So i broke my cold steel braveheart.

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I noticed the kraton handle was loose, so i gave it a little pull and pop off it came :eek:
Now i can't really complain, i should not have pulled on it and this knife has been carried almost every day for years and held up as good as i could have hoped.. but i am quite attached to it. And i'm not sure if i should ask cold steel for a replacement, considering i did accidentally pull the handle off myself. I have included a picture because i have wondered what was under the handle, and never found a picture.
Edit: Yes this knife has been made into a double edge dagger, and yes it's legal here.
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Throwing a bunch of words here to aid anyone that may search for this in the future. Cold steel braveheart handle break broken kraton CS knife
 
Thanks for the picture and information. I have been curious about that knife. Seems like it would cost nothing to call Cold Steel and be honest. If they won't help, then i would either fill the handle with "Shoe Goo" (a really good adhesive) ,then just shove it back on. If neither of those options pleases you, then consider a re-handle, as HARD H20 suggested.

I have used "Shoe Goo" for lots of things, even shoes. I also re-handled a knife, by drilling a large enough hole, up the center of an antler. I then filled the center with epoxy, shoved the tang into the center. Very little talent involved in that operation and that was 15 years ago. That knife lives in my S.U.V.

Aaaaaaaaand, if you have talent and skill, the other possibilities are limited only by imagination. Some knife makers say that they glue scales on knives with "Superglue", before pinning. I have heard that once they are superglued,they will not come off.

All done rambling. regards Henry
 
I have some shoe goo and i may go with that, but i wonder if it will harden fully with no air available. It's either that or silicone. Thanks for the replies.
 
I'd call Cold Steel and see what they can do. OR...make a new handle for it. It looks like a great project, plus since you carry it so often, it's like an old friend. To me, that would be a great starting point, and making a handle is not nearly as complicated as it might seem. Check out the shop talk section on the forum, I know there are other tutorials online as well that are great and easy to follow. That would be a nice looking knife with a dark wood handle, like bog oak, and a leather sheath for IWB or even boot carry.
 
Shoe goo "cures" through evaporation of the solvent, so you may have problems getting it to cure quickly on a handle like that. However, I think that it eventually would set. It just might take a few days instead of overnight.

Silicone adhesives cure by reacting with atmospheric moisture. We generally refrain from using one part silicone adhesives if the parts to be joined are more than an inch wide. So you may have problems getting that to cure as well.

If it were I, I would try the shoe goo and let the knife set for a few days. If it doesn't work, you can clean it off and try something else. The rubber cement comes off pretty easy if you work at it and it won't leave a contaminated surface. If you try silicone and it doesn't work, you are stuck with trying another silicone. Cleaning silicone off a surface completely is difficult and nothing much else will stick to a silicone-contaminated surface.
 
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