Are nickle silver bolsters magnetic?

[Easyrider]

The title pretty much says it all. I just picked up a GEC model 73 in ebony. A very nice knife that has magnetic bolsters. That made me wonder if I have steel bolsters or nickle silver bolsters.

 

[arizonaranchman]

Is it a Northfield? The Tidioute's are all steel if I'm not mistaken, including the bolsters. The Northfields are nickle-silver bolsters with brass liners.

Nickle-silver is brass, zinc and nickle. No steel.

I just tested my Barlow (a Tidioute) and the magnet sticks to the bolsters. The same magnet does not stick to the bolsters of my #15 Diamond Radio Jack (a Northfield).

 

[Easyrider]

It is a Tidioute model 73. Glad to know it is all steel.

 

[rinos]

it is probably steel pivot pin that attracts magnet,if I'm not mistaken 73 bolsters are nickel silver(Tidioute or Northfield)

 

[ea42]

Pins are usually matched to the bolster material or else they'd stick out like a sore thumb, so if you've got N/S bolsters you'll also have N/S pins.

 

[Ryan Sumner]

it is probably steel pivot pin that attracts magnet,if I'm not mistaken 73 bolsters are nickel silver(Tidioute or Northfield)

If the bolsters are nickle-silver, then the pivot pin usually is as well.

I imagine if the bolsters are NS then it could be being attracted to the springs.

 

[2Dead]

The NS bolsters aren't magnetic on mine. Only on the all steel models, or backsprings/blades on non stl models. GEC did made a few STL #73s but the ebony model was a Northfield.