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Scotchman
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by Scotchman » Sat May 26, 2018 6:05 am
Is this a genuine knife?
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Bill DeShivs
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by Bill DeShivs » Sat May 26, 2018 8:17 am
Markings mean very little. Look at the knife, not the markings.
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by john » Sat May 26, 2018 1:40 pm
Where are or what happened to the pins? I can’t see them.
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by Bill DeShivs » Sat May 26, 2018 6:15 pm
It appears to be a Frank Beltrame "Switch" model. They use screws to hold the scales on.
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by Scotchman » Sat May 26, 2018 6:28 pm
Thanks Bill. The Italy over stainless steel threw me off.
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by JimBrown257 » Sun May 27, 2018 1:06 am
If the screws are missing, don't get it. I'm guessing someone striped the threads and they fell out so even if you were to find replacement screws they most likely would just fall out again. And if I recall correctly how those ones are assembled, the scales are put on last so pinning the scales wouldn't work.
Luke_of_Mass
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by Luke_of_Mass » Tue May 29, 2018 9:20 am
How about if it has screwed-on scales, don't buy it at all
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