Mashed Kick?

puukkoman said:
Off-topic... but what does the SAB stand for?
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That refers to Case's SABre-grind on these blades. Very old versions of the 6265 Folding Hunter had full flat grind blades (pre-1940, I think), and the SAB was added to the pattern # on later versions (1940s into early '80s, I believe) to differentiate the sabre-grind blades from those original flat-grind 6265 models. The more recent versions (later 1980s to present) of the 6265 Folding Hunter have since omitted the 'SAB', because the sabre-grind has effectively become the new 'normal' on these knives.
 
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Frank, you are correct, I tend to use "annealed" any time I'm talking about hardened steel which has been reheated and air cooled to soften it, not just for steel that has been taken clear down to its softest state. I've also seen quite a few grinding burrs on kicks where they've been adjusted. I've even caused a few.

David, I have a folding hunter that is far worse than yours, but I suspect a former owner was chopping with it to cause the damage.
 
yablanowitz said:
Frank, you are correct, I tend to use "annealed" any time I'm talking about hardened steel which has been reheated and air cooled to soften it, not just for steel that has been taken clear down to its softest state. I've also seen quite a few grinding burrs on kicks where they've been adjusted. I've even caused a few.

David, I have a folding hunter that is far worse than yours, but I suspect a former owner was chopping with it to cause the damage.
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I have no idea whether some former user, over the last several decades, was actually chopping with the one I've got. But, I've no doubt they at least 'leaned on it' pretty hard. It's OK, though. My knife still locks up tight with no play, which sort of amazes me. Great cutter too (after I resharpened it). This one really intrigued me, because the 'mashing' of the tang at least suggested the blade (or at least the tang) was relatively 'soft' compared to the spring. Also felt buttery-soft on a diamond hone. But this one also actually shaved hair from my forearm cleanly, after I 'tested' it slicing up a corrugated cardboard box into ~1" wide strips. Great steel on these old knives.
 
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pertinux said:
I love a happy ending!

Anything else we can help you with today? :)

~ P.
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yah... get case to crank out more of these (to few of them floating around):
1. cv blade, clipped primary and pen or spey secondary
2. serpentine handles
3. red/chestnut bone
4. rounded NS bolsters
5. one blade to a spring (no to crinking)

Thanks.
 
Oh well, it was nice while it lasted. Let's go back to where you're happy about your kick, and pretend that's good enough for now.

~ P.
 
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