altered my MOD

[Wunderbar]

I am the proud owner of a MOD Trident and Hornet. Recently, I decided to try a spine whack test on my Trident. It failed everytime but, it looks as though once the liner is worn in a bit, it will not fail. Anyhow, I like to streamline my knives by removing thumbstuds, pocket clips, etc. So I took the thumbstuds off the Trident. There is now a bit of vertical play in the blade. It appears that the studs were used as a stop for the blade (in the open position.) Amazing! Now the liner seats well into the tang of the blade, and out of 25 whacks on the spine, not one failure! I'm thinking of removing the studs from a Mini Socom that I have. (Most of my knives are autos) And I like the look of a "stud-less" blade.

 

[Ookpik]

Using the thumb lugs as a blade stop to limit how far the blade will open is common. I do not recommend removing the thumb lugs on a knife of that design. I wonder what is limiting the blade travel now. It may be a thin piece of the aluminum handle or even the liner lock. I think you should send the knife back to the factory for repair. They will put on thumb lugs and adjust the liner lock. Then the knife will work as it should. I imagine you will pay for the repair, since you removed the lugs. The Mini SOCOM also uses the thumb lugs as a blade stop, so leave those lugs alone. It’s OK to remove the lugs from a knife that uses a stop pin in the frame. This is my opinion. What do the rest of you guys think?