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Gold plated knives
I found a really nice frank b swinger and its gold plated.Can someone tell me if the plating holds up well?
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Bill DeShivs
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Re: Gold plated knives
Nope. The plating is 24 K gold. Pure gold is just slightly harder than lead.
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Thanks
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There are many things like watches that are gold plated and they seem to hold up so why don't the gold pated knives do the same? I cant imagine them selling something that will fall off.
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Bill DeShivs
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Re: Gold plated knives
Wristwatches don't get a lot of rubbing. Pocket watches are generally gold-filled, which is a much heavier layer of gold. Trust me- I do gold plating in my shop-and it doesn't wear well for what you want. If you are going to just display the knife it will be fine.
Bill DeShivs, Master Cutler
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Latama, Mauro Mario, LePre, Colonial, Kabar, Flylock, Schrade Cut Co., Presto, Press Button, Hubertus, Grafrath, Kuno Ritter knives, Puma, Burrell Cutlery.
Re: Gold plated knives
It all depends how much gold plating is allowed to adhere to the base metal. Quite often gold is electroplated on to brass. So when the gold plating wears off it still gold color underneath.
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Bill DeShivs
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Re: Gold plated knives
Until the brass tarnishes!
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Latama, Mauro Mario, LePre, Colonial, Kabar, Flylock, Schrade Cut Co., Presto, Press Button, Hubertus, Grafrath, Kuno Ritter knives, Puma, Burrell Cutlery.
Re: Gold plated knives
It will be a display and it wont get used hardly at all. Once in awhile it will be opened and closed but that's all. Thanks Bill for your help.