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Any CSI's out there?- Any Tips On Reading Illegible Tang Stamps??

Most of us own one- A vintage knife with a tang stamp partially or totally worn awway by time, abuse, or excessive polishing or sanding- I have had limited success with microfine sandpaper, products like OOPS, to remove surface gunk or rust, and a little success with photo editing programs- I am by no means an expert in any of these fields- My thought is, we have members from all walks of life and areas of expertise- Anybody have any tricks that have worked for them?? Police forensics labs can raise a filed serial number off a gun, but as it is an investigation of a crime, they aren't concerned about damage to the serial number area- I have heard that there are many camera tricks that sometimes work, depending on filters, reverse negatives, camera angles and such.We all see these all the time here in knife photos- If anyone has any suggestions or tricks, I for one would greatly appreciate it~~

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A couple of things I do.  We have a jewelers magnifying glass with a light but it is table size and cannot travel to shows to see knives.  I have also been known to do a charcoal rubbing, sometimes I can see it better that way.  I use onion paper when i do it, the light weight helps get a clearer pic.  I have struggled with this so much that I have ordered the give away items for iKC at shows the rest of the year

A credit card size magnifier.  May not be the best but it is easy to carry in your wallet and will help.  Make sure you come see us at the shows!

Real neat.

That is going to help a lot of folks!

We will make sure all the buyers of the 2014 knife get one also :)

Jan, can we buy one of those?

John today I lightly remove surface rust with a rust remover and some gentle rubbing, if I can see a faint outline its time for the toothbrush to clean it out. It is particularly helpful when looking for the tang on some of the old Hammer Brands. I really like those knives but the tang is so light on the older models.

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