Handle screws loosening? Or not..

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noviomagus

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I have bought a couple of Cold Steel folding knives lately.
The Recon 1 spearpoint ,the AK-47 ,the Talwar, and two mini versions of the Recon 1 and the AK-47.
Nice looking knives :).

There are screws holding the clips against to the handle.
and there are screws holding the handle scales(?).

Are these screws to be trusted to stay tight in the handle.
What I mean is this.
I have a Spyderco Byrd,which is a good knife/cutter, but two out of the three screws holding the clip are gone.
I have done nothing extreme to the knife ,just cutting packages ,cardboard,stuff like that.
They seemed to have gotten loose in some way without me noticing it .
And I also read about Becker handle screws getting loose when the knife is being used.

How are the screws holding up in the Cold Steel folding knives?

I like the knives by the way.
The light weight. The tri ad lock which feels pretty safe/strong to me.
And the looks.
 
If worried remove 1 at a time and use a very little dab if blue loctight . They will stay in place for sure.
 
Yes , that is a way to deal with it.

I'm also interested in the experience of others with these knives.
Did the screws ever come loose or get lost because of loosening.
Or maybe they are already glued in place..?

I also read somewhere that getting the screws off will void the warranty..
And maybe the threads in the G10 handle are easily stripped .
I don't want to mess with that if it's not needed.
 
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Ive never had any issues with screws coming loose in my CS folders.

Original Recon 1, no loose screws after more than 14? years. Recon 1 with G10, triad lock, no loose screws after 6? years. Same for an old Black Rhino.
 
Ok, thanks Kwong Kwang and Bigfatty.
This sounds reassuring.
Especially after 14 and 6 years.
Of use and carry I assume :)
 
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