Discolored blade?

kahnjar1 · 23rd December 2011, 04:01 AM

Nice little knife Stan. You will probably have to wait til it arrives to see what is on the blade.Could be nothing more than some some sort of gunk fron the inside of the scabbard.
Regards Stu

Stan S. · 23rd December 2011, 03:08 PM

You are right, I should wait until I am able to personally examine the item. However, other than the tip of the blade, it does not look like an old oil resedue (a. k. a. "Gunk"). If you look at the area from the hilt to approximately middle of the blade, you will see what appears to be a black oxidation. This is what concerns me the most...

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23rd December 2011, 04:01 AM	#1
kahnjar1 Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: CHRISTCHURCH NEW ZEALAND Posts: 2,811	Nice little knife Stan. You will probably have to wait til it arrives to see what is on the blade.Could be nothing more than some some sort of gunk fron the inside of the scabbard. Regards Stu

23rd December 2011, 03:08 PM	#2
Stan S. Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Brooklyn, NY USA Posts: 227	You are right, I should wait until I am able to personally examine the item. However, other than the tip of the blade, it does not look like an old oil resedue (a. k. a. "Gunk"). If you look at the area from the hilt to approximately middle of the blade, you will see what appears to be a black oxidation. This is what concerns me the most...