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Bought an M1 carbine from MidwayUSA and a couple of Spartan Harsey Folders (Needed the Plague Doctors as souvenirs for coronavirus!), and now I'm pretty overspent. Letting go some of my extras - realized I don't actually need both bowie and wharncliffe Half Tracks and backup wharncliffe and bowie Half Tracks, given that the Half Tracks are my backup folders in the first place!
First up is a wharncliffe Half Track in black G10 and Battle Black titanium. Working finish blade. Condition is NIB as purchased from USAMadeBlade. Note: The action is workable on this in terms of flipping, but it is not the best action I've ever felt on a Half Track. It will flip, but it may not fully open unless you deploy it fully - weak or partial flips will not cut it. They will deploy reliably as long as you do a firm and rapid light switch flip on the flipper tab. Rather than adjusting the pivot tension I have let it remain NIB and unaltered, as it was a backup knife anyway. I just sold a Half Track bowie with this same issue, and the buyer reported that it broke in very nicely with flipping, and that the action is greatly improved with Skiff Bearings. Centering and lockup are good.$390 SOLD. Do you also want a Carothers Utility Fighter? Buy both, and I'll shave a bit off for combined shipping!
The below video represents deliberate attempts to make the deployment fail. Firm and swift pressure on the flipper tab will deploy the blade reliably. Light pressure or gradual pressure will not.
First up is a wharncliffe Half Track in black G10 and Battle Black titanium. Working finish blade. Condition is NIB as purchased from USAMadeBlade. Note: The action is workable on this in terms of flipping, but it is not the best action I've ever felt on a Half Track. It will flip, but it may not fully open unless you deploy it fully - weak or partial flips will not cut it. They will deploy reliably as long as you do a firm and rapid light switch flip on the flipper tab. Rather than adjusting the pivot tension I have let it remain NIB and unaltered, as it was a backup knife anyway. I just sold a Half Track bowie with this same issue, and the buyer reported that it broke in very nicely with flipping, and that the action is greatly improved with Skiff Bearings. Centering and lockup are good.
The below video represents deliberate attempts to make the deployment fail. Firm and swift pressure on the flipper tab will deploy the blade reliably. Light pressure or gradual pressure will not.
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