Question on What to do on Canal Street Trapper-to send for repair or not send

[winchester73]

I just got a Canal Street( you know the real succesor to Schrade) at a pretty good price. with the reclaimed chestnut handles in the mail today. Man it is a nice looking knife with good wood grain. The problem is on the pivot end of the main blade there is a gap running from the end about a third of the way up. It does have brass liners and I believe ss springs. It's not real bad but if you open the blade and look you can see daylight. I have three Canal Street slip joints now and this is the first with a gap. I have heard they do sometimes have gaps and that Queen is bad for this too. The only one that does not seem to is GEC. Would you send the knife back to them to fix or forget it. I don't want them to send me another knife,not with the handles this one has. Funny thing is I collect USA Schrades and have never gotten one with a gap. Canal Street is a semi custome shop and well...

 

[bdev]

It depends.
First, if the gap is causing blade wobble, definitely send it in for repair.

If no wobble and you bought it as a work knife; carry it, use it and forget about the gap. I say this because you really like the handles and don't want them to replace with another.

If you bought this knife as a collectible for your collection, definitely send it back for repair. Down the road, if you decide to sell it, the gap will be a factor in its value.

Just my opinion.

 

[neeman]

Their customer service is really good
they care

Take a photo and ask them if they think it is an issue for them
They will give you an honest answer

 

[fatcorgi]

so, is it possible to repair gaps in springs without risking damage to the covers?

 

[TLARbb]

so, is it possible to repair gaps in springs without risking damage to the covers?

I would say it is since I had this knife sent to Don Seals and he disassembled it, removed the spey and sheepfoot, associated spring and center liner and reassembled it as a single blade. So, yes, I think it is possible.

Ed J

 

[puukkoman]

It is sometimes possible, depending on the location of the gap, how bad it is, what material the covers are made of, etc. Best to snap a photo and email CSC, to ask their professional opinion on this particular case.

 

[DP Hunter]

Is this a two blade trapper or a 3-blade cannitler? CSC Trappers don't have brass liners. Cannitlers do. If it is an older cannitler - they do have a slight gap running towards the head of the main blade - trappers should have no gaps