Mineral oil for blade preservation?

[SammyT]

In a previous thread of mine it was recomended that I use mineral oil for preservation of my WWII Japanese Katana blade. Aside from the Katana blade, is this mineral oil reccomended for german daggers, bayonets, other blades, etc... Also, there is an experation date on the mineral oil that I purchased. Will this affect the blades if it is kept on them after the expiration date? I also posted a pic of the oil I bought to make sure this is the correct kind to use. All comments are welcome. Thanks.

Sammy T.

[dogman68]

Please for quality Japanese blades use Japanese Chobi oil. Wipe off old oil then use a light coat of Chobi oil. get the oil made in Japan not the junk made in China. Oil has a clove odor to it. An entire cleaning kit can be purchased online for about 35.00. Expensive, not when trying to preserve blades that can be anywhere from 70 to several hundred years old. Try Fred Lohman he sells the kits.

[Paul R.]

You may want to consider conducting a WAF site search oiling knife blades. For any military, or other collector blades it not recommended using any type of oil on blades. Oil attracts dirt, moisture and seals any finger prints left behind on that blade.
Renaissance Wax is a safe wax that is recommended by many museums and collectors world wide on blades. Just a warning a tiny bit of Renaissance goes a long ways.

[rbminis]

I agree with what Paul has stated, Ren-Wax is the only way to go for blades.
Clean, dry and protected.
Ralph.

[SammyT]

Thanks for the great advice guys. I do appreciate itl

sammy t

[rbminis]

Please for quality Japanese blades use Japanese Chobi oil. Wipe off old oil then use a light coat of Chobi oil. get the oil made in Japan not the junk made in China. Oil has a clove odor to it. An entire cleaning kit can be purchased online for about 35.00. Expensive, not when trying to preserve blades that can be anywhere from 70 to several hundred years old. Try Fred Lohman he sells the kits.

I also agree with this for Japanese blades.
Ralph.

[hi-revr]

My father brought two Japanese swords back from WWII. Both were coated with vaseline while he was in Korea and still have it on the blades. They have no discoloration or damage as a result. I suppose it's like cosmoline, if the blades were dry when coated they will stay that way. I learned long ago that my skin must be very acidic, now any time I handle a blade or gun I wear my shooting gloves. I'm curious if there is specific info on pros and cons of vaseline?

[Stu W]

Ren Wax for daggers and edged weapons such as bayonets.

Chogi oil is no longer the agreed upon sword oil of choice by all nihonto enthusiasts. Possibly because of the inconsistency in it's composition. There are many who still believe in it but more and more are moving to mineral oil.

Can you provide a link to the sword in question?

Regards,
Stu