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How To K-bar pommel
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I did some checking and I couldn't find much. You might ask your question in the Kabar subforum in the link above. Good luck!
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The pin goes crosswise through the pommel (r-l). You'd have to drive it out with a punch. This has come up before: here's a link: https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/ka-bar-usmc-pommel-pin-question.861259/
You might ask a machinist who has a press for help. The similar pin in my Kabar Mark 1 seems pretty solid and I'm not sure I could dislodge it easily.
You might ask a machinist who has a press for help. The similar pin in my Kabar Mark 1 seems pretty solid and I'm not sure I could dislodge it easily.
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It depends on the age of your Kabar.
If it is a "modern", post-1976 1219C2/USN MK2 or a USN MK1 reproduction, the pin is a "blind pin", meaning it only goes about 3/4 of the way through the pommel and needs to be "spun out" using a drill and bit.
For a WW2 vintage Kabar 1219C2/USN-MK2, the pommel is through pinned and you can drive it out with a punch in either direction.
If it is a "modern", post-1976 1219C2/USN MK2 or a USN MK1 reproduction, the pin is a "blind pin", meaning it only goes about 3/4 of the way through the pommel and needs to be "spun out" using a drill and bit.
For a WW2 vintage Kabar 1219C2/USN-MK2, the pommel is through pinned and you can drive it out with a punch in either direction.
Is it like this one?
The pin will be about half way between the front face of the pommel and the "ridge".
Where the 10 and a 1/2 inch is on the rule above, or about 1/4 inch to 3/8 back from the front face as in the pic.
*There may be slight differences in this though as I think these may have been hand ground and not machine.*
It is a different pommel to the MK1/2,but same through pinning as the MK2, I can suggest the following:-
Breathe on the alloy pommel for a little while, sometimes it will show up as a circle of darker metal than the surrounds.
(I think eveled mentioned putting it in the freezer to get the same result.)
I have also had success with putting a drop of lemon juice on where the pin should be and let it sit for a while.
Let us know how you go with it.
Hope this helps.
Is it like this one?
The pin will be about half way between the front face of the pommel and the "ridge".
Where the 10 and a 1/2 inch is on the rule above, or about 1/4 inch to 3/8 back from the front face as in the pic.
*There may be slight differences in this though as I think these may have been hand ground and not machine.*
It is a different pommel to the MK1/2,but same through pinning as the MK2, I can suggest the following:-
Breathe on the alloy pommel for a little while, sometimes it will show up as a circle of darker metal than the surrounds.
(I think eveled mentioned putting it in the freezer to get the same result.)
I have also had success with putting a drop of lemon juice on where the pin should be and let it sit for a while.
Let us know how you go with it.
Hope this helps.