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And mine is also the newer version with black hardware.

Yes, this is the problem I’m having, what juggler said.

Originally I thought it was a pivot screw/blade action issue but with further examination it’s not.

It’s a liner/scale nesting issue only on the compression lock side. The opposite side seems impervious to this problem by design: it has a ...

To elaborate on the play I’m experiencing, it’s the scale on the compression lock side that is wiggling around. Maybe it’s more of a liner/scale nesting issue than a pivot screw isn’t tight enough issue, though I didn’t notice it before I took the knife apart. It’s not critical but it makes the ...

A dab of grease on both sides of the lock pin stopped the rattling.

But the main problem remains. The second that I tighten the pivot enough so that there is no play in the assembly (what I mean by that is that the scales will wiggle around the pivot bolt) the blade will become unflickable and ...

Hi, first time posting, I’d be grateful for your help.

So I picked up a Caribbean, great knife, but the action was rather stiff which I understand is common with this knife. I loosened the pivot screw and and it didn’t really help so I decided to just take the whole thing apart and use a little ...