If you’re anything like me, you probably have some old pocket knives stored away. Perhaps they belonged to your father or grandfather. They might even be your old pocket knives, still in relatively decent condition, but having seen better days. Or maybe you bought a box of old knives at an auction and don’t know what to do with them.

If you’d like to restore your knives to be passed down to the next generation, Field & Stream‘s Michael Pendley has some good advice.

New pocketknives are shiny and razor-sharp. But old, beat-up knives tell the story of the person who carried them. If you own such a knife, here’s how to clean it up without wiping away all of its history, so you can pass it down… [continued]

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