My grandfather's WW2 Camillus M3. I am looking at how or who can restore the handle leather and if it will hurt the value.
Help with a Camillus M3 knife
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No sir its a regular blade. If my handle leather was tight and cleaned up it would go for between $300.00 and $500.00 depending on where you sell it.
It's the second generation 1943 issue.
That is a rare knife. A lot of M3’s don’t have the M3 and manufacture stamped in them anymore. I am not certain the appropriate conditioning method but you absolutely don’t want to restore it for value sake, you simply want to help preserve it.
Now for some people value is not everything. If you would like to restore it, it will lose value but if it make’s you happy there is no harm.
Edit: M8 scabbard is also WWII, post war were M8A1. Super nice piece.
Now for some people value is not everything. If you would like to restore it, it will lose value but if it make’s you happy there is no harm.
Edit: M8 scabbard is also WWII, post war were M8A1. Super nice piece.
The knife's sentimental value to me is because it is a real peice of WW2 history.
My Grandfather wasn't a close person and thought more of (and I don't hate Mason's or the lodge) his Masonic brother's than he did his family.
He was more like a distant uncle than a grandfather.
Understood, for that sake I would put your favorite gun oil on the metal and your favorite boot oil on the handle and call it good if you want to hang onto it.
It’s a great piece of ww2 history and your value range is probably reasonable even as is. The market has softened some in the past year but you are not out of line.
I have had an M3 but the lettering was ground off. I’d like to grab one like that some day.
I live about 15 minutes from that store. Neat place for sure.
KennethS
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What boot oil would that be? I have an old "grandpa" knife with a similar leather handle that needs attention.
I haven't even looked yet, I will probably use neets foot oil. Unless someone can tell me something better.
There’s a lot of research to be done there.
It ranges from anything is better than nothing to don’t ever put anything on it as its lasted this long and will last best with no oil.
I oil the metal and leave the handles on my stuff.
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