Swapping handles on BM 710s...?

[Orion]

Here's my dilemma. I want a BM 710 SBT in M2 with aluminum handles. They only offer a regular 710 (ATS 34) with aluminum handles and the M2 SBT has regular G-10 handles. I have an SBT in ATS 34 and have disassembled it many times to clean/tweak it with no problem. Here's my question...
If I buy the 2 knives mentioned above, are they interchangable? Doing it would be no problem so I guess what I want to know is are all the parts identical? I have 2 options. 1.) I can take the M2 blade out of the one and swap the blades or 2.) I can swap the handle scales. Maybe swapping the blades would be easier assuming they are identical in machining and shape. Swapping the scales would rely on a perfect fit and all the screw holes lining up perfectly. There's no way for me to know without being able to play with them so I was hoping maybe someone here had played with some and could help me out.

Thanks!!
Cam

 

[medusaoblongata]

I believe Steve Harvey did exactly what you want to do, and he said that everything fit perfectly.

 

[Samurai6]

Go for it. All you have to do is take the pivot screws out and swap the blades. The Axis lock provides a lot of self-adjustment to ramp angles and wear, so small differences between blades is not a worry. The swap is easy and worry free.

 

[Orion]

Thanks, Steve. You 'da man!!

Cam