Modified Production Knives (traditional only)

Finished this one yesterday and sent it off to a new home today. GEC #21 modified to a spear point. Reprofiling of the handle by thinning and removing the flat part near the choil and smoothing the curve at the butt. I like how this one turned out a lot.

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Will Power said:
:eek::D Dare we ask which brand of knife?;)
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Winchester black box working on straightening the blades on two and deleting the pen blades.

Signalprick said:
Pretty much why I'm done working on production knives other than GEC and the occasional Case. But the Case can be frustrating too at times.
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I’m with you on that for sure, these are about case level quality I’d say, I k ow they’re made by queen, but I’ve never actually handled one on those. Some of the really old brand’s are very well made though like Dwight Devine Ulsters, but I vastly prefer GEC’s as well.

JTB_5 said:
Bona fide warp engine. Now will you bend it like Beckham?
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I did already, I just thought that pic by itself was kind of funny.

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jsdistin said:
Winchester black box working on straightening the blades on two and deleting the pen blades.



I’m with you on that for sure, these are about case level quality I’d say, I k ow they’re made by queen, but I’ve never actually handled one on those. Some of the really old brand’s are very well made though like Dwight Devine Ulsters, but I vastly prefer GEC’s as well.



I did already, I just thought that pic by itself was kind of funny.

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Looks better!:D:thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:
 
I guess this was more of a tweak or adjustment than a modification.

Here is this small brass Merc as it arrived yesterday


You can see that the blade doesn't open perfectly parallel , all it took was about 30 seconds of work on the very tip of the back spring to resolve the issue.
It wasn't to severe but it's one of the potential issues I hate most in a knife.
I dont need perfect walk and talk, but the blade better open parallel.
 
I modified a black linen 21 today—just need to give it an edge and maybe satin the blade finish more. I’m really happy with the transition of the spear into the handle when closed on this one. I realized today how working with new belts makes the job a lot easier than when your belts are worn out :D.

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JTB_5 said:
I modified a black linen 21 today—just need to give it an edge and maybe satin the blade finish more. I’m really happy with the transition of the spear into the handle when closed on this one. I realized today how working with new belts makes the job a lot easier than when your belts are worn out :D.

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Nice swedges definitely makes the blade look like it’s supposed to be that way. Makes me want to find a cheap 71 and put some rat tail bolsters on it.
 
jsdistin said:
Nice swedges definitely makes the blade look like it’s supposed to be that way. Makes me want to find a cheap 71 and put some rat tail bolsters on it.
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Thanks! I think I enjoy making the swedges most of all. That little touch makes a big difference.
 
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Well after having "seen the light" concerning wharnclife's I decided to mod this Rough Rider shadow trapper. This one is particularly suited for this mod as it has double pulls. Redoing the swedges does give the "supposed to be" look.
I did have one booboo when the cut-off wheel jumped out of the groove I was cutting and scuffed the blade a tad. As its a user intended only for my pocket I can live with it.
 
Misplaced Hillbilly said:
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Well after having "seen the light" concerning wharnclife's I decided to mod this Rough Rider shadow trapper. This one is particularly suited for this mod as it has double pulls. Redoing the swedges does give the "supposed to be" look.
I did have one booboo when the cut-off wheel jumped out of the groove I was cutting and scuffed the blade a tad. As its a user intended only for my pocket I can live with it.
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Looks good!
 
glennbad said:
Looks awesome! Was the "shield on the other side" on purpose? I've done some that weren't, LOL
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Ha, thank you. Yes it was intentional to put it on that side, I was asked by the owner to do it. It’s the original shield so I drilled the hole on the other liner to pin it so both sides were nearly identical so I had a couple moments where I was a little worried I put it on the correct side by accident.
 
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