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Old 01-15-2012, 02:42 PM
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Question Knife question. Cattaraugus 225Q. Leather handle.**PICS ADDED**

Twas digging through and sorting some of my old camping equipment and came across the above knife and sheath.I can not remember where or when I got this Long time.

Anyway I cleaned it up a bit and a few stokes on the oil stone and looking good! (will post some pics later)

The hand/finger guard is a bit lose. I did some research on the knife and wondered if I can safely get the leather handle wet to swell it out some? The leather is dry but not cracking. Will that tighten the guard? If so, when dry I would just put some neatsfoot oil on it.

From what little research I did, it seems to be a pretty good knife with a bit of value. This one is in really good condition considering the age.

Thanks for any tips.
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