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AutoMag

07-30-2014 08:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Gatorade (Post 83902)

There is some great info above. I am thinking I will hi it with some oil and maybe the brass wool on the blade just to retard the rust and then look into the electrolisis linked to above. I have some other rusty parts to practice on and once I get it down I will use it on the bayonet. Thanks for all the info guys!

You have a pretty rare bayonet. If you do decide to tackle it yourself please take your time.

Xbonz

07-30-2014 08:52 AM

You can also contact Mark at:

http://www.curio-restoration.com/

Caleb

07-30-2014 10:58 AM

Wow, I hope you get it back to as restored as possible. That would be a nice bayo!

brownie

07-30-2014 11:01 AM

It's pretty nasty, I'd naval jelly it, then 0000 steel wool, then flitz to give it a protective coating and final polish.

Or, you could just soak it in motor oil or wd40 for a week and just clean it up the best you can from there and leave it rustic [ my choice ].

milkmanjoe

07-30-2014 11:21 AM

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Originally Posted by brownie (Post 83921)

It's pretty nasty, I'd naval jelly it, then 0000 steel wool, then flitz to give it a protective coating and final polish.

Or, you could just soak it in motor oil or wd40 for a week and just clean it up the best you can from there and leave it rustic [ my choice ].

My two lousy cents is leave it rustic too. All that "accumulation" is part of the history of that bayonet and where it has been. I couldn't bring myself to wash all that off, down the drain.

Damn, am I becoming a romantic?:eek:

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