Replacement Kershaw A100 Blade

matt2silver · **on:** August 03, 2019, 05:28:32 PM

Hey guys, I recently lucked into a Kershaw A100 at a yard sale. The tool and all of it's components are in greate shape, save for the blade which has seen some heavy use and has been poorly resharpened at least a few times. I know this is an older tool, but would any of you know how I might find a replacement blade. I plan to call Kershaw and check with them on Monday, but considering how long the tool has been discontinued I am not putting a lot of eggs in that basket. Thanks!

gregozedobe · **Reply #1 on:** August 04, 2019, 04:41:30 AM

I think it will be difficult to find a replacement A100 main blade. Craftsman sold a set of tool components for their relabelled A100, but this didn't include a blade. Maybe if you could find another A100 that is unusable (eg broken pliers) you could harvest the blade from that ? Alternatively you might be able to rehabilitate the existing blade as long as there is enough metal left to work with.

Good Luck with your search.

gerleatherberman · **Reply #2 on:** August 04, 2019, 08:33:24 AM

The closest "reasonably inexpensive" blade option I can think of would be the one on the Paul Chen Professional MT. Both have similar liner setups and thumbstuds.
Now, that said, I do not know if the pivot and lock position would work out. Maybe one of our resident modders might know?

If I had a user A100, I'd remove the blade and find out, but at the moment the only one I have is NIB.

Edit:

Looking at both of the blade setups, the Chen Pro blade would need notable grinding to match the A100 tang anyway, so that is a no-go. The studs also aren't positioned in the same place, meaning the A100 would need to be notched out further to accommodate the Chen blade.