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Camillus USMC Knife
Posted: Thu Sep 05, 2024 12:32 pm
by mulki
Re: Camillus USMC Knife
Posted: Thu Sep 05, 2024 3:18 pm
by RamMani
Nice one.
How did you bring it to India?
Some rust also noticed, clean it with steelwool and coat with WD40.
Re: Camillus USMC Knife
Posted: Thu Sep 05, 2024 6:50 pm
by mulki
RamMani wrote: ↑Thu Sep 05, 2024 3:18 pm
Nice one.
How did you bring it to India?
Some rust also noticed, clean it with steelwool and coat with WD40.
Got it many years ago when I shipped my stuff on TR.
I cleaned it with some Ballistol but there is still some rust where the leather sheath contacts the metal. Will try some abrasive and oil it again.
Re: Camillus USMC Knife
Posted: Fri Sep 06, 2024 10:57 pm
by RamMani
Don't use Ballistol oil for cleaning,
My method of cleaning is, generously sprayed WD40,kept for min 24hours and then scrub with 3M Scrub Pads. That's all.
For storing, I use thin coat of WD40.
Re: Camillus USMC Knife
Posted: Sat Sep 07, 2024 10:53 am
by marksman
Avoid storing for long time in the sheath, especially if its made of leather. If at all you do, then wrap the knife with a thin layer of salad wrap after oiling it and then insert it in the sheath. This has proved pretty successful with my 100+ odd knives.
Marksman
Re: Camillus USMC Knife
Posted: Sat Sep 07, 2024 3:36 pm
by Vikram
Cool knife.
Re: Camillus USMC Knife
Posted: Sun Sep 08, 2024 4:43 pm
by RamMani
Avoid storing for long time in the sheath, especially if its made of leather. If at all you do, then wrap the knife with a thin layer of salad wrap after oiling it and then insert it in the sheath. This has proved pretty successful with my 100+ odd knives.
Marksman
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Thanks for your advice for storing, still my knives have no sheath but leather was purchased for making DIY sheath.
Re: Camillus USMC Knife
Posted: Sun Sep 08, 2024 7:26 pm
by mulki
RamMani wrote: ↑Fri Sep 06, 2024 10:57 pm
Don't use Ballistol oil for cleaning,
My method of cleaning is, generously sprayed WD40,kept for min 24hours and then scrub with 3M Scrub Pads. That's all.
For storing, I use thin coat of WD40.
Ok, will try WD40. Thanks for the tip.
Re: Camillus USMC Knife
Posted: Sun Sep 08, 2024 7:28 pm
by mulki
RamMani wrote: ↑Sun Sep 08, 2024 4:43 pm
Avoid storing for long time in the sheath, especially if its made of leather. If at all you do, then wrap the knife with a thin layer of salad wrap after oiling it and then insert it in the sheath. This has proved pretty successful with my 100+ odd knives.
Yes, that's a good idea. The storing in sheath appears to have caused the rust.
