Found an old machete..


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I was at my mom's house today and found this little gem semi-buried in the dirt under a dead bush. I dug it out and asked her if I could have it. :dblthumb:

As best I can tell, it is a Legitimus Collins & Co. No 126 machete knife. Any other ideas? Sorry for the small images, it is my first upload.

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cool, I found an old Collins and Co 1943 in my garage that had been my grandfathers.....

that handle looks frickin' huge
 
Agile Woodsman said:
I see lots of possibilities there. Nice find and keep us posted. Any idea what you're going to do with it?
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I have no idea what to do with it. I was hoping you guys could give me some ideas. :54: The pics don't show much detail, mainly because I suck at resizing them. The handle is wound electrical tape with something underneath. I haven't taken the tape off yet to see what is underneath.

What is the best way to clean her up? Naval jelly? Electrolysis? Any help is appreciated. :dblthumb:
 
I lost an old knife and I used vinegar.... also gives ya a patina....
 
When I moved into my house 7 years ago the basement had a old work bench mounted to the wall. It was in bad shape so I tore it out. A WWII Army Air Corp machete blade fell out of it. It was made by CASE, and I had it bead blasted and reparked. I got lucky and found repo handles on Ebay. Fun
project.
 
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Looks like what we call a "corn knife" around here- my grandfather kept one in his corn crib. I actually lost one in the woods years ago (not the one my grandfather had, wish I knew what happed to that). Good find. I think I'd just use some wet dry sandpaper to knock the worst of the rust off, sharpen and maybe rehandle. Love to see what you end up with!
 
If you have a Harbor Freight nearby pick up some Evapo-Rust. Many of the people in an Old tools forum I frequent swear by it. I haven't had to try it yet myself but as I said, Antique tool people love it for restoring old Plane knifes/saw plates/metal planes/etc.

Oh, and yes due to the squared off end I'd say it's a corn knife. They slice REALLY well but they typically have a much thinner blade that does not hold up well to heavy use.
 
Dadio said:
Looks like what we call a "corn knife" around here- my grandfather kept one in his corn crib. I actually lost one in the woods years ago (not the one my grandfather had, wish I knew what happed to that). Good find. I think I'd just use some wet dry sandpaper to knock the worst of the rust off, sharpen and maybe rehandle. Love to see what you end up with!
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That is what I think it is, but being in Georgia could it be sugar cane knife. The handle looks extra heavy duty and not required to harvest corn.
 
BigDaddyO said:
If you have a Harbor Freight nearby pick up some Evapo-Rust. Many of the people in an Old tools forum I frequent swear by it. I haven't had to try it yet myself but as I said, Antique tool people love it for restoring old Plane knifes/saw plates/metal planes/etc.

Oh, and yes due to the squared off end I'd say it's a corn knife. They slice REALLY well but they typically have a much thinner blade that does not hold up well to heavy use.
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Thanks for the tip! Harbor Freight is a few miles down the road. I am a regular there. :D

Creek Walker said:
That is what I think it is, but being in Georgia could it be sugar cane knife. The handle looks extra heavy duty and not required to harvest corn.
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The original picture is @2.3Mb and too big to post and the resizing was too small to see the details. The handle was a LOT of electrical tape with nothing underneath but dirt.
 
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