Olcut Union Cutlery - Need new Pommel - ideas?

[moshride294]

This is my first post and am a long time looker here. I frequently refurbish axes and sometimes pick up other sharp things that catch my eye.

I picked up an Olcut Union Cutlery CO knife today at a garage sale for a buck. It had been painted silver and was in rough shape and missing a pommel. I would like to replace the stacked leather handle but have been unable to find a replacement pommel. It's threaded and I have not yet measured the thread size. If any one could point me in the right direction to a replacement pommel it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

 

[kn4wd]

texas knifemaker,usa knifemakers, jantz. I think it used a pommel cut for a spanner type nut.

 

[killgar]

Knifekits.com also sells pommels, although I don't know if any would be an exact fit.

I can't tell from the pic, but it might be necessary to use a dye to re-cut the threads.

If you're open to other options besides an actual pommel, another option that I have used to lighten a knife with a threaded tang is to use a washer and an acorn nut of appropriate thread pitch.

 

[Bill DeShivs]

The threaded portion of the tang has been broken off.
You can grind the tang down and re thread it, or you can hard solder or weld a bolt (with the head cut off) to the tang.

 

[moshride294]

Thanks for the replies. I found some that may work. Does anyone know how long the threads should be. I'm probably going to grind and rethread. I may just wait till I get a pommel and measure.