Inside a broken Rizzuto

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Pontiaker
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Inside a broken Rizzuto

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The button lever is cracked at the pivot pin.
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Re: Inside a broken Rizzuto

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fairly common problem, I believe zinc or some other questionable metal was used for those and they don't hold up well, I've got one with the exact same problem.
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Re: Inside a broken Rizzuto

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JimBrown257 is your guy. Unless you intend to repair yourself(?).
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JulesVane wrote: Mon Nov 22, 2021 2:42 am JimBrown257 is your guy. Unless you intend to repair yourself(?).
What Chris said.
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Re: Inside a broken Rizzuto

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You can't solder/glue/weld it.
You have to make a new sear lever.
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Re: Inside a broken Rizzuto

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Hi guys I should have introduced myself, my name is Matt CUCCHIARA I’m a custom knifemaker if I fix it I’ll make one from titanium. I just left CA for good but still in limbo until I find a house and can set up my shop staying with family in NM on the way to TX. Might just sell my two broken knives for parts. I prefer the Italian jap Rizzy
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Re: Inside a broken Rizzuto

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In July 2018 (before I even joined this site) I bought a handful of parts for a busted 11" Rizzuto for $10 at the flea.
Only one liner is good; the button system is gone; and the front scale is cracked; but I figured the blade and the
spring assembly must be worth at least ten bucks. All nice and clean. Might be material for a trade at some point.

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Re: Inside a broken Rizzuto

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So Rizzy's got D stamped liners? I always thougt that that was an old picklock trait.
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