bigneil
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Just a quick question does anybody know whare I can get a new blade put in a old army knife in the derby area as the knife I bought from a second hand shop the blade has been ground away to almost nothing
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nevadacowboy
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If it is a SAK I believe Whitby are the UK distributors for repairs. Pictures of the knife would help.
You have to go through their service centre now .
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bigneil
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It’s a old British army knife and I’ll post a pic later todayYou have to go through their service centre now .
Repair Your Swiss Army Knife | Victorinox United Kingdom
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With the date and markings the knife could be worth more to a collector than a brand new replacement.
If keeping for own use, re profiling the blade to restore a straight cutting edge will be simpler than changing to new and still keeps knife original.
My own experience, somewhat confirmed by amount of lost metal, is steel in these blades was specified for easy sharpening and will not be so high on the rockwell hardness scale as we have come to expect in today's quality products.
Keeping blade cool to retain original temper, nevertheless important.
If keeping for own use, re profiling the blade to restore a straight cutting edge will be simpler than changing to new and still keeps knife original.
My own experience, somewhat confirmed by amount of lost metal, is steel in these blades was specified for easy sharpening and will not be so high on the rockwell hardness scale as we have come to expect in today's quality products.
Keeping blade cool to retain original temper, nevertheless important.
bigneil
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The problem is the blade sits high as so much been taken off it catches in the pocket lineing
You may be able to grind the edge down on the ricasso ( black arrow below) . It should let you close it more but maybe not full under the scales. I did it with this oneI found out walking . It did not close enough to get the tip under the scale. I have done it on a few knives that have been broken on the tip or worn down with use and sharpening .
bigneil
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Might have to try thst approach did you use a file on it or dremmel
StevieB100
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I did it on the edge of a sharpening stone then tidied it up with a diamond file on my leatherman then some wet and dry wrapped around the leatherman file.
bigneil
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Nothing stuck in thare gave it a good clean when bought it
Davyt63
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@bigneil firstly I would put it in for a ultrasonic clean, it’s what you would use for jewellery cleaning you can pick them up fairly cheap.
Dry with an air compressor or hair dryer,use some sewing machine oil on the pivot points and see if it solves the problem. I wouldn’t replace the blade I would just re profile and sharpen,if the tip is still not sitting inside the liner,then you can take a few thou of the kick this will lower the blade inside the liner.
Has the walk and talk still have a snap to open and close.
Dry with an air compressor or hair dryer,use some sewing machine oil on the pivot points and see if it solves the problem. I wouldn’t replace the blade I would just re profile and sharpen,if the tip is still not sitting inside the liner,then you can take a few thou of the kick this will lower the blade inside the liner.
Has the walk and talk still have a snap to open and close.