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Kershaw 7500

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First flea market switchblade of the year...! Picked up this little Kershaw 7500BLK (Launch 4) at the flea today for $65. It's full of grit, lint, etc and I'd like to take it apart and clean it -- but will I be able to put it back together? (The screws on the reverse are definitely torx; I believe the front screw is also, but right now it has so much grime in it that I can't swear to it.) As always, I picture twenty tiny parts springing out in all directions; and then discovering that I'll need a special rig to hold everything in place whilst re-assembling it. Has anyone ever broken down one of these? Thanks!

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Re: Kershaw 7500

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Not much inside. Coil fired spring a button and spring and a few screws. Smaller knives always seemed a little more difficult to work on to me.
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It should be an easy job to take apart and reassembled.
Or you can try spaying it clean with WD40.
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Re: Kershaw 7500

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Even if you just wipe it off with a rag it looks to be a hell of a find!

My flea market auto experiences are always Asian beaters...on a good day. But there's always lots of over-priced Case knives. Point is, good purchase for sure!

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Re: Kershaw 7500

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Thanks to everyone for your support.... as soon as I can dig out my teenie Torx bits, I'll give it a whack......

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Re: Kershaw 7500

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The button spring is likely tiny
This model is quite tightly sprung iirc
Would suggest maybe opening it in q bqg
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Definitely want to take it apart in the open position.
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Re: Kershaw 7500

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Thanks for the comments.... I haven't dug out my Torx bits yet, but I intend to.... the suggestion to
disassemble the knife inside a bag to catch falling or flying pieces is very smart -- I will definitely do it!

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Re: Kershaw 7500

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button_man wrote: Sun Mar 20, 2022 5:45 pm .

Thanks for the comments.... I haven't dug out my Torx bits yet, but I intend to.... the suggestion to
disassemble the knife inside a bag to catch falling or flying pieces is very smart -- I will definitely do it!

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Re: Kershaw 7500

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Sammy, a lot of stuff like this has taken a back seat in recent weeks.
I've received a very sobering diagnosis and go in for a MRI next week
and surgery soon after. Medical issues are my primary focus now.
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button_man - thoughts and prayers for a successful surgery and a complete and fast recovery.

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Hope everything works out for you!
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Anyone heard anything about button_man?
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Re: Kershaw 7500

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He's at death's door..... send him lots of knives immediately !!

Actually, I am still waiting for some test results.... it's too early to tell whether this is really serious.
I haven't posted lately because I haven't run across any interesting knives and I just don't have much to say.
Thank you (and also jim d) for the support..... I appreciate it.
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Re: Kershaw 7500

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button_man wrote: Thu Jul 14, 2022 11:27 am .

He's at death's door..... send him lots of knives immediately !!

Actually, I am still waiting for some test results.... it's too early to tell whether this is really serious.
I haven't posted lately because I haven't run across any interesting knives and I just don't have much to say.
Thank you (and also jim d) for the support..... I appreciate it.
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