Dave I see what your saying on the examples you provided, and yes the shaft is tapered but was it normal for the 6 sided nut to be tapered too,, thats my question. Maybe my eyes are deceiving me but it looks like the nut where a take down tool would go into is tapered.
Sorry Skyline,, I am not questioning your dagger but questioning myself since I never saw this before,, regards Larry

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