Kershaw Is it possible to turn a Kershaw assisted flipper into a manual flipper?

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minibus93

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Hello,

I've heard stories about folks that removed the torsion bar in kershaw knife that were assisted flippers to make them into manual flipper

Can this thing be really done? Does the blade opens very easily if the torsion bar is missing (not talking about how do they manage to re close the knife without messing up?) Does the knife continue to work?

Would this be a "good workaround" to carry what once was an assisted flipper in places where assisted knives are not legal?

EDIT: The knife I was interested in doesn't have a detent hole, so rip.
 
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Yes you can, with certain knives like the Blur it's not hard.

The action afterwards is smooth and flickable on mine, surprisingly good actually. When you remove the torsion bar make sure the clean the knife thoroughly. Also, my blur had a bunch of this really thick lubricant thing inside that's there I think to prevent movement, wear, and clatter sound. If you clean that out, and later want to replace the torsion bar, you will have to re-lube it.

sgt1372 sgt1372 can probably tell you more, he's the Kershaw King here :)

Which knife were you thinking of doing? Could be different depending on which.
 
It just depends on the particular knife. Some knives have a detent hole drilled in the blade -like the ZT 0770 and 0566. For these models the detent ball in the lockbar provides resistance to build up enough energy for the blade to deploy easily. Others, like the 0357, don’t have a hole drilled in blade so they won’t flip without the torsion bar. I’ve never tried de-assisting a Kershaw, but I’ve heard it can be done successfully on the Blur.
 
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Dergyll said:
Yes you can, with certain knives like the Blur it's not hard.

The action afterwards is smooth and flickable on mine, surprisingly good actually. When you remove the torsion bar make sure the clean the knife thoroughly. Also, my blur had a bunch of this really thick lubricant thing inside that's there I think to prevent movement, wear, and clatter sound. If you clean that out, and later want to replace the torsion bar, you will have to re-lube it.

sgt1372 sgt1372 can probably tell you more, he's the Kershaw King here :)

Which knife were you thinking of doing? Could be different depending on which.
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I'm thinking of doing it with a kershaw volt ss.

Do you know if possible?
If so, by removing the spring wouldn't the blade open very easily when the knife is closed (= in the pocket) without even touching the flipper or with very minimal pressure on it if the torsion bar is missing?
 
minibus93 said:
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I'm thinking of doing it with a kershaw volt ss.

Do you know if possible?
If so, by removing the spring wouldn't the blade open very easily when the knife is closed (= in the pocket) without even touching the flipper or with very minimal pressure on it if the torsion bar is missing?
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Like Tony said above, some models already have a detent hole drilled, so it'll be like any other liner/frame lock knife. If it doesn't, you either need to tighten the pivot to have friction do the work (and it won't be a good flipper), or drill one yourself (not super hard).
 
kreole said:
Like Tony said above, some models already have a detent hole drilled, so it'll be like any other liner/frame lock knife. If it doesn't, you either need to tighten the pivot to have friction do the work (and it won't be a good flipper), or drill one yourself (not super hard).
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Would there be any video showing this process? would be easier for me to understand as a non english speaker
 
Dergyll said:
sgt1372 sgt1372 can probably tell you more, he's the Kershaw King here :)
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Thanks for the vote of confidence BUT that's a bit of an exaggeration.

While I've owned and stll own a lot Kershaws (mostly vintage now), I've only tried to remove the torsion bar in a few but I've always returned them to stock bc I thought they were better that way.
 
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