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bart1

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Here is my Large Regular... started life as a Damascus Serrated... Got lots of hard use for many years , and CRK said they could not offer a replacement blade for the well worn, since it was NOT a warranty issue... BUT .. I happened to have an orphan Tanto BG42 that I bought thinking was a 21, but must have been a NCKA Tanto from somewhere... They fitted it , and turn around was lightning fast. Can't say how long, as they did me a real favor !IMG_6368.jpgIMG_6369.jpg
 
What a beautiful knife! Who did your scale embellishments? And I’d find a home for the old Damascus blade as well!
 
John Aldridge , who does Drum engraving for Ludwig Drums, ( and others) did it for me... I have 2-3 CRK's that I change blades on.... Dammy/ S30 Small 21, Drop Point/ Insingo, LG 21 etc....
 
bart1 said:
Here is my Large Regular... started life as a Damascus Serrated... Got lots of hard use for many years , and CRK said they could not offer a replacement blade for the well worn, since it was NOT a warranty issue... BUT .. I happened to have an orphan Tanto BG42 that I bought thinking was a 21, but must have been a NCKA Tanto from somewhere... They fitted it , and turn around was lightning fast. Can't say how long, as they did me a real favor !View attachment 2011883View attachment 2011884
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How long did it take to get the serrations down that far?
 
That dam blade is an easy fix, I'd do a nightmare grind and eliminate the serrations.
 
I carried that knife exclusively for 10-12 years of EDC ( 2001) . The serrations are still 100% functional, but in need of refreshing... the CRK serrations are different than most, and are super functional.I am only rod/stropping it from now on...
 
bart1 said:
I carried that knife exclusively for 10-12 years of EDC ( 2001) . The serrations are still 100% functional, but in need of refreshing... the CRK serrations are different than most, and are super functional.I am only rod/stropping it from now on...
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Absolutely! Those original serrations are too precious to remove. Have you thought about spa services to restore it?
 
Makes me wonder. If you had an old 21 UG or something with a special front scale and ended up with lock issues or wore the blade out, if they'd use the scale and fit a 31 blade and lock side for you.
 
sailfish said:
Makes me wonder. If you had an old 21 UG or something with a special front scale and ended up with lock issues or wore the blade out, if they'd use the scale and fit a 31 blade and lock side for you.
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They seem to be have parts for warranty issues, it is normal wear issues that could be a problem. I was shocked that they could come up with a BG-42 blade for a member with warranty issues.
 
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