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Fixing an old knife

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Pierre Couture
I have a couple of German friends I got to know about ten years ago here in Québec City. They had a house here back then, and they had seen me making knives durind a one-man show in May in Old Québec. Here is one of the knives that they brought me for repairs...

As it was...


I had to saw off the copper ring on the guard and remove the old pin.


And then solder on a new guard, and install a ringed gidgee handle.
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Pizonarcher

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Nice job

Boy I bet they will be happy. I would love to have that knife.
 
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Did they happen to say what the knife was used for? looks to be a REAL BRUTE. But beautiful job on the touch up. amazing how a old worn knife can be transformed into a beautiful work of art with a little bit of TLC. Great Job.:thumbs_up
 
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Bubbahoyt said:
Did they happen to say what the knife was used for? looks to be a REAL BRUTE. But beautiful job on the touch up. amazing how a old worn knife can be transformed into a beautiful work of art with a little bit of TLC. Great Job.:thumbs_up
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It was, and is, part of my friend's collection. The handle I took off wasn't the original one either.... It's a Carl Schlieffer(n spelling?) African Hunter, with a very thick back and a wicked convex edge...
 
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hoytmonger said:
I presume it's German made originally. Solingen? Do you have any history on it?
I noticed that you made a notch on the blade near the guard. Nice work.
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I don't have any history on the knife, it's back in Berlin. and the notch gave it a nice touch...
 
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