Thread: Wild caught Packwood

Had a good weekend with friends and a even better one going to flea markets and antique stores. found this Packwood and a neat looking Trafford Brand Diamond Edge.(can't pass on a blade with etching for some reason)
My research seems to point at 1820-30 for the Packwood. What do you think? what's a good way to repair the crack in the scales? i'm leaning toward a mild restoration on it (if i can help myself not get carried away removing the rust.)

I like'm, but don't have advice on restoration,,, so I will wait for the guys that do.

If the crack has been stable this long, maybe just leave it be?

Originally Posted by kcb5150

If the crack has been stable this long, maybe just leave it be?

thought of that too. wasn't sure if i should do something to stabilize it further. will have to at least unpin the pivot end to get at the rust and give it a good cleaning.

Boy TinTin, you scored!! either one are nice. Was just enjoying the Packwood thread and here ya come with that one.

What I would use for the repair is some Good epoxy, then sand the scales with 400grit wet or dry paper-DRY so you can collect the clean sanding dust to mix with epoxy to fill the crack, but first you must clean the black from the crack, an needle point or fine knife point will scrape that out, then mix epoxy and bone dust and fill it in, then sand when dry and polish going to finer grits and buffing.

Done carefully you should not see the crack at all.

There are a few ways to approach that. You have one method previously mentioned. You can also file out a bit on the back side and glue a splint to it, either as a method or in combination with the above. You can also use the wedge as a splint after you have done the above repair. There is also the traditional wrap it with some very fine wire.

I believe baking soda & CA, is the trick to fix that crack.................

The best way is to unpin it, and if you are unpinning the pivot…

Cleaning the crack is the trick, otherwise the patch may not hold and will still be seen.

Try a tooth brush and some simple green, if you un-pin attack from both sides, without scraping so you can wick some CA in the crack from the inside. Vinegar or Peroxide might help to clean the crack.

It is a pretty substantial crack, so drill the hole a bit larger to give the pin some room to expand. If you can’t get the crack clean, it might be time for some nice horn scales.

Nice find, the blade should clean up nicely.

Hey tintin..!!
Are those bone or ivory?
I've repaired a few bone scales with CA and baking soda. It works extremely well.

A good long soak in peroxide or bleach, should clean them up quite a bit.