Knives that are designed for end-user disassembly

[King of the Cheese]

Hi everyone,

Im curious to hear everyone’s thoughts on what knives are designed by manufacturers with the ease of disassembly/reassembly by end users in mind.
The ones I can think of:
1. CRK knives: Sebenzas, Impinda, Unumzaan
2. Hinderer
3. CRKT Homefront

What others am I missing?

Please keep in mind I know most knives can be disassembled.. the knives I’m attempting to list here are the ones the manufacturer designs with the intention that you will take them apart for customization and/or cleaning tasks.

Thanks

 

[BladeScout]

Not my cup of tea but CRKT HVAS.

 

[Yo Mama]

Without a doubt the Svord Peasant

 

[danbot]

I like the takedown knives from the custom makers.
Here's a nice one! https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/stag-and-damascus-take-down-bowie.1305130/

 

[Ryan Thompson]

Grayman knives

 

[tiguy7]

Buck made an Aluminum take apart 110 for the Buck Collector's Club. The TwoSun TS88 is put together with clips instead of screws.

 

[GIRLYmann]

View attachment 1337480 Buck made an Aluminum take apart 110 for the Buck Collector's Club...

now that, i didn't know.
i guess we've come a long way since
back in the day (late '80s)
when the buck 186 titanium folder
had its torx screws replaced with rivets
within two years
because folks mess up in reassembly.

https://augenwesen.com/buck-titanium-186/

Also the MFK (modular field knife)

http://m9m4.com/index.cfm?currentpage=16
which was designed by the same folks who gave us the 186 buck folder
the buckmaster, the short lived seals CUK (combat utility knife)
and eventually the m9 bayonet.

 

[tiguy7]

The Buck 186 was assembled with Allen recess cap screws. I have a fool proof method for reassembly if anyone needs it.

 

[Dadpool]

Emersons. Dead simple and designed to be serviced by the user.

 

[pxl]

Zero tolerance

 

[eveled]

Becker Knives.

 

[Grandmaster]

Kershaw
ZT
Reate
WE
Almost all companies are going this route, except for some makers like medford, Brian SBD, but proprietary pivots are going away

 

[anthonycastorena2014]

I like the takedown knives from the custom makers.
Here's a nice one! https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/stag-and-damascus-take-down-bowie.1305130/

Oh my God man that Bowie.... its breath taking. Unbelievably nice.

 

[sabre cat]

...proprietary pivots are going away

It’s about time.

 

[Therom]

For me CRK is above others in term of maintenance