WW2 Fighting Knife Restoration (PUMA Solingen)

Ia Gusstahl PUMA Solingen
WWII GERMAN FIGHTING KNIFE (NAHKAMPFMESSER or Grabendolch)
German Fighting Knife also known as the Grave Digger and Boot Knife.
This Puma knife was accidentally found in my friends garden, where they used it for vegetables planting.
I’m sorry for the quality of this video, I’m testing the new camera and still work on settings.
I hope this video will be useful and interesting for watching :)
I am happy to receive any feedback on my work!
Thank you so much for Subscribe, Likes & Comments!!!
Timestamp:
00:07 Inspection of old and rusty wehrmacht fighting knife
00:35 Rust removing and cleaning
02:24 Removing of deep corrosion on the blade using grinder
02:58 Sharpening a broken tip of the knife blade
03:51 Removing defects on aluminium knife guard with a file
04:41 Hand sanding with sandpaper
05:10 Hand sanding of the blade
07:29 Knife polishing using a felt wheel
08:11 Sharpening of the knife blade
09:07 Testing
09:19 Final result
09:42 Before and after photos

[@Traderjoe]

The knifes design was beautiful. Germans really made some beautiful things.

[@Atelier12D]

Thank you very much for your comment! 👍👍👍 I completely agree with you.

[@georgegordonbrown9522]

You mean Nazis?

[@stevebrzeski9118]

lol that’s a fancy bottle of rustcheck you had there it just cracked me up 🥳

[@Atelier12D]

Glad you enjoyed it! 🤣 Thanks for your comment!

[@heikoplotner2636]

Klasse ! Danke ! Schade, daß es nicht mehr hergestellt wird.

[@Atelier12D]

Vielen Dank für Ihren Kommentar! 👍 Ja, schade, dass dieses Messer nicht mehr hergestellt wird.

[@heyitsme2455]

Destruction of a really nice WWII German knife

[@Atelier12D]

Thanks for your comment and also for your opinion. I would also be interested to know how you would make the restoration of the knife that you will use? Thanks!

[@keithfinnell7505]

You turned a rusty old knife into an absolutely beautiful military knife! You did an absolutely awesome job with your work!!!

[@Atelier12D]

Thanks a lot! I am very glad that you liked my work! ❤ I will definitely continue to make restorations and shoot new videos to please you! 😍

[@georgegordonbrown9522]

Yes. But it´s not a "rusty old knife"

[@niezlykretik]

Very grateful to have one!

[@Atelier12D]

Thanks for the comment!👍

[@milanradak269]

That knife is so simple that it's brilliant.
Wish I had one

[@Atelier12D]

Thanks for the comment! Yes you are right! I wish you that your wish comes true!

[@salvatorerizzottolo5062]

Bel pezzo ed ottimo restauro

[@Atelier12D]

Thanks for the comment! 👍

[@timbow50]

Well, you did a wonderful restoration. Turned out very good.

[@Atelier12D]

Tim, thank you so much for the whole three comments!!! I'm glad you enjoyed watching this video! This is a big motivation for me. I will try to please you with new videos!

[@caturvenusanjono4505]

Beautiful ..

[@Atelier12D]

Thanks! 🙏

[@rharden583]

I like that you kept the handle scales.

[@Atelier12D]

Thank you very much for your feedback! 👍

[@pappy451]

that turned out great ! love those old knives .
you do fine work sir .

[@Atelier12D]

Thank you very much sir for the wonderful comment! 👍

[@billzielke6798]

Very nice! I’m glad you could save the handle.

[@Atelier12D]

Thanks a lot for the nice comment! 👍 The handle of the knife is made of Bakelite and is very well preserved.

[@brianvannorman1465]

Interesting. Hello from San Diego California.

[@Atelier12D]

Thanks for watching! I am glad that my video was interesting for you!❤️

[@crouchingjaguar]

Beautifully done. Id love one for my collection.

[@Atelier12D]

Thank you very much for the good evaluation of my work! 👍 I am very glad that you liked my video! 😀

[@joshuadst7809]

Magnificent restoration work that voila. Hats off, sir, and congratulations again!!! Hello from France.

[@Atelier12D]

Thank you very much for the good assessment of my work! 👍 Hello from Ukraine!

[@rumeisulaswani6710]

Good job.... I like this knife

[@Atelier12D]

Thank you very much for your comment!

[@timbow50]

A polishing wheel with different grades of compound is much much faster than wet/dry hand polishing.

[@Atelier12D]

I am very glad that you liked the video!!! 🙏

[@bobdole7701]

Nice!

[@Atelier12D]

Tanks!😀
Merry Christmas and happy New Year! 🎄

[@a.p.a.woodmetal3412]

Hi buddy i loved this restoration you did a good job 👏👍👍👍 like

[@Atelier12D]

Thanks a lot! 👍 I am very glad that you like my videos! 😀

[@kelvincolemanAnimal]

I am new to your channel and I must say wot a fantastic job you have made of that knife. I will be watching every time you put new videos on. It’s good to see a really good restoration 👍👍👍😊😊😊♥️

[@Atelier12D]

Kelvin thank you very much for such a nice comment! 👍 That inspires me a lot!

[@duaneho555]

Great job. Very cool knife.

[@Atelier12D]

Thanks a lot! 👍 I'm very pleased!!!

[@pabloperlo4479]

Beautiful, good job

[@Atelier12D]

Thanks for wonderful comment!!! 👍

[@eleftherioschartomatzidis3553]

Супер. Хорошая работа.,👍

[@Atelier12D]

Спасибо!!!👍👍👍

[@cliftonshotwell7847]

Really nice work!

[@Atelier12D]

Thanks for nice comment!!!👍👍👍

[@johnstratmanprogramadopara7250]

😎💀💀💀💪💪👍👍 BEATIFULL KNIFE !!!!!!!!

[@Atelier12D]

Thanks! 👍👍👍 😍😍😍😍😍😍

[@daoana7382]

Tolle Leistung. Super Talent kombiniert mit super Können. Absoluten Respekt 👌👍

[@Atelier12D]

Vielen Dank für den wunderschönen Kommentar!!! 🥰😍👍👍👍👍👍

[@florian5257]

Tolle Arbeit👍🏼

[@Atelier12D]

Dankeschön! 🤩👍👍👍

[@gregorlubas1530]

👍 Gut gemacht!

[@Atelier12D]

Danke!!! 👍👍👍

[@bulldawg6259]

Proper use of glassware

[@Atelier12D]

Thank you very much for your comment! You're right!

[@GT_Racer347]

Sweet 👍🏻 👍🏻

[@Atelier12D]

I am very glad that you liked my work! 😀Thanks for the comment!👍

[@peterwandelt2933]

Hallo, schöne Arbeit hast Du da geleistet. Ich finde es gut dass du den Griff nur "kurz" bearbeitet hast. Was für ein Schleifset benutzt Du?
Hello, you did a great job there. I think it's good that you only edited the handle "briefly". What kind of sharpening set do you use?

[@Atelier12D]

Peter, vielen Dank für deinen Kommentar! Mein Ziel war es nicht, das Messer neu zu machen, ich wollte seinen historischen Wert bewahren. Ich benutze ein billiges chinesisches Schleifset (ca. 20 Euro), aber die Schleifsteine habe ich zusätzlich gekauft.

[@lubaskrystyna1843]

Wow wie geil 👍Super 👍

[@Atelier12D]

Dankeschön 👍

[@1982asd]

nice work
but I repeat myself that the trench knife was no longer standardized for the Germans in World War II.

[@Atelier12D]

Thank you very much for the comment and also for the interesting information! 👍👍👍

[@edgaraquino2324]

Beautiful job! That beer was well deserved! You brought a piece of history back to life! You mentioned this was a boot knife; did the blade come with a sheath originally? Do you plan to make one for it? It looks like the day it was first issued...Good job! Subbed...

[@Atelier12D]

Thanks again for the great comment! 👍 I will try to find the original sheath of this knife for restoration. Also, in the next restorations, I will also try to make leather sheath.

[@edgaraquino2324]

@@Atelier12D That sounds like a plan! You are welcome!

[@willivonfromhold4524]

Do you have multiple lights above you to make your blade look tigerstriped...

[@Atelier12D]

Thanks for the comment! 👍👍👍 You are right, it has to do with lighting. I'm not very happy with the light and will try to replace it for the next video.

[@panagiwtiskalampokas9808]

Great job!!!!!
How many degrees did you sharpen

[@Atelier12D]

Thank you for the very good assessment of my work! 👍 The sharpening angle of this knife is about 25 degrees.

[@iulialatysheva5901]

Great job! Hope beer was also good 😜

[@Atelier12D]

Thanks! Beer was excellent! 😜

[@brittakriep2938]

Was german ,Weizenbier' glas, a german usually has his favourite beer.

[@markneo1]

Excelsior 🇧🇷👏

[@Atelier12D]

Thanks! 👍

[@user-ei3vw7gx7g]

А что за кольцо вначале было снято спереди больстера?😁😉😊👍👍👍

[@Atelier12D]

Спасибо за комментарий! 👍 Это кожаная вставка для ножен, чтобы нож не «гремел» при носке 😀. Ее видно на фото в конце видео.

[@user-ei3vw7gx7g]

@@Atelier12D благодарю

[@user-ek4ii3su7w]

Кожаное, что бы не клацкать о металлические ножны

[@tombarlow6176]

Very nice but a lot of time to waste put knife in clinicals what you did on the sanding machine was much faster

[@Atelier12D]

Thank you very much for your comment! 👍 in order to remove corrosion in deep sinks, I use chemistry, and on the grinder, I removed only the minimum top layer of metal. If you do not use chemistry, then the knife will rust very quickly.

[@geraldstamour1312]

Hella dope results, @Atelier12D!

[@Atelier12D]

Thanks 🙏

[@geraldstamour1312]

@@Atelier12D Don't mention it. You're too kind already!

[@user-ol4nd4fl1b]

Now I'm worried that the rust remover got under the scales and somehow will rot them from the inside(((( what oil did you use with honing stones? and how thick is the blade, 5 mm?

[@Atelier12D]

Thanks for the comment! 👍👍👍 I use a mild rust remover solution, so there will be no problems. During sharpening I use oil for precision mechanics, you can buy it at any bike shop 😊. The thickness of the knife blade is 3-4 mm.

[@milanradak269]

It's a shame that the blade has so many deep pits

[@Atelier12D]

Unfortunately, I could not remove deep corrosion, as this would affect the thickness of the blade. But this is not scary, since this knife has a history and I did not have a goal to erase it.

[@muratcelik9280]

👾

[@Atelier12D]

😀 Thanks for the comment!

[@nazarenkodmytro]

🗡👍

[@Atelier12D]

⚔️👍

[@jackarrows1436]

👀

[@Atelier12D]

Thanks for watching! 😍

[@jackarrows1436]

@@Atelier12D youre welcome 😌

[@jhtsurvival]

1:52 is where you should have stopped

[@Atelier12D]

Thank you very much for your comment!

[@royboone5243]

Well you ruined the collecters value but you can use it.

[@Atelier12D]

Thank you very much for your comment! Yes, you are right, I made this knife in order to use it.

[@timbow50]

That is about the most ugly knife I think I’ve ever seen. The design maybe highly functional but it’s really fricking ugly. Yea, I know. It was cheap and fast to make. And it was made for killing. About any blade will do that.

[@Atelier12D]

Thank you very much for your comment! 👍👍👍

[@user-nj7ny7xs4o]

It's not real

[@Atelier12D]

I can assure you that the knife is not virtual! 😀 Thanks for the comment! 👍

[@user-nj7ny7xs4o]

@@Atelier12D rust is fresh

[@brittakriep2938]

@@user-nj7ny7xs4o : Puma company still exists, and still has a good reputation as a ,tradition keeping' german knife producer. But this knife type is no more in production for years, perhaps decades. You can not know how the knife was stored over the years.

[@scottmccarroll2618]

How can you say it was a restoration?? All you did was sand it and sharpen it

[@Atelier12D]

Thank you very much for your comment! From a rusty knife I made a knife that I can use. Maybe for a professional with more experience this is not a restoration ... Anyway, thanks for watching my video.