Kizer V3 Vigor frame lock Ti 3.5

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emjay4248

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I just purchased it from Blade HQ last week for $70. I think the knives are discontinued but they are still widely available. Absolutely an amazing knife for the money. Titanium framelock S35VN
steel. It has It has great action out of the box but I like it a little looser so I oiled it with Nano oil
and adjusted the proprietary pivot screw a little bit. Talking about the pivot screw you have take a box cutter blade and tape up the sharp edge then use the top edge like a screwdriver. It works very well.
All I can say is that this knife is a bargain @ $100.00.
 
I also got one from Blade HQ for 69.00 lasr week. I like my pivot a bit tighter, and tightened my screw a bit with a 3/8 inch chisel. Well built solid knife with a thumb stud opening and an s35v blade. Hollow ground blade with a flat ground tip. Very useful. Four and a half oz weight.
 
Just ordered one my self. I've carried a Gemini daily for over two years and love it so I'm very much looking forward to getting mine. Got it off of BHQ for 70 bucks....wow.
 
Looking at the image from BHQ I am not seeing why a standard flathead, allen/hex driver wouldn't work on the pivot.
 
PirateSeulb said:
Looking at the image from BHQ I am not seeing why a standard flathead, allen/hex driver wouldn't work on the pivot.
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The tip of a flathead screwdriver is inserted in the slots that you see on the pivot. You need a big size flathead to reach the distance between the diameter of the pivot. And because a big flathead has also a thick tip that will not fit the tiny slots you will have to grind it a little thinner. That will do the trick.
Using a box cutter blade as mentioned before will most likely not do the trick on most Kizer old type pivots as they are usually secured (loctite) in place and the box cutter blade will break before the pivot moves...
An allan or torx wrench can also work on some of the old style pivots but you have to find the exact right size otherwise you will most likely damage the pivot. These wrenches should fit exactly in the inner space of the pivot (and for the torx wrench, the tips should also fit in the slots).
Kizer used several sizes of pivot on their models so there is no "one size fits all" regarding the torx or allen keys.
 
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