Deassisting Kershaw Scallion?

RemyKaze

RemyKaze

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Hey guys, I have a quick question. I just took apart an old Scallion with liner lock that I had found at a yard sale a while back while doing the PIF threads. I cleaned up the inside, oiled it, and everything is intact, but the torsion bar is not firing it out to full locking position. Has anyone ever deassisted the liner lock version of the Scallion, and if so, was it more functional afterwards? I'm of the opinion that if it won't fire with both my index finger and the torsion bar, that it might be worse without the bar. Didn't want to take it apart again unless I knew for sure I could improve performance. I will be passing it on to a friend after repair. Thanks. :)
 
Not the Scallion, but I've tried with Chives.
Quite frankly it turned the Chives into garbage.
The lack of a detent ball literally makes flipping impossible.
 
bladeboss said:
Not the Scallion, but I've tried with Chives.
Quite frankly it turned the Chives into garbage.
The lack of a detent ball literally makes flipping impossible.
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Exactly the kind of answer I was looking for. I was afraid of that. I think they were still working on their implementation back when those all came out. Thanks man!
 
I had a black coated scallion that spent a winter under the snow in front of a friends house, he found it and returned it and I since gifted it to another friend quite awhile ago and it had the same exact problem...fired partially almost all the way but never the whole way and he didn't care...the edge it had still had it's effect on him lol
 
mrdabble said:
I had a black coated scallion that spent a winter under the snow in front of a friends house, he found it and returned it and I since gifted it to another friend quite awhile ago and it had the same exact problem...fired partially almost all the way but never the whole way and he didn't care...the edge it had still had it's effect on him lol
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Lol, someone had ground the broken tip into a flathead screwdriver. Seems to be common with the Leek series and their delicate tips. I fixed that however. I'm wondering if these torsion bars don't simply weaken with the constant pressure when closed? I don't have a replacement bar to test the theory, but it seems sound. Unlike the Axis omega springs, the torsion bar has quite a bit of metal to move or push against when at rest.
 
RemyKaze said:
Lol, someone had ground the broken tip into a flathead screwdriver. Seems to be common with the Leek series and their delicate tips. I fixed that however. I'm wondering if these torsion bars don't simply weaken with the constant pressure when closed? I don't have a replacement bar to test the theory, but it seems sound. Unlike the Axis omega springs, the torsion bar has quite a bit of metal to move or push against when at rest.
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When I was younger and had cheaper blades I would always keep the few spring assisted knives open in storage because I thought that concept could be possible. It certainly makes sense though.
 
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