Insides of an Ontario

[Bare Rib]

Just wondering if anyone has stripped off the handle of an Ontario Spec Plus knife?

I have/had a Spec Plus Bowie that served me for many years then had the blade break on me when batoning through some wood. Anyways, I'm planning on reshaping the blade into a smaller belt knife but don't like the handle with it. The handle was ok for being a chopper but it will be too big and cumbersome for a smaller knife.

So if anyone has removed the rubbery handle material from a Ontario Spec Plus knife what does the tang look like and how did you take off the handle?

 

[cramsey3006]

I think the only thing that holds the handle on is the lanyard hole liner. Pull it out and the handle slides off. It's going to be a stick tang of some kind. Probably around1/2" wide or so, I'd guess.

 

[Bare Rib]

I think the only thing that holds the handle on is the lanyard hole liner. Pull it out and the handle slides off.

If that's the case that's scary.

It's going to be a stick tang of some kind. Probably around1/2" wide or so, I'd guess.

Again if its only 1/2" wide that's scary I would hope for at least 3/4-1" on a tang for a large camp knife.

But knowing Ontario this could very well be the case.

 

[Brian Sargent]

Most all knives out there with that type of a handle only have a 1/2" to 5/8" tang.

If you make it to big it makes the overall handle bigger.

They are stronger than most people think.

I've never broken a knife so to me they are plenty strong.