Is this a real Microtech?

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LeeCZ

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My dad gave me this knife. It used to open automatically (button) but now it doesn't. It also doesn't stay locked (any force will close the blade when it's supposed to be "locked") and the clip is very loose.

On the blade it says:
LIGHTFOOT - L.C.C. D/A
2711 (Microtech logo/branding) 12/2000

Then near the frame of the knife it has "154-CM" going horizontally. I'm guessing this is the type of metal?

Sorry for the terrible photo, I couldn't get any decent closeups with this camera phone (Motorola Droid).


^Click for huge! :D
 
Definitely looks real. ...so if you push up on the non-clip side bolster, towards the spine of the handle it does not auto open anymore? The LCC I had seven+ years ago had a lock up that was not that great either. I took it apart and slightly bent it over and it made it much better. Cool knife!
 
archieblue said:
Definitely looks real. ...so if you push up on the non-clip side bolster, towards the spine of the handle it does not auto open anymore? The LCC I had seven+ years ago had a lock up that was not that great either. I took it apart and slightly bent it over and it made it much better. Cool knife!
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If this is what you mean (sorry I don't know all the lingo/jargon :( ), then yes when I press this it doesn't open:

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This model cam in two basic varieties.
A single action (no auto feature)
A double action (could be opened manually or by pressing the side of the mark side (top) bolster.
That button is not a button, it is the pivot screw. Try pressing the bolster from the side to the back of the knife (and keep your fingers out of the way.) ;)

Bye the way, it is an excellent knife as a rule.
 
There is no button. Close the knife and move the metal part of the handle (the bolster) on the NON-clip side upward toward the spine of the handle. The bolster actually pivots on the pivot screw (the large screw you have circled in the pic above). It should pivot around 1/8" and the blade should snap open. Like Bastid advised above. Be careful. Do it over carpet or something. It could jump right out of your hand!
 
I guess it couldn't hurt to send it in. I'm not so familiar with their warranty but if it's a fake, it's probalby not worth much (and hopefully they'll send it back), and if it's real they should honor it.
 
Bastid said:
This model cam in two basic varieties.
A single action (no auto feature)
A double action (could be opened manually or by pressing the side of the mark side (top) bolster.
That button is not a button, it is the pivot screw. Try pressing the bolster from the side to the back of the knife (and keep your fingers out of the way.) ;)

Bye the way, it is an excellent knife as a rule.
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Hah. I'm an idiot. I remember my dad showing me that when it worked.
It "pops" open but only slightly, almost like it releases but the spring is not strong enough to fully open the blade.

Is there anyway to fix this?
 
misterjuiceman said:
I guess it couldn't hurt to send it in. I'm not so familiar with their warranty but if it's a fake, it's probalby not worth much (and hopefully they'll send it back), and if it's real they should honor it.
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Microtech will only fix it if you have the original receipt and you are a cop or in the military.
 
I am thinking the knife has dirt/gunk built up. Spray it down real well with gunscrubber, WD-40 then oil it and try it again.

Gus (aka Bastid)
 
Personally I just soak my knives in the hottest hot water that my tap can produce (usually too hot) with a little dish soap for a few minutes.
Then I swish the knife around semi-violently in the water opened and closed.
Then I'll open and close the knife under water around 20 times.
Clean handle with q-tips and pivot with paperboard (like slices from a 6-pack box) &/or paper.
Swish it around again.
Rinse with HOT tap water thoroughly & open and close under tap.
Dry Hands.
Tap the knife on a towel to knock the majority of water out of the knife.
Wipe blade.
Tap some more.
The knife should still be pretty warm. Most remaining water will evaporate pretty quickly, or a q-tip can get the rest.
To lube, I put a dab of Miltec on a piece of paper and try to lube ONLY the washers, usually best accessible in the lock cutout portion of the tang.
Then I lube the ball on the lock bar inside the knife.

Honestly, in your case I would take the knife apart. The more bells and whistles on a knife, the harder it is to clean, and harder it is to assemble. Taking it apart is the easy part! Depending on your skill level this could be dangerous.
 
You would have to have the knife sent back by an MT dealer.

As far as water and taking this knife apart, this is a complex knife. Unless you are very good and experienced with automatics, taking it apart is a crap shoot when it comes to putting it back together the correct way. I would not clean this particular knife with water. Use a solvent instead; Gun Scrubber would be good or WD 40 then oil the blade spring and pivot area as well as the side seam of the trigger bolster. My reasoning is that there are a couple of small springs in there that might not be stainless and you are not going to be able to reach them to dry them if the knife stays assembled. I have no problems using water on some knives, but this is not one to use water on due to a lot of stuff going on that you can not see without taking it apart. This is quite different than a knife with handle slabs and a pivot area where cleaning with water and getting the knife dry is not a big deal.
 
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