Thread: Is this cell rot?

Thank you all of you gentlemen.
You are a wealth of knowledge!!!

You might want to try wiping down the blade with WD-40 or use OOOO grade steel wool and some WD-40 to see if it will remove the staining. If I was a betting man, I would wager good money that those are original Ivory scales. They appear thin enough and are peened without collars. Then there is the schreger lines in the scales themselves.

Bob

Could have been stored near a set that were off gassing.

If there is some unknown material transferred on the steel, dried oil or other foreign matter, acetone might be a good option. I don't know if acetone would affect the scales , but I would ensure the acetone only contacts the steel. It is a bulletproof cleaner for steel. Like to see it when you get it cleaned up.

Originally Posted by outback

Could have been stored near a set that were off gassing.

Same thought I was thinking. They may have been exposed to one in the process of gassing.