Factory. You'll also find these on older Soldier models.
Quote from: glenfiddich1983 on July 20, 2018, 07:39:32 PMFactory. You'll also find these on older Soldier models.Interesting, thanks. I've never once read a mention of them before, which is a bit surprising to me. Since they were also on soldiers, that means it's not limited to Elinox marked blades. I wonder when they were introduced and then phased out
Quote from: gustophersmob on July 20, 2018, 07:51:58 PMQuote from: glenfiddich1983 on July 20, 2018, 07:39:32 PMFactory. You'll also find these on older Soldier models.Interesting, thanks. I've never once read a mention of them before, which is a bit surprising to me. Since they were also on soldiers, that means it's not limited to Elinox marked blades. I wonder when they were introduced and then phased outI don't know. My KL83 doesn't have this swedge, but my KM87 (so a more recent one) does have it Wenger also has them. My Wenger 66 has the swedge, my Wenger 83 doesn't.
Uuuh... what’s a swedge?
Quote from: Don Pablo on July 20, 2018, 11:56:43 PMUuuh... what’s a swedge? This site has a good explanation and example picture. https://www.knivesshipfree.com/blog/faq-whats-a-swedge/
I can see the "swedge" now in the pic.