More X-Ray Fun...1960s Barrel Nut vs Flat Tang 119

I'd be happy to image it and send it back if you'd like to ship it to me. I'm curious about it as well.

I imaged 9 different barrel nut knives today and none had the appearance of exterior serrations on the barrel nuts, though it might be difficult to say for sure with 2D x-ray.
 
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The above is from Vern Taylor's article in the August 1997 Newsletter. With the nut serrated on the outside and then driven into the hole in the pommel, the whole pommel would have to be rotated to tighten things. I think Vern Taylor may not have described the procedure correctly. My interpretation of Taylor's comment is that the barrel nut with serrations would be pretty much the same as having a threaded pommel.

Generalist, do you have a comment?

Bert
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bertl bertl here's another account that possibly contradicts Vern's note on serrated barrel nuts being driven into the pommel. From Joe Houser's May 2001 Newsletter article. This would make more sense with the x-ray images, which appear to show smooth exteriors on the barrel nuts.

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