Jonah71
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I have a knife that my uncle gave me in 1962. He said he used it in the Army during WW 2, but I'm not sure this is an army issue knife. I lost it years ago but found it in the basement last week. The handle is covered in a gray colored mold now, but the blade (about 6") has a surprisingly small amount of light surface rust in just a few spots. Glad I put a dehumidifier in the basement several years ago.. A friend of mine told me the handle is actually layered leather (for some reason I'd always thought it was something else). I remember the handle being mostly black with a couple of red layers, The rather large butt end of the handle is what appears to be aluminum. You can obviously tell by now I have no knowledge of knives, but I'd like to clean it up and try to restore it to the condition it was in when I last handled it in 1966. What do I use to remove the mold from the leather without damaging it, and should I attempt to put a better edge on it?