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Camillus US Military Pilots Survival Knife

I was hired to repair, well that might not be the right word.. lets say build a Camillus US Military Pilots Survival Knife. My customer Allen gave me a Camillus blade and guard and asked me to put it together, It will be a gift for a friend of his.

This company went out of business in 2007 so I did some research and was able to find the drawings for the parts I need to make, the pommel and Case.

This is what he gave me, I took a picture of it on top of one of the drawings I found online:

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In MemoriamPermalink Reply by D ale on May 5, 2013 at 13:32

... and 1/8" (0.125") for the thickness on those washers.

The edges on mine taper to 0.108 in spots .. good honest use .. :)

Permalink Reply by Daniel Howland on May 5, 2013 at 16:17

Thank you Dale ! I love the camo backdrop! I'll keep you posted with progress.

Best!

Permalink Reply by Daniel Howland on May 6, 2013 at 17:23

I ordered 1 pound of manganese dioxide on e-bay and got the phosphoric acid from Home depot and a crock pot from walmart

Permalink Reply by Ron Cooper on May 6, 2013 at 17:44

Do me a favor, Dan -- Don't invite me over for dinner!

Ha Ha!

Sounds like you've got a plan in mind. I can't wait to see how it turns out.

Good luck, my friend!

Permalink Reply by Daniel Howland on May 7, 2013 at 18:35

Bead blasted with glass the blade and guard getting it ready for the coating,

Permalink Reply by Ron Cooper on May 7, 2013 at 18:48

That looks great, Dan!

In MemoriamPermalink Reply by D ale on May 7, 2013 at 19:00

??? WHY ???

Looks Great !!!

I'm REALLY interested in how the finish / coating turns out .. it'll be nice to have an alternative to the ferric chloride !!

Permalink Reply by Daniel Howland on May 8, 2013 at 17:48

I soldered on the guard, the spring keeps it tight against the blade while soldering, I use silver solder.