Moving the clip on Police/Military

[Daniel L]

This may have been brought up before, but how hard is it to attach the clip to the "butt end" of the Police/Military (ie modify myself). I love the looks and utililty of these models - but my absolute preference is for butt-end clips.

Or will either of these models ever come with tip down/up option?

Daniel.

 

[Savman]

Daniel L,
I've moved the clips from the pivot end (tip-down) to the non-pivot end (tip-up carry) on many of my knives, as that's what I prefer. On the Military, you'd be tapping into G-10 alone (on the non-pivot end) which will work just fine, but won't be as secure as if there were a metal liner under it. Basically, you need a drill press to make sure you get straight holes. Then, its necessary to have a tap to thread the holes that you have drilled. If you drill and tap carefully, the clip mod will be perfect. I've tried with a portable electric drill and no tap at first, but that turns out to be a real mess! Get the right tools for the job and you'll be modifying all your knives before long! Oh, I use a 2-56 threaded tap and I have various length 2-56 threaded screws for securing the clip.

 

[Daniel L]

Thanks Savman.

Is the G10 likely to have the threads stripped or would you recommend epoxing/loctite the screws as well?

All of a sudden, the Police and Military look so much more attractive...

Daniel.

 

[Deon]

The beauty tip down knives like the Military and Police is the way of opening the knife by grabbing the hole between the thumb and index finger and with a flick let the handle open the knife - with practice it's very fast.