Black acrylic 11" Frank B acquisitions

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arlen
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Black acrylic 11" Frank B acquisitions

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I was leery of purchasing another switchblade from knifeshop.com, but they offer a 28cm Frank Beltrame bayonet blade black acrylic handle. My first purchase from them did not set well with me, but I figured "What the hell, it's only money."
So I pulled the trigger and ordered the knife.
Two days after I ordered the knife, I received an email notice that Grindworx now has the 11" FB bayonet blade black acrylic available. So I figured "What the hell, I will never receive exactly what I ordered from knifeshop.com." So I jumped on this knife from Grindworx like a chicken on a June bug.

Both knives arrived and I am now the proud owner of two beautiful 11" Frank B bayonet blade, black acrylic handled knives. These two have no flaws that I can see and they have strong actions.

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Sounds great Arlen! Certainly a very classic combination. I have not found many in black acrylic and, instead, gone for the easier to obtain Ebony Wood.
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Nice! Glad you got two nice ones!! It is a hard to find color in acrylic !
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good for you Arlen,can you post a pix,thanx.,and you are right,it is only money.
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sure would love to see that pair...
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It took me a few years to find a true black acrylic Frank B that wasn't a "switch" model, but when I saw Rick selling one on Sharperdeals, I had to pounce. Probably overpaid for it, but based on the scarcity of black acrylic and how fast it sells out at places like bladeplay, price deviations between this model and other colors of acrylic is all speculative...

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At the end of the day, it's just another acrylic swivel bolster probably made after 2010, but for me it was an obligatory addition to my collection after seeing so many black acrylics in the movies.
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I agree Luke and Arlen. Classic/Black Stiletto never seems to go out of style. Like we all agree, the black acrylic hasn't been so easy to find like one would think. Out of these 3 Frank B 11", only the dagger is acrylic while the kris and bayo are Ebony Wood...

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Re: Black acrylic 11" Frank B acquisitions

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Here are a few pictures of my new 28cm Frank B bayonet black acrylic switchblades.

I have a technical question: Why is one lockplate release a separate piece from the main spring on one knife and the other knife has part of the lockplate release as intregal with the main spring? (I do not know the precise term for the lockplate component. Please educate me.)

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Lockplate release a separate piece from the main spring

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Lockplate release as intregal with the main spring

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Very nice!
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Really nice Arlen, congrats on those finds! I'm not sure I understand what you're referring to on the backspring and locktab. I see no separation on either knife...?
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The next to the last picture shows the main spring and the lockplate. The separation is evident on both sides of the spring.
The bottom picture shows the main spring and the lockplate. The separation is evident on one right side of the spring and only half-way down on the left side of the spring. It appears to be one piece upon close examination. Welded?
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Ahhh, okay. Those thin grooves running down both sides of the hole/pin? Gee, I was always under the impression they were just decorative and served no purpose lol. I've got quite a few like that.
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I think these three are acrylic but it's harder to tell than I would have thought. Is there "acrylic" and just plain plastic? these are just 9" ers
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Looks acrylic to me, but they don't look like typical Frank B's ... nickel silver and damascus! Year? Stamps? Tell us about them!
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Re: Black acrylic 11" Frank B acquisitions

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Arlen I think the answer to your question is the Last picture was correctly hammered when the blade pin was set, and the one above it was hammered in a way that slightly deformed the back top bolster which caused it to slightly cover the brass liner more so then the one above. I see no signs of soldering or welding on it.
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