Found this Western at an estate sale, they wanted $60, I got it for $20.
I was thinking about cleaning it up, replacing the handle on it, maybe cleaning the rust and polishing or bluing it. Any reason not to, or tips? I was thinking I would leave the pommel and guard on since they're so solid, and just doing a two part wood handle with rivets.
Part of me feels bad doing that because history, but it's not like its one of a kind. I'd give it new life. Plus some asshat already carved KNIFE on the scabbard. It clearly wasn't cared for in many years, but it is sharp at least.
What do you guys have scoped out for sales on the 4th?
If it were me I'd clean up the blade and other metal bits but probs leave the handle alone. I think that current look has a but more character than maybe wood grips might have.
Also it's been a few weeks, but found this for a reasonable price at last gun show I was at.
Very nice. Unfortunately the one I have has been turned into a sporter, but I couldn’t pass the price up.
Levi Ward
Yeah the leather has rotted away, the disks are falling out. The latter models had wood, I like the leather coins but doubt I could ever make them myself.
Off to search and see if there are any available somehow just in case.
Landon Phillips
I recently picked up a Steyr AUG. This thing is pretty great from a purely mechanical standpoint, but shit are accessories expensive.
I guess my most recent is these three bakelite 7.62 magazines for the AK I'll buy eventually. I picked up a 1945 Izhevsk nagant revolver a week ago, and sent out a MO for a matching 7.62 Spanish 1916 with civil guard vrest a few days ago. Nice knife
Yee is a 32, I didn't realize how expensive the stuff was.
It's cheaper to buy a set of reloading dies and brass/bullets for .32 than it is to buy ~200 rounds from Walmart, which is the only place that I can find it in store near me. Could reload them for about 0.08 per round as apposed to 0.50 per round regularly