Battle blue Hinderer hardware

strongbear0

strongbear0

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Who has a battle blue Hinderer and what color hardware do you have on it? I was thinking bronze but would like to see pictures of other setups before I decide.

Thanks
 
I have used the working finish on a battle blue and really liked it ... I have also tried black on it and that looked really nice too IMHO ...

I don't find a picture of the battle blue knife with the black hardware ... but here is the one with battle blue and working finish hardware ...
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here is a blue anodized (not the battle blue) with black hardware it may give you an idea what you like ...
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- JJ
 
JJ_Colt45 said:
I have used the working finish on a battle blue and really liked it ... I have also tried black on it and that looked really nice too IMHO ...

I don't find a picture of the battle blue knife with the black hardware ... but here is the one with battle blue and working finish hardware ...
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here is a blue anodized (not the battle blue) with black hardware it may give you an idea what you like ...
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- JJ
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The battle blue does look pretty damn good with the working finish and the XM-24 Spanto I ordered has a working finish blade.

Does anyone know if the working finish hardware kit is titanium or stainless, I see that the bronze and blue XM-24 hardware kits are but it doesn’t mention what the working finish ones are made from.

Thanks
 
JJ_Colt45 said:
I have used the working finish on a battle blue and really liked it ... I have also tried black on it and that looked really nice too IMHO ...

I don't find a picture of the battle blue knife with the black hardware ... but here is the one with battle blue and working finish hardware ...
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here is a blue anodized (not the battle blue) with black hardware it may give you an idea what you like ...
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hope these help.
- JJ
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Man, that working finish and battle blue looks great, I hadn't even thought of that combo.
 
strongbear0 said:
The battle blue does look pretty damn good with the working finish and the XM-24 Spanto I ordered has a working finish blade.

Does anyone know if the working finish hardware kit is titanium or stainless, I see that the bronze and blue XM-24 hardware kits are but it doesn’t mention what the working finish ones are made from.

Thanks
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I can't swear to it ... but I believe the anodized hardware like the blue or bronze are titanium ... but the working finish hardware is stainless steel just bead blasted.
 
ErocSD said:
Man, that working finish and battle blue looks great, I hadn't even thought of that combo.
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Thanks ... I think of all the combinations I have tried so far the working finish hardware on the battle blue is my favorite ...

it really matches great with the finish on the blades ... black looked nice but I went back to the working finish ... it just looks like it belongs there.
 
JJ_Colt45 said:
Thanks ... I think of all the combinations I have tried so far the working finish hardware on the battle blue is my favorite ...

it really matches great with the finish on the blades ... black looked nice but I went back to the working finish ... it just looks like it belongs there.
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Definitely agree with you there, looks better than the black for sure.
 
you could always go non flipper for a 3.5" ... that's all I bought until the Gen6s because of my hands ... but they flip so nice I played around and found grips that work with my hands.
 
JJ_Colt45 said:
you could always go non flipper for a 3.5" ... that's all I bought until the Gen6s because of my hands ... but they flip so nice I played around and found grips that work with my hands.
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What screws did you use for the pocket clip, clip tab, and lock bar on the battle blue/working finish hardware one? They almost look blue from the picture but it’s hard to tell.
 
in some of the pictures I still had the stainless screws and they got a look of blue from the lighting ... but I ended up swapping them out for black ...

the clip ... the filler tab ... the lock bar insert ... and the lock bar stabilizer are all black now it blends in pretty well with the battle blue ...

I am planning on seeing if I can anodize some screws and get close to the same blue but it may be awhile before I get to that.

if you can find someone to bead blast the screws they come pretty close to the working finish look ... that's another option.
 
JJ_Colt45 said:
in some of the pictures I still had the stainless screws and they got a look of blue from the lighting ... but I ended up swapping them out for black ...

the clip ... the filler tab ... the lock bar insert ... and the lock bar stabilizer are all black now it blends in pretty well with the battle blue ...

I am planning on seeing if I can anodize some screws and get close to the same blue but it may be awhile before I get to that.

if you can find someone to bead blast the screws they come pretty close to the working finish look ... that's another option.
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I’ve messed around with titanium anodizing using 9v batteries before but never ordered a variable voltage DC power supply to really get into it. They’re pretty cheap so I might order one and see what voltage it’ll take to get that specific blue, looks to be in the 21-22v range.
 
strongbear0 said:
I’ve messed around with titanium anodizing using 9v batteries before but never ordered a variable voltage DC power supply to really get into it. They’re pretty cheap so I might order one and see what voltage it’ll take to get that specific blue, looks to be in the 21-22v range.
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you may want to check Ebay ... at one point there were blue screws to fit those ... I don't know if they still offer them or not ... but they looked nice.

I have most everything I need to anodize ... except time ... maybe this winter.
 
JJ_Colt45 said:
you may want to check Ebay ... at one point there were blue screws to fit those ... I don't know if they still offer them or not ... but they looked nice.

I have most everything I need to anodize ... except time ... maybe this winter.
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Thanks for all the info.
 
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