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So I bought an Ulster pre-WWII Boy Scout utility knife that looked good on eBay.
It still looks good, BUT if you let the main blade snap (towards) shut it hits the base of the punch blade (hard! - good springs), and if you let the punch blade snap shut (towards) shut, its base hits the tip of the closed main blade and stops at 90 degrees.
You can guide the main blade home and push it aside to allow the punch to close.
These knives all seem to have a brass shim between the liner and the base of the punch blade. Perhaps it is simply too thick.
I see no obvious signs of tampering or damage.
Is this something that a good "knife mechanic" can fix? If so, what might it cost.
My alternative is to return the item or learn to love the problem.
Thanks for any advice you can give,
It still looks good, BUT if you let the main blade snap (towards) shut it hits the base of the punch blade (hard! - good springs), and if you let the punch blade snap shut (towards) shut, its base hits the tip of the closed main blade and stops at 90 degrees.
You can guide the main blade home and push it aside to allow the punch to close.
These knives all seem to have a brass shim between the liner and the base of the punch blade. Perhaps it is simply too thick.
I see no obvious signs of tampering or damage.
Is this something that a good "knife mechanic" can fix? If so, what might it cost.
My alternative is to return the item or learn to love the problem.
Thanks for any advice you can give,