Indians For Guns

This is a very old knife that I came across.
I am not aware of its origin or how old it is, but it was in a very banged-up condition when I received it.
The knife was rusted, had lost its edge and had some other problems too, but I just loved the knife so much that I decided to take it in and try to restore it.

This is condition in which I received the Knife:




Then I carried out my restoration process on the knife:




This was the result of the restoration process, and the knife is now in a pretty decent condition..




Some additional pictures of my knife..




I will now be working on getting this knife a good finish and a nice edge..
I will post the pictures knife when I finish my work on it..

I hope all my IFG friends liked this post..

really nice work

Thanks ramtiger..

HJD,

Nice work.No offense meant,but that looks a lot like the Kashmir made knives sold as souvenirs to tourists.I doubt it is an antique.

It is a Kashmiri Chhurri... to the best of my guess...

Hi HJD, what exactly did you do on the blade. Rub it with fine grit Emery Paper ? This is definately a Kashmiri Khanjar available at most Kashmiri Handicraft Stores.

Regards
Moin.

but I just loved the knife so much that I decided to take it in and try to restore it.

This says it all to me gentlemen.

It looks like you have done a nice job.

looks neat.how did you get the shine?
regards
dr.jk

Good work on the shine! Please share your secrets....

Cheers!

EssDee

hey guys, thanks for letting me know that its not an antique..
but as i said, i don't know about its origin or how old it is..
i received it from someone in a very bad condition..


lets concentrate on the main topic i.e. Knife Restoration....

How actually did you o it?
Did you use a jewellery cleaning solvent?