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How to change grips with one hand for the Silent Soldier V2 gen 2

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manoloco

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Just wanted to share a little video i made, showing a way i found to change grips with the Silent Soldier V2 gen 2, one handed and pretty safe.


Link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OtGasz5uJvM


Another reason for this post is to ask if anyone can help me find where to get a kydex sheath for this version/generation of the knife, i got the one with the injection mold plastic and the retention is really bad, i want to carry it on my jeans waist (front and a little to the left) so i can deploy it comfortably, also as a neck knife, but both ways would make the knife fall out of the sheat for sure, it used to hold the knife from just 3 shakes (little test i do with sheaths on a bed or couch), now it falls on the first shake.
 
To get a new sheath you could contact Brous about getting a newer kydex one. Or, contact one of the various kydex benders here on the forum and see if they could help you out.

Have you tried to tighten up the one you have now though. I've had to heat and tighten several injection molded and kydex sheaths, it's fairly simple. Just heat the sheath (without the knife in it of course) slowly over a lighter or candle, making sure not to melt or burn it. Then while wearing a glove, pinch the sides of the sheath where it grabs the blade together. Hold while it cools, then test fit and repeat as needed.
 
Thanks for the advice sh00ter01, haven't tried to tighten the one i have, mostly because i don't want to damage it, but will try, like you said it should not be hard to do.

I have contacted Jason, communication was fast first, then i got no more replies, probably there's a good reason for that because communication was very good.
I have been thinking of making my own sheaths but i need time and a little more than i was willing to spend for the sheath, however i would have sheaths for all my knives, problem still is time.
 
He (Jason) doesn't have the best track record with communication, but it's still worth pursuing in my opinion.

Just go slow with the heating to get a feel for it. If you're planning on a new sheath anyways, you might as well experiment with the old sheath just to see if it can be done/how it's done, as I'm sure it'll also come in handy with future knives.

I hear you about finding the time, got a ton of leather sitting around and 2 blades that need sheathes, just haven't had a block of time to set aside and get it done.

Forgot to say, but nice video by the way:thumbup:
 
Thanks,

Im planning to use a little toaster oven i have here thats not seeing any use and buy some .8 and .6 kydex, an eyelet flare tool a lot of eyelets, some foam, a couple of door hinges and a couple of triplay boards. that should get me started on kydex sheaths.

i guess in the future i will try it, not much is needed to make them and thats a great starting point.
 
That's pretty much all you need and all I use when working kydex (well, with the exception of a belt sander to shape/clean up the edges after a press).

Good luck with the sheath making! And post up if you're able to tighten up the stock one you have now, I'm sure someone would find the information useful.
 
I have been able to tighten it a little, just lit up a birthday candle and placed it on the counter and held the sheath around 4" over the flame, for less than a minute and then pressed an inch after the lips of the sheath together using an old t-shirt to not burn my fingers.

its a bit better and i could tighten it more, but the blade would be making friction inside the sheath too much, the detents on this sheath are 2 tiny plastic half cylinders on each side, thats the main problem with the sheath design, kydex sheaths have a much better detent.
 
manoloco said:
I have been able to tighten it a little, just lit up a birthday candle and placed it on the counter and held the sheath around 4" over the flame, for less than a minute and then pressed an inch after the lips of the sheath together using an old t-shirt to not burn my fingers.

its a bit better and i could tighten it more, but the blade would be making friction inside the sheath too much, the detents on this sheath are 2 tiny plastic half cylinders on each side, thats the main problem with the sheath design, kydex sheaths have a much better detent.
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Yeah, I know just what you're talking about. There's only so much adjustment with that style of retention.

Well, in that case, good luck with pressing your own kydex:thumbup: Once you do a couple custom sheaths of your own, you'll not want to hassle with a factory sheath ever again:D
 
You´re welcome, i will try to update the video with a better quality one with a little more light in the future, will also try to improve my pronunciation.

If you are thinking of getting one, its a great EDC thats easy to carry, the versions with the kydex sheath are even easier to carry.

Its a very versatile knife, with a very stout thickness that makes it even more comfortable to hold but doesnt hinder its slicing use, the D2 used in this one seems to be well heat treated as it sharpens well and has good abrasion resistance, been carrying it everyday since i got it to test it.

I havent used it for SD, but its faster to deploy than my HAK and the grip is stronger and more comfortable, you can transfer more power with it as the grip has a lot more contact points, the Hak is harder to get out of your hands but its very hard to take the SS out too, i imagine as hard as it would be for someone to take a La Griffe out of your hand.
As a push dagger i think it would work better than the HAK and the La Griffe, but i havent tested, the cons compared against the HAK or the La Griffe, is that both of those are even easier to carry.

My use is daily chores like cutting paper (plans at work, and also for origami that i make from the parts of paper i cut from the plan), fruit, leveling wood stuff, cutting threads that are running out of clothes, etc. I really like to play with them, thats how i came up with the grip changing moves on the SSv2.

I always considered dangerous to change grips while in a tense situation, so i wouldn't recommend that with most knives, but with this one the second finger hole makes it easier and a lot more secure, its possible that the knife could fall of your hand while changing grips, but its also very unlikely, and if you miss changing the grips, the knife is still in you hands, if you miss with other kind of knives its a lot more probable that the knife leaves your hand.

Gavco made a video using the knife outdoors and it holds up pretty well, does good work for a little neck knife:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BERqGP_YeWM

Just be careful to look for the kydex sheath version instead of the injection molded plastic one, and look for the versions with an extended choil or finger guard, blade profile depends on uses.

I really like this type of knives, i have found some models i will purchase on the future, from this list i have the HAK but i like the Silent Soldier more for daily use, the Hak being smaller and thinner is easier to conceal, here is a list of similar knives i have found:

Perrin La Griffe (The first one i have found with the index finger hole)
Perrin Le Shark
Spyderco Swick
Spyderco Spot
HAK (hideaway knife)
Raidops Raptor
CRKT Bear Claw
Cold Steel Point Guard
Real Steel Mini 127
Kizylar Amigo
Munro/Winch Snail

Next buy will be the La Griffe and Le Shark, a lot of recommendations on both, the La Griffe of course is the first one that used the index finger hole idea on a neck knife (afaik), i will be getting the ones distributed by Boker.

A video of the Le Shark (very small knife, but seems to be very useful)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6dyafcwMxk
 
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