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My buddy gave me a TOPS/BUCK CSAR a couple years back or so. It is one of the earliest runs, judging by the ATS34 steel and the markings. He got it for $5...an amazing deal.
However, prior to giving it to me, he chopped at some stuff with it, and so the notoriously soft stop pin deformed. A lot. Not sure WHY they made it that way; the blade has legenday heat treat, but the stop pin is soft as annealed steel.
Big up and down blade wiggle, liner-lock all the way to the other side.
Anyway, I disassembled it, de-rusted it (it had seem some use and carry, it seems), and emailed Buck Knives multiple times about maybe getting a new stop pin (and pivot if they could; the pivot runs a bit soft on them too). I figured with it being long discontinued it was a long shot, but they ended up never bothering to respond at all.
What to do?
Well, if chopping can ruin the knife, then chopping can save the knife!!!
So, I reassembled it it with the bent stop pin rotated 180 degrees the other way, and brought it with me on my latest woodland adventure.
Here are the results, chronicled in videographic documentary glory for your viewing enjoyment.
However, prior to giving it to me, he chopped at some stuff with it, and so the notoriously soft stop pin deformed. A lot. Not sure WHY they made it that way; the blade has legenday heat treat, but the stop pin is soft as annealed steel.
Big up and down blade wiggle, liner-lock all the way to the other side.
Anyway, I disassembled it, de-rusted it (it had seem some use and carry, it seems), and emailed Buck Knives multiple times about maybe getting a new stop pin (and pivot if they could; the pivot runs a bit soft on them too). I figured with it being long discontinued it was a long shot, but they ended up never bothering to respond at all.
What to do?
Well, if chopping can ruin the knife, then chopping can save the knife!!!
So, I reassembled it it with the bent stop pin rotated 180 degrees the other way, and brought it with me on my latest woodland adventure.
Here are the results, chronicled in videographic documentary glory for your viewing enjoyment.
