1943 British clasp / Jack knife with black blade?
Article about: I was given this knife today and thought it looked a bit mucky and rusty, however, after giving it a wipe down with an oily rag it appears that the blade is black. I have not seen a Jack kni
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Re: 1943 British clasp / Jack knife with black blade?
I've one or two like that, it's just where the steel has tarnished. They actually look quite cool like that though.
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Re: 1943 British clasp / Jack knife with black blade?
My two are the same its just the way they go after time, i'm not sure if the blade is made from a different steel than the other fitments
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Re: 1943 British clasp / Jack knife with black blade?
Cheers for the reply, I thought it would be odd to have a black blade, I guess different qualities of steel tarnish more easily
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Re: 1943 British clasp / Jack knife with black blade?
Steel probably has quite a high carbon content in it as that tends to turn black in time if it's not kept in ideal conditions?
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