Good to see an old service knife back in service.

Very nice restoration. The blade was in sad shape. Looks and works terrific now. Well done. I did like the history part at the end. Dave.

A beautiful knife. I have a few, a nice piece of wartime history which remained in use by lots of people after their service! If only these things could speak! You can't beat Richards, some of the knives they produced are really beautiful. They also made plenty of low cost but high quality small knives to suit a working man's budget! I particularly enjoyed this video, I am glad you didn't take it too far, it is wonderfully preserved now! They made multiple sizes of that model!

Sheffield born and raised here. One of my uncle's worked at Richardsons and all my family worked in the steel, knife and cutlery industry that dominated the city. The centre of steel production in the UK, stainless steel was invented here and it was renowned for all forms of knife production. Sheffield United football team are called 'The Blades'. The hockey team are called 'The Steelers'. In the 21st century we are now a centre for Carbon Fibre production (McLaren, Boeing) and special steels for the military and industry. Thanks for a great video.

Very nice restoration. I would have been baffled about how to repair some of the wear. Glad you saved the info at the base of the can opener. I always like it when a tools provenance can be preserved. Your history also gives useful context. Always a good day when a Magdad video loads. Thanks

Yesterday I ordered a Taylor Sheffield Witness WW2,2 blade, army knife(main blade and the cane opener) and a Belgium A.B.L 1951 knife. Both in a very good condition. The Belgium one looks really similar to the the British one you showed on the video. . Thank you for the video and the info about the Richard's knives! The knife at the end of the video looks amaaaaaazing!!!

Excellent restoration as usual. Your verbiage telling us the different grits and steps etc.that you take is a great teaching tool for anyone who wants to learn. Also the tool history is always very interesting. 👍👍

Absolutely awesome job my dad And wonderfully narrated as well thanks for the mention mate :-)

Nice restoration with commentary

The finish looks just right ..Clean & polished .but not over done ..Looks original now with some normal wear ...I believe on an older knife it just looks the best when it still looks old

Very nice job. I really liked the "history lesson" too, I would've never guessed Richardson originated from Germany so shortly before the war. Thank you!

It was rough, but turned out awesome! I like the old pocket knives.

I never knew such knives existed! Great job on that restoration. Looks almost brand new!

When it comes to sanding and polishing, you have the patience of a saint. It turned out really nice.

I found 3 of those in a flea market in a Germans carpenters ventage tool box.Waiting on NAM British museum for acceptance we are excited about it.

Nice job and still has veteran character.

Used but not overly abused, it's a joy when a neat old knife like that can be brought back to respectable condition and still show its age.

Black olives.... poor mans caviar!! Beautiful job on the knife. 👍

Awesome job I love seeing a piece of military history restored back to its Glory Days I definitely say you restored it back to a good shape that it can be displayed great job my friend

Wow. That blade came out great considering what you started with. That's a cool knife. I bet it's heavy. Nice work Magdad

Beautiful Recovery!

Thanks so much for that. I’ve just bought a WW1 version for hubbys 60th and want to restore it for him. 👍🇦🇺

You are really good at this! Excellent results! 👍🏻

It looks PERFECT . Thanks for this inspirering and informative video. Congratulations to your skills! Many collectors like mint condition, me too, in cas the item is STILL in original WWII-mint-condition. In case of this clasp knife, I prefer not to restore it "into new" . I remove rust, clean it everywhere and the I use chrome polish to improve everything. But I try to keep its history. It was used and it still shows the signs of using (not of aging / rusting after the war) . So it is a mixture between the condition of yours at the beginning and the condition at the end. Every collector has his own philosophy. I prefer " cleaned and repaired condition with some little "cosmetics" , but still keeping the signs of use in a certain way. Thanks again for the video. I will clean my clasp knives "inside" now in the way you showed. Great. Thanks, Fred

Turned out awesome! Thanks for sharing. Fun project 👍 ARCO

This is a coincidence I've now subscribed to you! I did a google search on restoring folding knives and your KZfaq link cane up and unbelievable the knife you restored is the one I wanted to get restored it belonged to my father who passed away last year. It was his Rpyal Air Gorce issued knife!! Exactly like the one you restored. Many thanks.

Great job! Your attention to detail is second to none. Researching the history of an item is almost as much fun as the restoration. And the can opener doubles as a fork! 😀

Awesome work! IMHO you can't beat that type of tin opener!

Wow that turned out really nice! Nice job!

Another magnificent job MagDad and Chuck!

If I was a British soldier in WW2 I would’ve been real thankful to have a useful knife like that. As always it turned out real nice!😀👍

Nice job saving a lil' piece of history Bud!! That was pretty rough!!☺

Wow, that was first class. It gives me hope for some of the old junker knives i have been holding onto. Great stuff. Cheers

Holy cow that turned out great! I have several very old pocket knives that need the same treatment. (Inherited) Thanks for the great tips. I was not sure how to go about that before this video.

Great restoraton. That is a collectible knife.

Awesome job!!! I love that knife! It has a wonderful feel in the hand and great balance. You did an amazing job bringing that knife back to beautiful and still retaining the integrity of it... =D

Nicely done .In the 90s I brought two , one was early with the copper ring , both had never been issued

Very nice job thanks for sharing and remember stay safe and make 👍👍☕😷🇬🇧

Great job MagDad! Thanks for the Flitz love and the Colonel Bogey March in the background! 👍👍👀

Awesome knife, and awesome job on restore!

Wow..Turned out Great!! Such a cool Old Knife with that Marlin spike ...and the cross hatch scales....sweet gift for sure!!

Now that's the volume of music in a video that I like.... Barely audible.. A couple of times I wasn't even sure it was there... 👍

Looks amazing Magdad. Thank You for sharing

I still have my Dad`s Army issue knife and still use it regularly. They were certainly made to last. Nice to see it actually not been aged artificially.......a trend that seems to be happening on other not so honest channels

Brilliant vid mate, and a fabulous job.

Thanks for the video. I recently found a box in my attic containing my 1945 G. Ibberson army issue knife i bought 37 years ago when i joined Army Cadets. It's in slightly worse condition but you've given some great pointers i'd feel confident enough to do myself. I have countless fond memories of having it with me on every camping and fishing adventure i went on as a boy, and reading the history, mine has the stamp of G. Ibberson & Co of Sheffield with their trademark Stradivarius violin stamp (under the British Army arrow) on the side of the can opener. I look forward to seeing it gleam once again!

That’s beautiful and well done. It’s amazing to think about that knife‘s history.

Great job on the blades! Also, today I learned that "Colonel Bogey March" was a British march from 1914!

Good job! I've been collecting and trading knives sense I was 10 and never knew what the giant all was for ! Lol magdad does a great job reprofiling the blades by hand and I... very straight edge. I still have to use a jig ..lol and I like the little wedge to help you get the edge right...

very Cool. I like hearing all the History around it. I think you did a great Job with the blade.

Top video again Magdad, knife came up a treat, enjoy your olives mate!

Awesome job!! At the end I was hoping for the history of the manufacturer, and as usual you didn't disappoint. Thanks again!

Looks great 👍 you did a grand job of bringing the old knife back to life

Well done ! Looks great as always !

Cool, the history at the end is very interesting

Great Job as usual, and a little history of a good product.

Nice work, the adjustments made on the blade are most certainly respectable.

You did a fantastic job. I collect pocket knives and would be proud to have it in my collection.

Enjoyed that video. Knife turned out nice too

Great job! If that old knife could talk I bet it has some amazing stories.

Very good!! Excellent job!!!

A very nice pocket knife and restoration. Thanks

Good sensible repairs, well done that man, regards from the uk

As a kid I owned one of these, nearly 50 years ago. Always thought that the Spike was for Horses hooves ?

You did a great job on that knife! I’ve always wanted one of those 😃👍🏼

As I watched you work on this knife I was holding the EXACT same knife given to me by my grandfather! Nice video!!

Nice resto, thanks for sharing.

I have one of these it's all metal very heavy. You did a great job refurbishing it. Nice video thank you for sharing 👍🍀😁

Very cool knife. And a great restoration... to me this is a proper resto. Because you didn't take it so far down to make it's age unbelievable yet the knife is very nice and definitely usable...

That knife turned out really nice, and the tutorial and history of the knife what's interesting.

Better than "pretty good". Very good!

Great job. Really enjoyed that.

Had one of these for years, very tough useful tool. The spike was for knots and splicing which is a dying craft. The screw driver stub is a real handy part ready to use without the need to open. Mine also has the burred over end from use as a hammer. Cheers

Great restoration MagDad 👍😊

Sir, You did a excellent restoration on that knife, and thank you for the History Lesson at the end. The only thing that I would have changed is, instead of opening a can of black olives, you should have opened up a can of Kippers. lol Keep up the good work.

Nice job MagDad!

These knives were very common in military surplus stores in 60s England. They were all in the same state as the one you restored. We also knew them as 'Jack knives' which probably came from the Royal Navy Jack Tar - a sailor. My father was a Thames Lighterman (longshoreman) and he used one for cutting and splicing the rope hawsers that secured the barges. As a schoolboy I found the marlin spike handy for piercing soda pop cans in the days before ring pulls were invented.

That's a really cool knife. It's looks hefty. Maybe a backpack carry instead of a pocket knife.

Nice job ! The can opener is used under the lip of the cans side and is very good even by today's standards!!!

Nice work, I love the result 👌

Good job, probable end looking better than new. The use make the blade change from "Sheep foot" to "Lamb foot" profile. 😁

Fantastic Job! Pretty cool Ben sent that from England

That looks amazing, really nicely restored. I have a large collection of these too, I always pick them up where ever I see them (I have a video on here showing some of them)

You did a fine job!

Your voice reminds me of Joe Pera. Very calming with a slow, smooth cadence. Good job.

Very good save. I always enjoy your knives that you restore. I need a spike like that on my knife. But small enough to do fishing line. Always getting tangled up. That would be small. Thanks

Very nice job thank you for this video

Great job 👏 thanks

Loved the video. Loved your work and the result. Loved the Colonel Bogey March musical background. (I saw Bridge on the River Kwai in 1957, when I was six, with my family, at a drive-in theatre. Brought back great memories. Colonel Nicholson would be very proud of your work and your work ethic. Please watch the movie if you're not familiar with it.)

Really nice job on the restore. Came out great. I wonder if I am related.

I had one of this, very cool knife with a little bit of history.

Great job, appreciate the good work here in London England 👍

It's true the marlin spike is designed for rope work but it was used a lot more often to punch two holes in the top of a condensed milk can. The British army survived on hot, sweet, milky tea.

Great work, just subscribed 😁

I had a similar knife when I was a kid. I didn't know why it had a large spike. Now I do thanks.

Great work 💯

These were available by the truckload when I was a kid. They were all labelled labelled war department with the arrow mark. Most if not all that the public bought never saw service and were just surplus still wrapped in oiled paper. I had and lost several sets over the years. I had a set of wire cutters too at one stage. I just wish I had cared for them better as a young man.

Thanks for a great video... and thanks for getting that music stuck in my head! My wife is going to kill me if I don’t stop whistling that tune!!

A company I worked for used to sell those. I guess thay bought up a wearhouse full of them at an MoD auction. They also bought new WWI trenching tools and even Officers bath and washbasin sets made from canvas .

Subbed to your channel and i'm very impressed in the amount of restorations you get done in such short time! Its hard for me to do 1-2 a month!