Hey guys, I was wondering if using the oil that they use to preserve the metal on guns is good for dagger blades as well. I was thinking that it would help prevent rust and oxidation...
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NO NO NO! Oil on dagger blades is now considered to be a mistake. The purpose of gun oil is to lubricate the internal parts of firearms for reliability and to minimize wear. Oil on blades,plated examples in particular can cause lifting and in all cases will attract airborne dirt.
Current thinking is the best blade treatment is a hard wax such as Ren Wax.
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Yes! Rennaisance Wax is simply the best way to protect the blade, while avoiding all the messy, sticky, dust-attracting effects of oil. Plus, oil gets everywhere--even where you don't want it to be.
Rennaisance Wax, on the contrary, is dry, totally invisible, and has no lingering smell. Quite simply, it will do everything you want it to do, and you'll never even know it's there. I think you'll be quite pleased with it.
Chris
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Thanks for the info guys.Comment
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I need to go with my peers on this. Renwax or another high quality museum quality wax is the stuff to use for preservation. The wax is so multi use it can be applied to zinc badge, sword/dagger blades, wooden SS grips, leather sword knots, leather on visors, and on and on. It creates and impervious layer between the item and fingerprints and the elements. It's very effective on the zinc badges as it will war off the zinc eating corrosion. If you havn't tried it, buy some and give it a whirl. I think you'll be pleasantly surprised.
When I first started collecting edged weapons, I too used gun oil on the blades. I found the hardway that once applied and the blade is put back in the scabbard, getting rid of the oil permanently is difficult. For a very long time, every time I took the blade out of the scabbard, there were always trace amounts of oil retransferred back to the blade from the scabbard runners. I guess the oil will trap moisture under it and cause staining that is permanent.Comment
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