Landscaping find

[rickertmork]

Found this pretty deep under ground doing my landscaping job. Just thought it was interesting enough to post here.

 

[Trezurehunter]

Neat find.

 

[rickertmork]

Behold my first ever restoration. With help from brake parts cleaner, clp oil , rubbing alcohol, sand paper dremel, and a 200 grit knife sharpener. I’m blown away that that is still fresh metal in there. And on the handle cuff it says sterling. That can’t be the blade right?

 

[oldmxrat]

That's a really nice find, congrats!
The ferrule that the handle goes into is the only part that's sterling.

 

[rickertmork]

I was trying to identify the year. It could be over a hundred years old. But worth nothing still cool tho. Mother of pearl fruit knife