HJ knife opinions, its my 1st one :P

[evilmike]

bought this today, its my first HJ knife, hopefully the 1st of many! please tell me your opinions and what you think it should be worth, i hopefully paid a good price for it

i will post the price i paid but i dont want to bias peoples decsions just yet


the handle and hj badge were the best out of the selection i had (5 hj knifes) the blade iam guessing a late knife as it hasnt the inscription although it doesnt seem to have a visible rzm mark the makers make is
H & F
LAUTERJUNG
SOLINGEN

maybe the rzm has been ground off, over sharpened as it isnt in the best of conditions? it looks like its had a hard life, but it seems ok for shape?

what can i do to clean the blade up? theres a fair bit of dirt on it, but i dont want to damage it.

thanks mike

[jancz3rt]

Nice

I like it. The only thing that I believe is not original to the piece is the leather hanger. It looks like it came from a different knife. It may just be the photo but it's too loose for my liking.

JAN

[bigd]

I think as you say, a good dagger that has had a hard life.
I would put the value at about $200.

Darren.

[Santi]

Hi, it looks like a nice example, congrats. I think it is late as you say, but you have to know that sometimes mottos disappear with the time and because of the use.
I have to agree with Darren, the knife could worth around 200 dollars.
And regarding the leather hanger of the scabbard, Jan could be right, it doenst look good.

[evilmike]

thanks for the replies so far the hanger i wasnt sure on, it was abit dif to the others but then, i dont suppose they all came from the same cow i'll try get some pics up tomoro when ive got some day light.

i paid ******163;80 which is around $156. so iam quite happy with the price

mike

[Lassi]

Hi Mike nice HJ knife
Will you post a picture of the backside of the scabbard and hanger?
The leather look like a replacement as the other guys says, but the leather IMO could be mid to late war. What I say is it could be a period repair from the look of the knife it looks like it was used and even the strap broke at some point.

Here is a picture of one of my K98 pouches the leather has the same surface and it was used on a lot of equipment.

By the way nice price
If it was me I would use a bit of WD-40 and a rag to clean it a bit....otherweise leave it as it is

Let me know what you think
Cheers
Lassi

[pvluger]

Hey guys, whats the best way to deaden light rust like that without damaging ? WD-40 like Lassi said?

[evilmike]

i shall get some good pics up tomoro, looks like you could be spot on with that k98 pouch leather, if so i wonder if it was a period repair, nice thought anyway.

ill give cleaning a go, wd40 is that just for the leather or blade or both even??

thanks everyone

[steve h]

don`t put wd 40 on the leather, it`s a light engineering oil, and i don`t know what that would do to an organic material like leather. but i would give the blade and exposed metal bits a wipe with a wd40 soaked rag. it`s good as a rust preventitive in my opinion, i`m no scientist, but it`s what i do with my daggers, and they look pretty good to me still!.

[Lassi]

i shall get some good pics up tomoro, looks like you could be spot on with that k98 pouch leather, if so i wonder if it was a period repair, nice thought anyway.

ill give cleaning a go, wd40 is that just for the leather or blade or both even??

thanks everyone

Hi I´m looking forward to see some more picture
Just use the WD-40 on the blade....I don´t know how much it will clean but it will help a bit I´m sure.
I´m sure there is other ways and other products out there but I use a bit of WD-40 and it worked fine???

Cheers
Lassi

[evilmike]

right there not the best quality just managed to get the last few mins of sunlight, without a tripod. hope they are of some use!

[HunterSS]

Try using some type of semi-chrome polish. You can find it in auto parts stores. The WD traps moisture under it. The semi-chrome is also used for aluminim rims to polish. I live by the stuff when I decide I HAVE to clean a blade. If you ever get a minty blade with good cross grain or darkened motto you have to be gentle however. I use Muther's finest.............lol. Welcome to the WAF.

[Lassi]

Hi Mike IMO the leather hanger is original. Rivets and button all seams good also the wear and rust seams to match the rest of the scabbard
Cheers
Lassi

[Colorado]

Great looking knife, the strap is fine. Use Simi-chrome lightly on the blade and just use a cloth on the scabbard. It's worst days are behind it. Nice find.

[evilmike]

woohoo, thanks very much guys