Modified my Lionsteel M4.

[Deqxter]

Wasn't too keen on the factory handle. Decided to add black Micarta and brass corby bolts. Ground off the little thumb ramp and blended the rear striker. Edge has convex grind now too...

 

[Kadushu]

Lovely job

 

[Brizzlebush]

Nice custom job. It looks very tidy indeed.

 

[Nice65]

Awesome mod, and very nicely finished. I’ve always admired the M4 blade but can’t be doing with the scraper end, there’s no need for it at all, and never been keen on the raised bits on the handle where the bolts sit. Lovely knife, but a bit too stylised.

You seem to have solved that by turning it into a trad bushy with a superb blade.

 

[Kato28]

You must have some serious set of tools to be able to do all those changes, especially considering the M390 steel.

 

[Deqxter]

No not really. Just used a belt sander and a 1x30 belt grinder. Oh and plenty patience

 

[Iru]

Lovely job Deqxter!
I've a question, can you tell me where to get bolts for this knife? I'm considering buying some custom scales but I stripped the old bolts. Lionsteel customer team isn't answering me.
Thanks!

 

[C_Claycomb]

The bolts in the knife shown are Corby Bolts, they are not the same as the things that Lion Steel use to assemble. Lion Steel just bolts together and the female part is a close fit in the tang hole, like a pin. The pictured conversion will be bonded together and ground to shape.

The screws that Lion Steel use are bespoke to them. If you are looking for bolt on scales that have been made to work with the original Lion Steel bolts, you will either need to get Lion Steel to send you replacement bolts, or you will need to find someone willing to make you custom fasteners, or you will need to find a way to modify the new scales to work with available off the shelf fasteners.

I bought a number of screws from https://www.accu.co.uk/ but the female threaded rods I had to make on my lathe. McMaster Carr in the US sells threaded spacers, but a UK equivalent is very hard to find. I don't suppose you have callipers with which to measure the screws you have? Knowing what size outer diameter you need is a requirement for shopping for alternatives.

 

[Iru]

The bolts in the knife shown are Corby Bolts, they are not the same as the things that Lion Steel use to assemble. Lion Steel just bolts together and the female part is a close fit in the tang hole, like a pin. The pictured conversion will be bonded together and ground to shape.

The screws that Lion Steel use are bespoke to them. If you are looking for bolt on scales that have been made to work with the original Lion Steel bolts, you will either need to get Lion Steel to send you replacement bolts, or you will need to find someone willing to make you custom fasteners, or you will need to find a way to modify the new scales to work with available off the shelf fasteners.

I bought a number of screws from https://www.accu.co.uk/ but the female threaded rods I had to make on my lathe. McMaster Carr in the US sells threaded spacers, but a UK equivalent is very hard to find. I don't suppose you have callipers with which to measure the screws you have? Knowing what size outer diameter you need is a requirement for shopping for alternatives.

Sadly I don't. Thanks for the information! I love this knife but man this company is getting on my nerves, I wrote in February and got no response.

 

[Nice65]

Sadly I don't. Thanks for the information! I love this knife but man this company is getting on my nerves, I wrote in February and got no response.

I’d keep pushing Lionsteel. Address it for attention of Mik (Molletta). They’re Italian, and without wishing to stereotype, are stereotypical Italians

I got spare screws for a Rasul a few years ago.

 

[CLEM]

Very nice that