Where do runner marks come from?
Ever wonder why this happens and some will say ” From alot of in and out of the scabbard”,,which is true! The real truth lays within the scabbard. Along with some other future threads I am working on,, this one is a must.
Returning vets who found these virgin gems decided to do what is best to keep rust off and keeping metal sliding in and out of the scabbard easily. This was many a noble thought at that present time……BUT…..70 years later that TLC they thought were doing was drying over the decades. Everything dries over time…Everything! even oil and lubricants harden.
I posted 2 photos for the time being of what happens to a scabbard runner after these many years,,, and in turn,,,a hardened surface on the high ridges of the runner and the end result that many have seen on their SA and SS daggers. This is most of the time but there are some political daggers that were just left alone and not helped with a thick oil lubricant. I will show the before and after process of the runners,, and treating it with Ren Wax to give that smooth glide into the scabbard with that little tight “click’ at the end,,, as it sounded back in the 1930s. Below is before and after photo of the runner. I will post this topic in its entirety in the very near future. Regards Larry
Returning vets who found these virgin gems decided to do what is best to keep rust off and keeping metal sliding in and out of the scabbard easily. This was many a noble thought at that present time……BUT…..70 years later that TLC they thought were doing was drying over the decades. Everything dries over time…Everything! even oil and lubricants harden.
I posted 2 photos for the time being of what happens to a scabbard runner after these many years,,, and in turn,,,a hardened surface on the high ridges of the runner and the end result that many have seen on their SA and SS daggers. This is most of the time but there are some political daggers that were just left alone and not helped with a thick oil lubricant. I will show the before and after process of the runners,, and treating it with Ren Wax to give that smooth glide into the scabbard with that little tight “click’ at the end,,, as it sounded back in the 1930s. Below is before and after photo of the runner. I will post this topic in its entirety in the very near future. Regards Larry
