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- Nov 28, 2009
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Digging trough an old box, I found a MTech MX-8130. Got it out, and while I was messing with it I could feel and hear a rattle. I tracked down the "Offending rattle" as the "guard" was loose against the blade. Scratching my head, I decided that if "It Were I" that built this knife, Id have a screw on pommel. So I clamped up the blade, inserted a brass rod in the pommel "lanyard hole", and gave it a twist. Nothing. Hmmmmm so if they used a "thread lock, it might need some heat to loosen.
Got out the heat gun, and started warming the pommel up (not all that hot either...) - gave the pommel another try, and yes sir it unscrewed easy peazy! Here are the pics of the event:
After a little heat to the pommel, it started to loosen...see the gap.....below
Pommel unscrewed, and the threaded shaft it screws onto....(below)
The tang is tapered as you can see, and the rubber grip interior is a matched shape to the tapered tang (thus not allowing the grip to twist around the blade...). With a good pull, off the grip came (no glue, etc.)
The Guard is held in place by tightening the pommel, to the grip, to the guard, to the blade.
So now I need to decide if and what I'll "Customize " it into.... Hmmmmm
Got out the heat gun, and started warming the pommel up (not all that hot either...) - gave the pommel another try, and yes sir it unscrewed easy peazy! Here are the pics of the event:
After a little heat to the pommel, it started to loosen...see the gap.....below
Pommel unscrewed, and the threaded shaft it screws onto....(below)
The tang is tapered as you can see, and the rubber grip interior is a matched shape to the tapered tang (thus not allowing the grip to twist around the blade...). With a good pull, off the grip came (no glue, etc.)
The Guard is held in place by tightening the pommel, to the grip, to the guard, to the blade.
So now I need to decide if and what I'll "Customize " it into.... Hmmmmm