The metal thumb disk or stud you can screw down onto a blade that doesn't have a thumb stud to make it easy to open with one hand. They used to be called one-armed bandit. Does anyone know of a current manufacturer or source?
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Recommendation? Does Anyone Make A One-Armed Bandit Anymore?
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If you're tapping a hole in the spine of your blade to screw in the damned thing, I'm sure you could pick a washer, countersink it and add a corresponding screw...?
Or are these things mountable without modifying the blade itself?
Or are these things mountable without modifying the blade itself?
No drilling and tapping - it used a set screw to hold the piece in place.
@medusaoblongata
I can't comment on the quality, as I've never used them; but the almighty Google showed a product called Kwik Thumb Stud that is available at BHQ (and a number of other places that do not support this site). It's out of stock on the river site, but searching it there brings up other similar options.
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Thanks for clarifying!
Petunia D. Feeble
I sharpen things.
The Kwik Studs work fine. Here's one I had on a Queen Mountain Man:
That particular knife had a rather stiff action so it was a little painful on the thumb, but you could indeed open it one handed.
I use the Kwik Thumb too, on an Extrema Ratio Resolza, and it works great. I read that if the locking spring is too stiff it can overcome the friction applied by the set screw. But it is cheap to try, and I found it to be worthwhile.