those who managed to escape from Dunkirk) almost identical to this but a straight blade and a flat bit on the side of the body, which I'm sure he said was for his ID number but I was only 8 when he gave it to me so I might be wrong and the numbers have worn off now, I found it rooting around in his garden shed he had stored it in a can of grease for years, said I might as well have it as he had no use for it anymore. I asked him what the spike was for and he laughed saying it was for getting boy scouts out of horses shoes.

[@johnklockyer]

These clasp knives were issued to all branches of the UK military. I have my fathers.

[@robertryden8036]

I had a knife like this in the U.S. Navy. Somehow I lost the Marlin Spike. It was made by Schrade knife .

[@stegosteg5247]

Beaver Horseradish is the best!