Can It be Done???

[Mtn_Guy_79]

I am wondering if it is possible to remove the Assisted opener mech in a ZT301. Also, is the reassembly very difficult??

 

[knivesandguns]

It takes about 10 min for a first timer. All you need to do is remove the body screws and pivot screw WHILE THE KNIFE IS IN THE OPEN POSITION--and then remove the torsion bar--it looks like a long paperclip that has been unraveled. Then, reassemble carefully making sure to not mis-thread the screws, and wallah bye bye speedsafe.

I think you'll like it better with the torsion bar in it though, but hey, whatever floats your boat.

Good luck!

 

[riffraff]

Be careful, though. Sometimes, depending on the knife, removing the torsion bar turns a knife of maybe questionable legality (depending on local laws) into a knife of certain illegality (gravity knife). I don't recall if the 0301 and it's ilk have enough strength in the detent ball keep the blade closed during a wrist flick.

 

[stabman]

Be careful, though. Sometimes, depending on the knife, removing the torsion bar turns a knife of maybe questionable legality (depending on local laws) into a knife of certain illegality (gravity knife). I don't recall if the 0301 and it's ilk have enough strength in the detent ball keep the blade closed during a wrist flick.

Just tighten the pivot to the point where it cannot be flicked.