Bennie Lovejoy
Well-Known Member
A boy from work asked me the other day if I could clean and sharpen a couple of knives for him. sure I said. One of the knives was a pocket folder that just has some rust on the blade. But the other is a model 1880 hunting knife from the Springfield armory. From all of the info I could find on it this thing, It was made in 1883 to 1885. It is rusted on the blade and the brass of the guard and scabbard are really bad from age. Is it ever a good idea to clean something this old? My first instinct is to say no, but I'm not sure if it would degrade the value of the knife if I just clean the brass and leave the blade alone? Any and all advice would be appreciated.