Restoring a WWII Camillus Engineers Pocket Knife

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This WWII (c. 1942-1945) Camillus Cutlery Co Engineers pocket knife features all steel construction. My goal was to stop the active rust while preserving some of the original patina. Watch to see what I used and how it turned out.
Before 0:06
Oil it up 2:37
Cleaning 4:31
Finished Product 5:55
Outro 6:56
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My website: oldpocketknives.com

Пікірлер: 42

@joesprague1464 4 ай бұрын

Nice work,I appreciate the preservation vs new resto look

@oldpocketknives168 4 ай бұрын

Thanks...I like to keep em looking "old"

@patanvalle9379 Жыл бұрын

Camillus made nice things... now I think it is made in China... I have an old Camillus very nice... Nice work, you just clean and respect the original finish... Great work. Greetings from Buenos Aires, Argentina

@ronaldayres546 5 ай бұрын

Great job nice camp knife

@oldpocketknives168 5 ай бұрын

Thanks, glad you enjoyed!

@NBZW 5 ай бұрын

After WW2 our high school received a surplus mobile machine shop fully equipped, also enclosed were a number of complete toolboxes and about 5 large cartons of these knives , I still have mine in fact.

@oldpocketknives168 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing!

@NBZW 5 ай бұрын

@@oldpocketknives168 Don’t tell the shop teacher I fessed up.😉

@bigjsknives Жыл бұрын

Those are awesome blades. I have this exact 4 line knife with Brass Liners, picked it up at an estate sale for $5. It was the 2nd KZfaq video i ever uploaded. Thanks for sharing!!!

@oldpocketknives168 Жыл бұрын

Every time I see one of these knives I am tempted to buy it! What's not to love; bone handles, WWII history, etc. Can't argue with the $5 deal! Thanks for watching...

@mikedesimone1783 10 ай бұрын

Wonderful job mate. now put that knife to work' That'll last a lifetime. Cheers.👌

@oldpocketknives168 10 ай бұрын

For sure! Can't beat the old stuff for quality.

@husafel Жыл бұрын

Looks great!👍🏼

@lalli8152 Жыл бұрын

I really like the patina on this

@ianrankin1293 Жыл бұрын

For a ww2 era knife even in the uncleaned condition that would be on sale over here for between £50-£100 in the UK! Great find and good job cleaning it up 👍

@oldpocketknives168 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@robsmithadventures1537 9 ай бұрын

Lovely job you did on it.

@oldpocketknives168 9 ай бұрын

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it...

@JohnDoe-kg7gl Жыл бұрын

This got me to subscribe. Thank you. Very educational.

@oldpocketknives168 Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed the video... more to come!

@michaelregiec7242 Жыл бұрын

Great job.....very informative!!!

@oldpocketknives168 Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@Elphoenix1 Жыл бұрын

Turned out good nice video

@oldpocketknives168 Жыл бұрын

Thank you. It doesn’t take much to really improve the look!

@Prometheus1111 Жыл бұрын

Nice work! I have an old equal end Camillus cattleman pattern whose bone looks quite similar to that. Very nice knife, mine also lacks the brass.

@oldpocketknives168 Жыл бұрын

Thank you!! These knives are fun to collect as they have lots of history and there are lots of little variations to find from knife to knife.

@Traene67 11 ай бұрын

Cool. I have one almost exactly like that, but with a smaller round emblem saying "USMC" (US Marine Corps i guess). And it has another blade instead of a cup opener. One Liner is broken and the metal flats are damaged on one side, as if a wielder smashed it against something hard. Just soaked it in WD40.

@oldpocketknives168 11 ай бұрын

They are pretty cool knives... lots of little variations. How did the WD40 work?

@liviostocco1745 Жыл бұрын

I think you did a great job just cleaning without taking the knife apart and without using aggressive tools. Prestige items deserve to be left as much as possible as they originally were

@oldpocketknives168 Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I like to leave some "age" on the knife.

@climer588 Жыл бұрын

Looks good. I haven't tried that exactly but I will. Depends on the knife. I've collected fish knives over the years. Any maker, almost always cheap at a flea market. Some of them I have have employed Dremel with various brush attachments.

@oldpocketknives168 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! Yes, I agree it totally depends on the condition of the knife and also the look you are going for. I like to start out with this lighter approach and go from there…

@climer588 Жыл бұрын

@@oldpocketknives168 I have the most problem with liners. Patience ever present.