Snap! :(

AreBeeBee said:
Yikes, Jack! Do you carry a copy of this photo with you when you go knife-hunting?! If I were chasing variations such as these, I'd have to do something like that or I'd be continually buying duplicates. Wow.
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LOL! :D I have a memory like a sieve, but they're not that common, and there are so many variations, so I've not duplicated one yet :thumbup:

Chief said:
Sincere condolences, I empathize with your pain.

Made for me by a friend who no longer makes knives. Snapped one day when opening, sent shock waves through me. Had been my EDC for several years so was pretty attached to it.

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The good ... in search of a replacement I found this forum. Here's a nice soothing pic for you.

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Thanks John, the same to you my friend, yours looks like the more serious loss :( At least it brought you here :) Thanks for the soothing pic! :thumbup:
 
Man, I hate the thought of an old treasured knife breaking a spring like that. I've never had it happen, but I can imagine it being awfully rough. Sorry for those losses guys. I'm wondering if several years from now those bear trap #73's are going to do the same.
 
Since the blade on this knife still works, and the broken spring on the can-opener is held in place by the marlin spike, I think I'm just going to hang onto it, and carry it occassionally. I'll let you know how I go on, particularly in the other spring goes :thumbup:
 
so thats what a clasp knife is. interesting. all these years i saw the words clasp knife in books, and have been trying to look it up. i think it was in treasure island
 
mrknife said:
so thats what a clasp knife is. interesting. all these years i saw the words clasp knife in books, and have been trying to look it up. i think it was in treasure island
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Well, they are known as clasp knives, but historically-speaking, clasp knives are actually something quite different. Sorry! ;)

BearBug said:
That makes me sad. Sorry about your luck Jack.
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Thanks Brandon :thumbup:
 
I've got a Camillus SS military knife dated 1968 that belonged to my dad. It was in a green canvass belt holder. My dad used it while in the Navy. I was cleaning it up because there was some rust on the inside and one of the springs popped! It's the knife blade/punch spring and it's broken near the punch. - Old posting.

I know brother, it sucks! I got mine fixed because it has sentimental feelings for me.

Better days to you!
 
That's terrible Randy, so glad that you were at least able to get a replacement spring. Be nice to see a pic if you have one :thumbup:
 
My apologies Randy, missed this until now. Ouch! :eek:
 
I feel your pain!
I opened my Fantoni Dweller one day and heard the dredded snap/click as it snaped.
Mine had a little trip to Italy where it was fixed at the Fantoni factory free of charge, hope you get yours sorted and all turnes out ok for you.

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Thanks Dizz, glad you were able to get yours fixed :thumbup: I gifted someone a Joker knife a while back, and the spring went on that. They were very good about it, just sent me a new knife for him, reckoned it might have been a HT issue :thumbup:
 
had a United lockback snap a back spring. the folks who sold me the knife had a few spares so they repaired her. not an expensive knife but and ok knife.
had to be the HT cause there was not much pressure on the spring.
buzz
 
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