My First Emerson

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Richard Gross

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Having spent some time lurking on this site, reading what all you have to say about Emerson knives and Mr. Emerson, I decided to take the plunge. And plunge I did. Bought myself a Commander BT (that's what on the box). A couple of questions: What grade of steel does this knife use and what does the number 6833 just under the top stud mean? And should the locking liner go all the way across the tang? I am impressed with the weight and balance of the knife. Knife looks to be very well put together. Well, gonna go practice the "wave". Got to get the hang of it. Quite different from all my other knives.
 
its 154CM steel, the # is the serial number, and the locking bar should go about 1/3 of the way across imho, though some do go all the way with no probs, try "lightly" wacking the blade and see if it locks ok, if so, i wouldnt worry about it, if not, send it to EKI they will fix it.
 
Appreciate the information. Not being used to "big" knives, this one is a bit of a stretch for me. I am surprised at the balance tho. Wears and handles like a much lighter piece.
 
Now, you need a 7B and a 7A (find me one while you're at it), an 8, a 10, a 12...... and a custom 6!!!

:D

Congrats.
 
I have one too-how about those handles??? Talk about a 100% secure grip!!
I am impressed with mine,and it has become my EDC knife!:D
 
My new Commander has two problems. One, previously mentioned is the liner lock goes almost all the way across the tang, and the other problem is that the blade seems to have an inordinate amount of wobble. And, the screw does not seem to be able to be tightened anymore. Does this sound like something that needs to be taken care of under warranty/service? And where do I send it-Torrence (where the warranty card goes to)?
 
My Emerson is also my first,so I will leave this to the experts...But my knife
has zero wobble,and locks up just fine-maybe someone can tell you how to adjust it?
If not,I would suggest your knife may need some work back at the factory!
Have you taken it apart at all? Just curious,because the screws on mine must have been tightened by King Kong-I can`t budge them!!
 
Richard Gross said:
My new Commander has two problems. One, previously mentioned is the liner lock goes almost all the way across the tang, and the other problem is that the blade seems to have an inordinate amount of wobble. And, the screw does not seem to be able to be tightened anymore. Does this sound like something that needs to be taken care of under warranty/service? And where do I send it-Torrence (where the warranty card goes to)?
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I would send it back for service if it were mine. I'm sure that would fall under the warranty. I have 10 Emerson knives and the problem with yours I would consider defective. Rare to have a problem like that with an Emerson though. You send it to the shipping address on your card.
 
yep, if the blade wobbles and the liner is over to 1 side pretty far i would send it in to EKI, they should fix it for free and have it back to ya quickly, the last time i sent 1 in the turn around was ~2 weeks , IIRC.
 
she goes back to Torrance tomorrow. Other than those two areas of concern, I am really impressed with the Commander. A truly no-nonsense knife.
 
Just a thought on the Liner Lock issue. I had the same issue with My Commander... and I just played with it quite a bit, and it ended up wearing in ok, and I haven't had the issue since.

I wore it in through various openings, but primarily through wave openings. I think the issue I was having was that a very forcefull opening would cause the liner to move more to the other side, but softer openings there wasn't an issue.

They have good customer service and will take care of it. and BTW I also have a Kerambit, and don't have that issue present
 
I also had probs with my comm, but solved them by disassembling the piece and tweaking the liner so that it engages the tang very securely. You can do this by:
1)increasing the distance on either side of the liner to the titan pieces by stuffing some teflon tape into the G-10 dimples where the stop pin goes. if the liner ain't engaging enough, stuff teflon tape into the side opposite the liner.
2)You can also bend the liner so it engages the tang more or less

Your liner must engage the tang very positively and stay tight to the tang even when you bang the spine of the open blade. if the liner slips, means it's wrong and you need to adjust it.

Some say the liner is too thin, but as long as it engages securely, it will serve well for any normal use.

I've had my comm for a year and no probs since the first few weeks when I was getting used to it. Now I've used it until the hardchrome coat is almost worn off and no problems so far.
 
Mr. Gross,

The blade is 154CM steel...some of the best steel out there for knife blades. The Commander blade should not have any wobble or play, and the liner lock is over-traveling on you. Try the following cleaning procedure, and send it back to EKI if it is still malfunctioning on you.

BTW, the 6833 number underneath the thumb stud is the serial number. Each one of Emersons knives have a serial number for identification (in case a fellow officer or team member wants to "borrow" your knife, if you know what I mean @#$%^&). In Richard Marcinko's book, RW Detachment Bravo, he refers to the Emerson CQC7 as being the top of the line among combat folders, and states his own CQC7 has the serial number of 007! Fitting!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I can't think of a better endorsement!

Try cleaning the portion of the pivot area where the liner lock meets the locking area of the blade (when the knife is closed, you can get to this area easiest from the butt of the knife). Take a Qtip, put a SMALL AMOUNT of gun cleaning solvent (Hoppes No. 9, Birchwood Casey, etc...), and scrub this area. Leave the knife sitting in the open position for about 1/2 hour, and then clean off this area with many Qtips until the Qtips are clean after wiping, and then leave the knife open for a while, allowing the area to completely dry. This action will clean any excess lube off of this area, which could be causing the liner lock to over travel. It's worked for me in the past. By the way, do not lube this area (you probably already know this).

If your Comm is still having this problem, send her back to EKI...they will fix it for you at no charge. BTW...I would caution you to avoid any attempt to "fix" your knife unless you are very knowledgeable in the subjects of knifemaking, blacksmithing, and machining and even then, I'd still send it back to EKI...they are very very helpful and will fix any problems for you. By "fixing" the knife yourself, you could void your warranty and ruin your knife.
 
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