Translate German to English - Click here to open Altavista's Babel Fish Translator Click here to learn about all those symbols by people's names.

leftlogo.jpg (20709 bytes)

Upgrade to Premium Membership

Previous Thread
Next Thread
Print Thread
#348798 03/06/2021 01:02 AM
Joined: Aug 2000
Posts: 560
Likes: 3
D
Duzig Offline OP
OP Offline
D
Joined: Aug 2000
Posts: 560
Likes: 3
Hello all,
Not really a dagger collector but I have an rzm style SA dagger & the blade seems to be very slightly lose, very slight wiggle to it. Very little but I was wondering whether I should just leave it alone & not worry about it or should I buy one of those tools for tightening the the tang nut & try to tighten it ever so slightly. I have read of people tightening the tang nut too much and breaking it or creating a crack in the grip so as I ask...should i leave it as it is or attempt to tighten it a little. I certainly wouldn't want to create more problems for myself and ruin the dagger compelety.
thanks for any replies.
Duzig(Bill)

Last edited by Duzig; 03/06/2021 01:04 AM.
Joined: Sep 2000
Posts: 15,084
Likes: 96
Online Content
Joined: Sep 2000
Posts: 15,084
Likes: 96
I keep my dagger tang nuts only finger-tight. Over tightening can cause problems.

Joined: Aug 2000
Posts: 560
Likes: 3
D
Duzig Offline OP
OP Offline
D
Joined: Aug 2000
Posts: 560
Likes: 3
Dave thanks for your reply. As the blade has just the slightest of movement, unnoticable pretty much...but I noticed it. The tang nut is not loose or anything & as I say I wouldn't want to make things even worse. I could see me over tightening the tang nut & ruining the whole thing so I shall leave it as it is. Thanks again for your reply
Bill

Joined: Mar 2000
Posts: 5,127
Likes: 23
Offline
Joined: Mar 2000
Posts: 5,127
Likes: 23
I agree with Dave, it’s good to leave the tang nuts loose enough to be unscrewed by hand. Overtightening a pommel or pommel nut has ruined many a grip.


GDC Gold Badge #290
GDC Silver Badge #310

Link Copied to Clipboard
Popular Topics(Views)
2,261,677 SS Bayonets
1,760,364 Teno Insignia Set
1,128,807 westwall rings
Latest New Threads
Spitzer Stuka Etch Opinions
by RookieSA - 03/29/2024 09:58 AM
Luftwaffe Swords
by Tanker - 03/27/2024 07:29 PM
Paul Weyersberg Heer
by Tanker - 03/27/2024 07:13 PM
HJ Fahrtenmesser,
by OWN - 03/27/2024 07:05 PM
Wir fahren gegen Engelland - Battle of Britain
by Stephen - 03/27/2024 10:06 AM
Latest New Posts
HJ Fahrtenmesser,
by Herman V. (aka Herr Mann) - 03/29/2024 03:20 PM
SS honor ring. 1936.
by sellick8302@rogers.com - 03/29/2024 03:12 PM
Paul Weyersberg Heer
by sellick8302@rogers.com - 03/29/2024 02:54 PM
Luftwaffe Swords
by Herman V. (aka Herr Mann) - 03/29/2024 02:52 PM
Personalized reproduction honor ring source?
by Stephen - 03/29/2024 02:00 PM
Forum Statistics
Forums42
Topics31,653
Posts328,725
Members7,503
Most Online5,900
Dec 19th, 2019
Who's Online Now
14 members (Documentalist, Stephen, Herman V. (aka Herr Mann), sellick8302@rogers.com, hdmarley, RookieSA, Baz69, Fitzer, JEAN-PIERRE, Dave, benten, Vern, Gaspare, Tanker), 555 guests, and 111 robots.
Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod

Powered by UBB.threads™ PHP Forum Software 7.7.5