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Ka-bar usn mk2
Photos of current state. Really wish I had taken a before photo. Going to see if I can get the new hand guard properly laser engraved as the original is in tough shape.
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I would have soaked in Muriatic acid and be done with rust. It works wonderfully.
The pics here are not a "K bar" but a Mk1 I think. It was just leather stock. I did a kit too and the hardest is gluing the slabs and then the slimming.
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I would have soaked in Muriatic acid and be done with rust. It works wonderfully.
The electrolysis worked pretty well but I think the acid might get the rest. Isn't there a water MA mix ratio? How much soak time?
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a water MA mix ratio? How much soak time?
Yes, I've been told 50/50. I just use straight and a couple hours or until it's ALL gone. It'll do it up perfect for you. If you leave it overnight, it'll turn black when you wash it.
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The shell is Russian, for the S-60 anti-aircraft gun. Possibly made in 1974.
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I have a family trip this weekend that I forgot all about. So I can't hit any yard sales or my regular shops. Hoping I find something where we are going. I'll enter withdrawel. On the positive side, it's both military and history related. Ft Miles and Ft Delaware. Perhaps I'll at least get some books out of it.
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Couple of items today at an antique shop. WWII era 1944 water resistant sleeping bag cover. Tag is present but can't be read. Later ones had large tags fully sewn to the edge, this has the cloth tags more standard with WWII sewn just on one end. The second is a 1957 dated duffle bag. Came with the sleeping bag cover so not something I would normally buy. Looking at it at home I see it was issued to a woman which I thought unusual for 1957. Found her immediately. She passed away three years ago, served 1957-1961 and then lived the rest of her life married in her hometown. She was not a nurse.
I'll post some photos tomorrow; lighting was already bad when I got home.
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