German Made Switchblade & Gravity Knives

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basser5 wrote:It's sad Johnnie(missing the top half of the spring) ::teary_eyes::
I'm in the process of seeing if its worth fixing.


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well ya it's worth fixing...sturdy knife...
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Here's a crazy auto deseign made by Linder. It's 8" long with a 3 1/2" blade. It opens with a grand wack and locks up very solid. The crazy part about it is it has no saftey. I can't imagine why Linder would make a knife this nice without a safe carry position. When I bought it I never dreamed it would be made like this. Anyway check it out it is a nice knife.
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Wow ...that is different. I've seen similar patterns but the release button was more inset for safety.
Be careful with that puppy ::nod:: ...sure is a looker tho. ::tu::
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SOLD by Linder. Made in China.
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Here is my knarliest German switch.

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That is a gnarly one!! ::tu::
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Great stag Trevor ::tu:: ::tu::



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[quote="IMBand"]Here is my knarliest German switch.

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Bill DeShivs wrote:SOLD by Linder. Made in China.
Well that explains it :oops: There's a sucker born every minute. I don't mind a company doing what they have to do to make money. I just don't think they should hide the fact that it's made in China :x Now that will be my last Linder because I won't want to chance it ::td::
Click on the link below and scroll down a few inches. A similar knife is being sold at High Desert for 5x more than my wife paid for ours. The grind is different and the button looks flush. I wonder where it was made? My guess would be China as well ::td::
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Hell...look at the new Kissing Cranes and Hen & Roosters. ::disgust::
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here's a gravity, an otf and a lverlock.
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Here is a Klaas that fires hard and locks up tight, but the lever is hard to push.

I have flushed it with WD40 and oiled it, that helped some. Any thoughts on making it

work easier??


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Tim...I can't help ya with the lever :( ..but She sure is a pretty thing. ::tu::
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Thanks Johnnie ::handshake::



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If you can get some lithium automotive grease down into the sear hole, it will help a lot. Open the blade to half way. The hole in the blade should become partially visible. Use a toothpick to shove some grease in the hole.
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Thank you for the tip Bill, i will try that. ::handshake::



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I did try your suggestion Bill and it works much better ::ds:: Thank you ::handshake::

I took this photo after working the knife several times( 20 or so), as you can see there is still quite a bit of grease in the hole.

I also didn't realize the knife was double stamped until i enlarged the photo ::facepalm::


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Thought I would throw my old German Henckels in to show everyone.
Lokks somewhat like the one Jonnnie showed.
This one has great stag handles and I feel itis in great shape.
I am thinking the Henckels are one of the Higher end switchblades, just my opinion.
I guess I do not know what one of these would bring nowdays but I think that
are hard to find.
Hope everyone enjous seeing this one. Not the best pictures but hope OK

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That Henckels a beauty ::tu:: thanks for sharing it
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this knife has "guardian" reverse etched on the front of the blade and "Germany" on the back tang.
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Weidmannsheil.............

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A bit tortured but still worthy 8) it has a diferrent stamp than that nice one Hawk posted up a couple frames ? mine doesn`t say "solingen " on it . Hmmmmm... maybe one is older , This one has a #4 on the release lever.
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wiseguy - I LOVE that knife!! Can only dream about finding anything remotely as cool as that..... ::tu:: ::tu::

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I`ll second that ::nod::

I don`t see many old Henckel`s like that one around ::tu::
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