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Post by Larry Dunn on Mar 22, 2012 9:41:42 GMT -8
Gents, Hessen Antique now has reproduction S98/05 "butcher blade" bayonets "in the white," instead of a blued finish on the blade, guard and pommel. So if you want to use a repro instead of dragging your valuable originals through the mud, no you can without going through the hassle of de-bluing. Here's the link: www.hessenantique.com/98_Butcher_Blade_Bayonet_in_the_white_p/hegie026.htm-Larry |
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Post by cplcampisi on Mar 22, 2012 17:57:05 GMT -8
I wonder if they're going to start offering their repro carcano bayonet in the white. It can be stripped but it's apparently a pain. :-(
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Post by kingkaiser on Mar 22, 2012 18:22:12 GMT -8
Just soak the bayonet in white vinegar for a few minutes, and the bluing should wipe off.
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Post by cplcampisi on Mar 24, 2012 19:15:36 GMT -8
What I've been told is that the "blade" is easy to strip the bluing from, but they painted the guard and metal pieces of the handle (which should be bare metal), with a kind of black enamel paint, which is apparently more difficult to remove. A friend got one of the repro carcano bayonet -- it took him a while to realize that the handle and guard were painted, not blued, and required a different process. :-(
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Post by fischer on Mar 25, 2012 8:51:06 GMT -8
What different process did he use?
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Post by kingkaiser on Mar 25, 2012 14:11:20 GMT -8
I unblued two repro "butcher" bayonets. White vinegar not only took off the bluing on the blades, but also the paint on the handles and guards.
To get all of the paint off of the handles and guards, I had to let the bayonets soak in the vinegar a while. Also, it took a bit of buffing. The hardest places to get the paint off were the handle screws. After removing all of the bluing, I used extremely fine steel wool to even out the finish. Then, I wiped the bayonets down with Ballistol.
Ballistol works well to keep bayonets oiled. Not only does it protect the blades and other metal parts from corrosion, but it also helps keep the wooden handles from drying out. Additionally, it can be used on leather, so it can be used to oil and condition bayonet frogs.
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Post by cplcampisi on Mar 26, 2012 11:16:03 GMT -8
I know he used naval jelly to take the bluing off the blade, but I don't know about the enamel (I'm looking at emails from over a year ago). He may have needed to scrape it off, after softening it a little with the naval jelly, but he described it as being "a chore" to get the black paint off. Turned out great though. It's actually a very good repro.
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Post by fischer on Mar 28, 2012 18:56:56 GMT -8
Thanks for the info guys...  |
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