I just bought an old vintage stiletto but its dull as hell. I’m wondering how to sharpen it correctly (without screwing up the blade). I have a regular kitchen knife sharpener but don’t know if I should use that. Any ideas?
No its like a long block with like a "V"shaped area to run the blade down.

i recently bought a cheap 0 japanese
440 stainless steel sword. I call it my "akai ryu" but problem is its super super dull.
it couldnt cut toilet paper.
can someone tell me a extremly good way to sharpen it? it doesnt have to be easy or fast, it would be better if it was. hell, even if someone knows where i can find a knife/sword sharpener at, that would be nice.

Ka-Bar 1214 Knife with 7" Blade and Kydex Sheath
or
Gerber LMF II Infantry with 4.84" Blade and Kydex Sheath and Integrated Sharpener with Leg Straps.

Links:

http://www.botachtactical.com/kabblac2sers.html

http://www.botachtactical.com/gelmfiiinkn.html

I’ve got to spend
Ka-Bar is
Gerber is

OK….I live in the USA. My sister lives in India. She asked me to get a nice and long lasting knife set for her. (The knife sets one gets in India are really cheap and rust in weeks!). I came across a beautiful knife set by Chicago Cutlery. It has 8 knives. The set includes hardwood storage block with built-in sharpener, 3" peeler, 3 1/4" parer, 5" utility, 6" boning, 8" slicer, 8" Chef’s and sharpening steel.
The details are just fyi….ok….so now my question is can I carry it in my luggage which is checked in for security checking. The bags that we don’t carry but that come later in the baggage claim section. I hope you got what I am saying. I know I cannot carry it in my purse or my carry on!!!
Is it ok to carry knife set in luggage? Has anyone done it?