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by Bill DeShivs
Mon Mar 25, 2024 6:51 am
Forum: Switchblade Knife Collector`s Forum
Topic: Would like to know origin of this Stilleto
Replies: 9
Views: 200

Re: Would like to know origin of this Stilleto

It's not really a good name for them, but yes.
by Bill DeShivs
Sun Mar 24, 2024 7:08 pm
Forum: Switchblade Knife Collector`s Forum
Topic: What causes this?
Replies: 24
Views: 489

Re: What causes this?

The loose construction allows the horn to warp.
There is no economically viable repair. A return is in order.
by Bill DeShivs
Sat Mar 23, 2024 8:12 pm
Forum: Switchblade Knife Collector`s Forum
Topic: What causes this?
Replies: 24
Views: 489

Re: What causes this?

It's not just the horn.
Off-spec parts and poor assembly cause most of this.
by Bill DeShivs
Sat Mar 23, 2024 4:26 am
Forum: Switchblade Knife Collector`s Forum
Topic: Would like to know origin of this Stilleto
Replies: 9
Views: 200

Re: Would like to know origin of this Stilleto

Your knife is Japanese. The folding guards are missing.
That model is a neat knife and it's well made.
by Bill DeShivs
Thu Mar 14, 2024 5:58 pm
Forum: Switchblade Knife Collector`s Forum
Topic: Old Japanese flip-lock
Replies: 11
Views: 1103

Re: Old Japanese flip-lock

The Eig knives were imported until 1958.
by Bill DeShivs
Tue Mar 12, 2024 5:57 pm
Forum: Switchblade Knife Collector`s Forum
Topic: Toyokazu Switchblade
Replies: 11
Views: 255

Re: Toyokazu Switchblade

"Back spring"=the spring on the back of the knife. It's not supposed to stick up like that.

I do repairs like that, but am not accepting work for a month, at least.
by Bill DeShivs
Tue Mar 12, 2024 1:57 am
Forum: Switchblade Knife Collector`s Forum
Topic: Toyokazu Switchblade
Replies: 11
Views: 255

Re: Toyokazu Switchblade

It's the same knife as the Japanese bullfighter knives sold in Mexico-except with bone handles.
by Bill DeShivs
Mon Mar 11, 2024 6:31 pm
Forum: Switchblade Knife Collector`s Forum
Topic: Toyokazu Switchblade
Replies: 11
Views: 255

Re: Toyokazu Switchblade

This type knife was not made in Japan before the late 1950s, so it wasn't Gramps'.
The backspring is bent.
by Bill DeShivs
Fri Mar 08, 2024 7:51 pm
Forum: Knife Repair and Restoration
Topic: Using DC current to remove rust
Replies: 5
Views: 165

Re: Using DC current to remove rust

Electrolysis can also damage surfaces. If used at all, it should be used very carefully. I prefer chemical rust removal and careful abrasion.
by Bill DeShivs
Tue Feb 27, 2024 8:10 pm
Forum: Switchblade Knife Collector`s Forum
Topic: So ya want to repair switchblades?
Replies: 39
Views: 574

Re: So ya want to repair switchblades?

I only filled the tooth to see if I could, not to save money.
I superglue cuts. Stitches are old fashioned.
by Bill DeShivs
Tue Feb 27, 2024 5:24 am
Forum: Switchblade Knife Collector`s Forum
Topic: So ya want to repair switchblades?
Replies: 39
Views: 574

Re: So ya want to repair switchblades?

I did fill my own tooth once. I had a lower filling come out. There was no decay, the filling just came out and the hole had no exposed nerve. I had silver dental amalgam. I called a friend who was a dentist. His first question was, "How are you going to mix the amalgam without a treacherator? ...
by Bill DeShivs
Sun Feb 25, 2024 7:18 am
Forum: Switchblade Knife Collector`s Forum
Topic: Switchblade bayonet?
Replies: 7
Views: 302

Re: Switchblade bayonet?

It's not a real bayonet.
Chinese fantasy knife.
by Bill DeShivs
Sat Feb 24, 2024 7:23 pm
Forum: Switchblade Knife Collector`s Forum
Topic: Ethan 1953 Italy
Replies: 4
Views: 225

Re: Ethan 1953 Italy

Latama didn't make anything. They were basically an importer.
Latama supposedly assisted in having the Ethan knives made in Italy.
by Bill DeShivs
Sat Feb 24, 2024 6:17 am
Forum: Knife Repair and Restoration
Topic: Ulster repair help
Replies: 13
Views: 263

Re: Ulster repair help

First, it's doubtful you can make the knife look new.
Second, you don't have to remove the blade pivot pins to replace the backspring. Just the center pin.
by Bill DeShivs
Sun Feb 18, 2024 8:38 am
Forum: Switchblade Knife Collector`s Forum
Topic: Boker / Kissing Crane lock lever
Replies: 17
Views: 1511

Re: Boker / Kissing Crane lock lever

Tonto's knife was made by Massaro in Maniago, Italy.

JW's knife was made by Falcon (Campolin) in Maniago for Klaas,
by Bill DeShivs
Wed Feb 14, 2024 6:47 am
Forum: Switchblade Knife Collector`s Forum
Topic: Who made it? Japan?
Replies: 12
Views: 357

Re: Who made it? Japan?

Yes, it's Japanese.
by Bill DeShivs
Mon Feb 05, 2024 7:35 pm
Forum: Switchblade Knife Collector`s Forum
Topic: This any good?
Replies: 21
Views: 674

Re: This any good?

I assume you are talking about the Puma? It's a model 941.
by Bill DeShivs
Sun Feb 04, 2024 8:50 pm
Forum: Switchblade Knife Collector`s Forum
Topic: hellraiser question
Replies: 3
Views: 255

Re: hellraiser question

Those handles are made of cast zinc, and plated with chrome. The knife is best left alone.
by Bill DeShivs
Sun Feb 04, 2024 5:54 am
Forum: Switchblade Knife Collector`s Forum
Topic: This any good?
Replies: 21
Views: 674

Re: This any good?

Your mystery lockblade used to be a Puma.
Now it's a handle.
Your Schrade auto was made between 1916 and 1946. There is a crack in the handle near the button. Don't let it break further-you'll lose that piece.
by Bill DeShivs
Tue Jan 30, 2024 8:18 pm
Forum: Knife Repair and Restoration
Topic: Broken Remington Lock Back Spring
Replies: 9
Views: 317

Re: Broken Remington Lock Back Spring

Another method is to use a single-edge razor blade, or an extremely sharp knife and hammer it down between the liner and back spacer. This will make the pins show, and you can keep driving it until the blade cuts the rivets.
by Bill DeShivs
Tue Jan 30, 2024 6:41 am
Forum: Knife Repair and Restoration
Topic: Broken Remington Lock Back Spring
Replies: 9
Views: 317

Re: Broken Remington Lock Back Spring

Since you insist,sand the bolsters with 600 grit sandpaper. The pins may become evident.
You can also drive a wedge into the blade well and it might pull the pins and make them show. Be very careful. You can cut yourself AND ruin the knife.
by Bill DeShivs
Tue Jan 30, 2024 1:30 am
Forum: Knife Repair and Restoration
Topic: Broken Remington Lock Back Spring
Replies: 9
Views: 317

Re: Broken Remington Lock Back Spring

If the integral spring is the case, I can tell you how to find the pins, I can tell you how to make the spring, and I can tell you how to put the knife back together. What I can't tell you how to do is how to do any of these things without the tools or experience to do so. You will probably ruin the...
by Bill DeShivs
Mon Jan 29, 2024 7:34 pm
Forum: Knife Repair and Restoration
Topic: Broken Remington Lock Back Spring
Replies: 9
Views: 317

Re: Broken Remington Lock Back Spring

Glennbad is correct. If there is a piece of spring left in the handle, it can probably be dislodged by tapping the handle on a hard surface.
The springs are just inserted in a slot, and the backspring holds them in place.

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