Police4 FRN scales replacement

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ADBrown

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Are there replacement scale’s available for the police 4 (k390)? I like the steel, length, etc but dislike FRN. I’d prefer almost anything else such as micarta, Ti, G10, etc.
Thanks in advance!
 
Sorry I was a bit short this morning, I had to get to work. I don't know of anyone making aftermarket scales for the P4. Since the liners are nested, it would require a lot of machining or new liners as well as scales, or liner delete scales. It would probably be easier to find a G-10 P4 than converting an FRN.
 
yablanowitz said:
Sorry I was a bit short this morning, I had to get to work. I don't know of anyone making aftermarket scales for the P4. Since the liners are nested, it would require a lot of machining or new liners as well as scales, or liner delete scales. It would probably be easier to find a G-10 P4 than converting an FRN.
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Thanks very much for the info!
 
Just a note that there is also the KC Pakkawood P4 in cladded Hap40. My favorite. Hap40 is the Japanese Rex 45, and with the cladding, I don't have to worry about K390 corrosion.
 
I didn't realize the police 3 was just vg10 I guess I was thinking of police 4. Carrying my police 4 lightweight today and it really is my favorite knife. I hated FRN texturing until I experienced Spyderco's FRN on the Seki models and it feels much higher quality than other makers if you haven't tried it before you may like it?
 
I’ve had one of their models with FRN scales and while extremely grippy, I hated the look and wound up replacing them. I went to suingab.com and found they make replacements for a large number of Spydercos - choices of micarta, G10 and others in various colors, textures etc. I’m going to give it a shot. I love the blade length of the P4 and have wanted to try k390; maybe the new scales will round it all out! Glad to hear you’re liking your police!
Allan
 
Just finished installing Lava Flow CF scales/backspacer from Suingab(q10.it) this morning! I’ve purchased many Spyderco and ZT scale sets from him that fit perfectly. The complexity of the P4LW(especially the backspacer and lock bar pins) made this install a little more challenging. The pivot hole was mis drilled, a rare anomaly in his work. A little modification in the right direction ended up bringing them flush..could’ve been ugly!
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The lockbacks are a little tricky but hopefully you found the right sequence online - I did it once and I remember struggling until I found the right Youtube video.
Did you inform Suingab about the pivot? I might order one and I don't want that to happen to me!
 
Daniel L said:
The lockbacks are a little tricky but hopefully you found the right sequence online - I did it once and I remember struggling until I found the right Youtube video.
Did you inform Suingab about the pivot? I might order one and I don't want that to happen to me!
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I’ve assembled a few Seki Lock backs over the years with no issues. Took me a bit to realize the pivot was off(angled) causing the problem. A small file and 10 minutes got the inner hole lined up. Needed to make the counter sunk outer hole match, so the screw went flush, which was the hardest part. The tolerance on the Police 4 LW is tight because of the pins in the backspacer and under the lock bar.

I did send him a FYI email thanking for the fine work but pointed out the problem. Showed the pictures and stated I was happy with the end result. No response but figured as much. I wouldn’t hesitate to buy from Suingab again. Maybe just mention or link this thread when ordering.
 
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