Today a member of Tactical Forum in Germany sent me this vintage Puma 8101 Texas Bill, advertized in a +/- 1950's Puma brochure as a "throwing Scout knife" (German: Wurf und Fahrtenmesser)
The request is to give it some TLC, post some pics how i do things, and then return the knife to it's owner.
Vintage Puma 8101 Texas Bill
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Re: Vintage Puma 8101 Texas Bill
This is how the blade looks after regrinding by hand both sides with only 400 grit wet & dry SiC paper using WD40 oil as a lubricant on a semi-hard rubber backing.
Somewhere in the past the edge had already been sharpened convex, so in order to remove as little steel as necessary i just evened things out to a new edge of around 30 degrees inclusive.
It's not completely finished yet (there is still a bit of edge damage left under the letter T), but that can also be done after the handle is re-installed.
Somewhere in the past the edge had already been sharpened convex, so in order to remove as little steel as necessary i just evened things out to a new edge of around 30 degrees inclusive.
It's not completely finished yet (there is still a bit of edge damage left under the letter T), but that can also be done after the handle is re-installed.
Re: Vintage Puma 8101 Texas Bill
Separately polished the miniature guard a bit, then put the handle back together using glue between all the washers:
Egalized the surface with a few different grits of sanding linen, treated it with several coats of warm Granger's wax, then somewhat polished the pommel:
How the knife looks at the moment:
Egalized the surface with a few different grits of sanding linen, treated it with several coats of warm Granger's wax, then somewhat polished the pommel:
How the knife looks at the moment:
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Re: Vintage Puma 8101 Texas Bill
looks good, don't throw it.
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Re: Vintage Puma 8101 Texas Bill
@Tryker: the owner would probably kill me if i threw his knife now