New Acquisitions Thread II
Dec 22, 2020 7:24:16 GMT
Post by pellius on Dec 22, 2020 7:24:16 GMT
Okay, so any stormmaster post is tough to follow.
Nonetheless, over here at the kiddie table, I received my newest short sword today.
Swedish Model 1848 Faskinkniv
The one on the bottom is the "new" one. Not a great first impression. The dirty work towel probably doesn't help, either.
I searched for more than two years before finding and buying my first '48 faskinkniv. When a second one popped up a couple of months later, I went ahead and got it, too. It had to make its way from Sweden, and took a while to get here.
These fascine knives were primarily intended to be heavy use wood choppers and dirt diggers for combat engineers and infantry and the like. This one had definitely seen such action, and a lot of it. It arrived with quite an impressive collection of nastiness homesteaded on the blade. Along with dirt and grime there was a significant amount of a tough tar-like substance that I guessed to be sap, clay and other natural goop that was just kinda left there to harden. However, the blade itself was completely undamaged, with no red rust or pitting. The cutting edge was still intact, showing no signs of ever having been sharpened. It had clearly been used a lot, but there were no chips, rolls or dents.
Hmm. That doesn't look good.
The hilt was in fantastic shape save a very slightly loose guard.
At first, I was afraid that discoloration was active rust. Yikes.
I cleaned the blade with Goo Gone and ammonia glass-cleaner. That helped a little bit, but not much. So, I grabbed the 220 grit and mineral oil, and set to scrubbing that gunk off my blade.
The steel was very tough, so I could safely sand quite aggressively without even marking the steel. After an hour or so, the blade was looking much better. The cleaning revealed a light smattering of hard black patination under the filth, which I did not try to dislodge.
It cleaned up nicely without too much effort.
This new faskinkniv is very similar to my first one, but not identical. The blade is just a bit lighter, and the grip is a little thinner. Also, this one's forte was never counter-polished. However, both share the same blade geometry. Rather than having a traditional grind, the blade swells from the spine to the ridge before tapering back to the cutting edge.
Thankfully, no rust at all! The remaining black patination might not be anything other than remnants of gunk down in the grain of the steel.
I like the look and feel of these choppers quite a lot. Now that I have two of them, I might even press this newer one back into active service around the yard and fire pit. Though geriatric in years, it is easily fit for duty.
Cheers.
Nonetheless, over here at the kiddie table, I received my newest short sword today.
Swedish Model 1848 Faskinkniv
The one on the bottom is the "new" one. Not a great first impression. The dirty work towel probably doesn't help, either.
I searched for more than two years before finding and buying my first '48 faskinkniv. When a second one popped up a couple of months later, I went ahead and got it, too. It had to make its way from Sweden, and took a while to get here.
These fascine knives were primarily intended to be heavy use wood choppers and dirt diggers for combat engineers and infantry and the like. This one had definitely seen such action, and a lot of it. It arrived with quite an impressive collection of nastiness homesteaded on the blade. Along with dirt and grime there was a significant amount of a tough tar-like substance that I guessed to be sap, clay and other natural goop that was just kinda left there to harden. However, the blade itself was completely undamaged, with no red rust or pitting. The cutting edge was still intact, showing no signs of ever having been sharpened. It had clearly been used a lot, but there were no chips, rolls or dents.
Hmm. That doesn't look good.
The hilt was in fantastic shape save a very slightly loose guard.
At first, I was afraid that discoloration was active rust. Yikes.
I cleaned the blade with Goo Gone and ammonia glass-cleaner. That helped a little bit, but not much. So, I grabbed the 220 grit and mineral oil, and set to scrubbing that gunk off my blade.
The steel was very tough, so I could safely sand quite aggressively without even marking the steel. After an hour or so, the blade was looking much better. The cleaning revealed a light smattering of hard black patination under the filth, which I did not try to dislodge.
It cleaned up nicely without too much effort.
This new faskinkniv is very similar to my first one, but not identical. The blade is just a bit lighter, and the grip is a little thinner. Also, this one's forte was never counter-polished. However, both share the same blade geometry. Rather than having a traditional grind, the blade swells from the spine to the ridge before tapering back to the cutting edge.
Thankfully, no rust at all! The remaining black patination might not be anything other than remnants of gunk down in the grain of the steel.
I like the look and feel of these choppers quite a lot. Now that I have two of them, I might even press this newer one back into active service around the yard and fire pit. Though geriatric in years, it is easily fit for duty.
Cheers.
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