Pre-planning for an assisted opener 110 By Buck? Why are these holes here??

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I just took apart a (late?) 2011 Cabelas AG S30V and look what I saw! Looks like perfect for a (two spots??) 1/16 coil spring hmm... What else could it be? Particle traps?

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very cool find Jerad! No way that they would be detent catches for a Liner Lock...wrong tang shape...scatching head.....scratching head......secret military project???
 
I could be some type of jig the blade is placed on while they coat them,might have something to do with it.
 
Sorry to put an end to any excitement, but those holes are for steel Identification only. No hole= 420HC, 1 hole = Sandvik, 2 holes = S30V.
This is a newer method to track blades so steels do not get mixed up.
 
Wonder why they'd punch a fairly large hole instead of just making a mark?
 
Wonder why they'd punch a fairly large hole instead of just making a mark?
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We put the hole(s) in when the parts are being cut with the laser. Makes one less operation down the road, and much easier to track.
 
I guess since they aren't stamping them they could be easy to mix up.
 
Well, this gets a mark on them earlier in the process so there's less chance for mixup.....but I should think that just a mark would do it.

Why make a hole? Doesn't that provide a potential failure point?
 
heng em said:
Sorry to put an end to any excitement, but those holes are for steel Identification only. No hole= 420HC, 1 hole = Sandvik, 2 holes = S30V.
This is a newer method to track blades so steels do not get mixed up.
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humm i see lazor tang mark ... oh well knew it was comeing ... no bigge,,
ugh wander if any 110 blades have one hole!?!?!
 
BG42EDGE said:
Well, this gets a mark on them earlier in the process so there's less chance for mixup.....but I should think that just a mark would do it.
Why make a hole? Doesn't that provide a potential failure point?
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da - as you have said you dont like lasor marks could be they hope you like the holes!!! ;) :o
and then they might be great for after market to use for spirngs too...
dont think failure on that part fo the blade is a issuue
 
110 Dave said:
humm i see lazor tang mark ... oh well knew it was comeing ... no bigge,,
ugh wander if any 110 blades have one hole!?!?!
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They started with the AG 110's early last year at least. I have one with a date on the box of 1/25/2011 and the 2011 date "mark" and it has the laser markings on both sides.
 
and then they might be great for after market to use for spirngs too...
dont think failure on that part fo the blade is a issuue
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Maybe true, Dave.......but I kinda think any hole anywhere in the blade is a potential fail point. As far back as these are it would be in a situation where there was torque or twisting stress on the blade.

Maybe, maybe not......but still no actual NEED to make a big hole when a mark would do just fine.

I think you maybe hit on the real answer--aftermarket sales to knife manglers who want to convert to switchblades. But then I'd have to wonder.....why the two holes ONLY on the S30V??

Otherwise, a simple surface mark from the laser would do fine.....no hole required.

Of course......Sitflyer's "secret military project" has some merit, too.

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Maybe true, Dave.......but I kinda think any hole anywhere in the blade is a potential fail point. As far back as these are it would be in a situation where there was torque or twisting stress on the blade.[
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Rivets will pop and rockers will break way before anything happens to the blade, especially with S30V.

Maybe, maybe not......but still no actual NEED to make a big hole when a mark would do just fine.
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Otherwise, a simple surface mark from the laser would do fine.....no hole required.
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The point of the small holes is to identify the steel going through the entire manufacturing process. The steel has to be thinned down, hollow ground, heat treated, and be given some sort of finish. If it were laser marked on the surface after being cut out to identify it. Then after one of the first processes there would be no way to ever identify it again. A hole is permanent and will visually aid the blades through, so the consumer does not get a 420HC blade marked S30V.

You can look at a Vantage Avid and Vantage pro Tang, (when the blade is closed) and you will see one has 1 notch and the other has 2
The 110 could not be notched on the tang because the rocker rides on the radius of the tang.

Hope this helps.
 
Sometimes, you have to feed the heartworm pill to the kitty-cat twice before he'll finally choke it down. ;)
 
Interesting. I don't think I have ever heard of that system before.
Innovation from Buck, even with steel identification.
 
I think if the vblade was gonna fail due to a couple pin holes in it,the main pivot hole isn't gonna help either bg-42.LOL
 
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