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S.M. Co Italy

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I think I finally got a knife that is worth sending to Bill. It is a 9” S.M. Co Italy with a broken lock pin. (Edit. Thank you for the correction Bill)
What do you think ?
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I have had many auto's given a new life by Bill,I would send it to him.
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He can make it look like a new one. He recently posted pics of an 11" kris's he worked on and it looked like a new knife.
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Good grab Mike! Did you take the Made In Italy too?
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Hey Chris, guess you saw those two also ... I passed on the other one… The horn just wasn’t as nice.
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Cool find! It looks like a very tight, straight, well-made knife. I bet it'll clean up beautifully.

Forgive my ignorance, but how do you repair a missing locking pin? Drill the tang and solder-in a new one? Seems like tricky repair to dial-in.
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I’m hoping Bill can answer that question.. or Jeremy?
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Lock pin- not lock tab!
Drill, turn a pin down to fit, hard solder it in the hole, then do final fitting.
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Thank you sir, it will be off to you soon after I get it.
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Thank you all for your input. I will post the results after restoration.

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You should have Bill DeShivs do it. He will do a fine job.
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Awesome knife to add to you collection. Repairing is the way to go. Please post photos when you get it back from Dr. Bill.
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Thanks John, I’ll be sure to post before and afters.
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Seen the before and anxious to see the after.
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I won’t even get the knife till Thursday :lol:
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