Cleaning a Rusty Case Knife and checking vintage

I bought a "contents" of a room at an auction. Similar to storage wars but we were allowed a preview. There was so much stuff I didn't even know these 25 vintage knives were in there. Its possible that they alone are worth the price I paid. There are knives over 100 years old. One possibly issued to a soldier in WWI by the red cross!

[@thewayidoit8895]

This group of knives were in an auction lot I purchased. I sold 1 watch from the lot to get my money back. This group of knives grossed over $1000. Sure I cleaned them up cause I loved it but it likely doubled their value.

[@kyle35_36]

Nice I found my grand fathers old case trapper from before he died. Wanted to know how to get in all around the nooks and crannies to clean it. Thanks brother

[@robertwagner1079]

Actually....all Vintage Knives Require Cleaning By Hand ...Gentle Cleaning... and I Start off with 400 up too 2500 Paper ..Finishing up with 3000

[@thewayidoit8895]

A viewer removed his comment condemning my methods. He suggested "Case Paste" from case knives and not using wd40. I stand by my method. Obviously for your own knife use the mildest method possible. Having a smooth surface to me is most important, not shiny necessisarily. I've done a lot of soul searching on this. I have some old stanley planes as well. I believe #1 is function. I also believe more people like it to be nice looking - not necessarily new. Sorry for those that like a heavy "patina". I prefer a vintage pocket knife that has patina and is sharpe. My current carry knife is an old imperial with a broken point. Sharp and not a big deal to lose. I'm not really a collector but having an unused, new in the Box vintage knife is a turn off. A pocket knife needs to live. Clean finger nails, cut twine, point a stick.

[@cjhuntz9884]

Do you still have these?? I know this was several years ago.

[@enricociccia1821]

Hello! I’m looking for a Camillus 66 premium stock for my collection.. i’m from Italy! do you have that one?