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Making Evolution series knife non locking

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Offline Marco T

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Making Evolution series knife non locking
on: January 01, 2020, 10:32:29 PM
Apologies if this has been covered (I did a search but couldn't find anything), but is there a way to easily mod the Evolution series SAKs so that their blades are non locking so as to comply with UK legislation? I really fancy an S557 but it's pointless getting one unless I can make it non locking :(

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Re: Making Evolution series knife non locking
Reply #1 on: January 02, 2020, 01:46:41 AM
Welcome to MTo, Marco!  :hatsoff:

I do not own one of these, but hopefully our modding speSmurfpillsts will tune in shortly  :tu:
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Re: Making Evolution series knife non locking
Reply #2 on: January 02, 2020, 04:48:33 AM
I don't have one of the Evolution S series knives to check.  Hopefully someone will be along with a specific answer.

However, in general the problem with simply removing the lock from a knife is that the backspring, if present at all, is generally too weak for safe/effective use without the lock.

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Re: Making Evolution series knife non locking
Reply #3 on: January 02, 2020, 05:52:10 PM
Quote from: SirVicaLot on January 02, 2020, 01:46:41 AM
Welcome to MTo, Marco!  :hatsoff:

I do not own one of these, but hopefully our modding speSmurfpillsts will tune in shortly  :tu:

Thanks!

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Re: Making Evolution series knife non locking
Reply #4 on: January 02, 2020, 06:30:07 PM
Quote from: nate j on January 02, 2020, 04:48:33 AM
I don't have one of the Evolution S series knives to check.  Hopefully someone will be along with a specific answer.

However, in general the problem with simply removing the lock from a knife is that the backspring, if present at all, is generally too weak for safe/effective use without the lock.

 :tu: I've looked at a couple of reviews online and the back spring at least *appears* to be of similar stiffness to a regular non-locking blade....

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