Knives that have bushings & bronze like washers?

TedV

TedV

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Hi,
What (non-automatic) knives do you know off that have a bushing and/or bronze washers. I have a Sebenza and really like this design. I would like to know what other knives are out there that have these features.)

(A bushing is a sort of internal tube in the pivot. On these knives, the pivot screw can be tightened as hard as possible, and still have smooth action).

I know of the following:

Sebenza - bushing + bronze washers
Benchmade - some types have bronze washers
Strider - bronze washers, no bushing
Microtech - bushing + bronze washers :confused::confused::confused: don't know that for sure...
M.O.D. - bushing + bronze washers :confused::confused::confused: don't know that for sure...

Thanks,
Ted


Sebenza blade

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Sebenza blade with bushing & washers

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i think all of the BMs come with bronze washers now. The MT LCC comes with bronze washers too
 
Microtech Tachyon.

Dragonfly has bronze washers but grey metal bushing (steel?), not surprising at half the price, still very smooth though.

I believe the EDI Genesis had bronze bushings, too.
 
New production Benchmades have the Bronze washers but not the pivot bushing. Not sure when they switched but all of the ones I've purchased in the last 6-8 months have had them with the exception of Bali-Songs.

The only MT's with both Bronze and a bushing are the LCC, Dragonfly and Tacheyon - but every MT has a bushing.

The Cutters Knife and Tool Brand folder has a bushing and bronze washers. This is personally one of my all time favorite folders and in MA it's priced just under the Sebenza. Here is a review I did on mine....

MOD has the bushing but not washers.

Many custom makers use bronze washers but few use the bushing.
 
The washers in question are actually phosphor-Bronze which naturally has a very low cofficient of surface friction. It's often described as a "self-lubricating" material which can be misleading in that one might thing that the metal somehow produces an oil from within. That's not true. Some materials are just "slipperier" than others. Teflon is an extreme case. But, Teflon is also very soft and doesn't hold up well to the forces in a knife joint. Phos. Bronze isn't as slippery as Teflon, but it's harder and more durable than Teflon by far and slipperier than steel.
 
Alot of my knives have bronze washers, I bought the washers and put them on myself...makes a big difference on most.
 
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