Peter's photography + Randall + Leica = Eye candy!

I don't have a "Pickled Randall", but I do have a "Potatoed Treeman". Stick 'em in a potato overnight and get this:

Nice Doug, I've got one that has been treated kinda like it!

- Rob

Thanks Rob....hope all is well across the river!

BLOOD also works but it takes a couple of kills to make the same patina as pickle juice. I have done the pickle juice before, but the pickles just don't taste the same, but the blade sure looks nice.

Pap

Do you gentlemen have a recipe for this pickling procedure?

I have another question ...
Once pickled, can the patina be removed easily or does it have to be returned to the shop for the knife to be restored to original?
Thanks,
Tony

Tony,

Flitz will take it off.

Thanks Tom!

David,
I simply collect the juice from the (then empty) pickle glass and let the knife stand on it's tip up to the hilt for an hour or two.
The correct time depends very much on the amount of vinegar in the juice. Every make produces different results. You simply have to keep an eye on it

Capt. Chris has explained this in a thread a year ago HERE

I think it's a very good idea, at least for a user and it's fun to see your nice blade changing color, too