Yes. I believe it heat treats like 1095.
Bill
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- Tue Feb 08, 2005 1:31 am
- Forum: Deforum with Bill DeShivs
- Topic: Damascus
- Replies: 2
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- Mon Feb 07, 2005 5:46 pm
- Forum: Switchblade knives
- Topic: Bargain Knives!!!
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- Sun Feb 06, 2005 8:22 am
- Forum: Switchblade knives
- Topic: cleaned up knife. blade says hammer brand.
- Replies: 19
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There are some broken knives on http://www.bladeauction.com
Bill
Bill
- Sat Feb 05, 2005 11:19 pm
- Forum: Switchblade knives
- Topic: cleaned up knife. blade says hammer brand.
- Replies: 19
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Hammer/Imperial-same thing. You do not have to take it apart to replace the spring! Some of these did not use a rivet to hold the spring in place. Instead, a piece of the liner was punched out and bent down to hold the spring. You have to figure out a way to bend it up to remove the old spring. You ...
- Sat Feb 05, 2005 11:14 pm
- Forum: Deforum with Bill DeShivs
- Topic: hammer replacement parts
- Replies: 4
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You will have to find a knife that has donor parts. Rivets- grind/file the heads off, and punch them out with a pin punch. If they are flush rivets, punch one side, to push the other out a small amount, file the protruding head, and then punch from the other side (where you just filed), and file the...
- Sat Feb 05, 2005 11:00 pm
- Forum: Switchblade knives
- Topic: what kind of switchblade book should i get?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 6684
- Sat Feb 05, 2005 12:07 am
- Forum: Ask Vagrant
- Topic: Flashlights?
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- Sat Feb 05, 2005 12:03 am
- Forum: Blade pictures
- Topic: My favorite sliders
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- Fri Feb 04, 2005 7:03 am
- Forum: Switchblade knives
- Topic: Switchmaking books?
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- Views: 2351
- Fri Feb 04, 2005 7:02 am
- Forum: Switchblade knives
- Topic: what kind of switchblade book should i get?
- Replies: 19
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There is also "Antique American Swichblades", by Mark Erickson (Krause publications), and if you just want to look, "Foreign Spring Steel", by Vincent Federico- http://www.foreignspringsteel.com
Don't sweat the book prices-it's money well spent.
Bill
Don't sweat the book prices-it's money well spent.
Bill
- Fri Feb 04, 2005 3:10 am
- Forum: Switchblade knives
- Topic: Cleaning Knives
- Replies: 4
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- Fri Feb 04, 2005 1:17 am
- Forum: Switchblade knives
- Topic: plz look at this i need some help
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- Tue Feb 01, 2005 10:12 am
- Forum: Switchblade knives
- Topic: Softening brass rod??
- Replies: 10
- Views: 6248
- Tue Feb 01, 2005 9:23 am
- Forum: Switchblade knives
- Topic: Softening brass rod??
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- Views: 6248
- Tue Feb 01, 2005 2:59 am
- Forum: Deforum with Bill DeShivs
- Topic: Bonsa Gravity
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1734
I'm not sure. These were made from the same parts as the spring loaded OTFs. The spring knives were produced from the mid 1950s until after Bonsa shut down in 1982. Bonsa's assets were sold to Robert Klaas. Perhaps these were made from left over parts, or were a separate product. I never saw any of ...