Sir (HALORANGER),

That is an OUTSTANDING Model 1! Very, very nice.

Thanks a lot Matt. It is one of my favorites.

I pickled my Model 5 last night. Not bad.

I just got this #7-5" in from AZCK and it went straight into the pickled okra jar! It had a lot of spots and stains on the blade already and since I bought it to use for hunting, I figured I aughta pickle it. Thanks for looking!

Pickled Perfection!

Here's a couple more pics with different lighting. I love the look of the dark blade with stag. Thanks Captain for the idea!

One thing to definitely remember is the 01 comes with Ren wax and needs to come off before pickling otherwise it won't be consistent.

Pap

Mike--

The Ren wax must have come from another owner?

I think the shop uses oil on them.

Either one would block the effect of the pickling, so cleaning with a good degreaser followed by hot-soap-and-water at the kitchen sink, then pickling, is what I think somebody recommended before.

I never pickled one, but admire the results shown here.

By the way, I don't remember if Capt. Chris mentioned the effects of the pickling on the hilt, and how to protect it????

Larry

Since I run stainless the hilt is what pickles on my knives! Probably wouldn't show up well in a photo though

Good-looking pickle job on that one! What a classic look it gives when done right!
Larry: I try to avoid getting the hilt soaked in the juice so I can't speak to how that would look.
Best, Capt. Chris
PS: Larry is correct and Pappy's RMK must have had the Ren Wax added by a source, other than the Randall shop...CCS