sprayed on brass liners on GEC 35 ? (update: Knife is perfect!)

[extrastout]

Is it painted aluminum. Why does it seem like the brass color is painted on, it carries over to the bolster on my new #35 Churchill. Great knife, but am thrown off by this one
....UPDATE: knife is all good and I will enjoy!

 

[Amir Fleschwund]

To me, it looks like a brass liner on each side, with a nice, tight fit to each bolster, and a thicker brass filler.

I know of one way to find out, heh-heh.

 

[Railsplitter]

The larger or fatter piece of brass is what I believe is called a catch bit. If you follow the thinner piece of brass you will see that it's part of the liner. There isn't anything wrong with your knife.

 

[Obsessed with Edges]

The brass 'color' on the nickel bolster is probably brass swarf (dust) embedded onto the nickel of the bolster from the hafting process. The 'hafting' is when they shape and polish/buff the bolsters & handle after the knife is put together, on powered grinders & buffer wheels. The brass swarf taken from the liners gets transferred via the belt/buff onto the surface of the nickel. Brass dust taken off in powered grinding is messy, and it can stick/cling to everything, especially under the forces imparted by powered finishing tools. It's color makes it really stand out.

You could probably clean that up with some high-grit wet/dry sandpaper, something approximating the finish from the factory. Something around 600-800 grit should do it. It might come off with some metal polish; but if not, then the high-grit sanding should definitely clean it up.

 

[extrastout]

Yup knife is fine...I think it is more of a result of great fit and finish with the seamless fit of the brass liner to the bolster and a little "hafting"...Thanks for the responses

 

[mightyzaa]

catch bit is right. fills in the gap where the secondary blade tang is thinner than the main blade tang. because it is a single spring knife. great pattern and nice knife.

 

[extrastout]

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[Will Power]

Wait till you get verdigris then you'll know it's certainly not painted aluminium