R100A

[MikeB]

I've got this Remington R100A, used but still have a lot of life. I am a but curious because from what I've read and saw thus model have covered spring, but mine don't.
Did Remington produced this pattern without covered back spring? does it fake? Other tnan that every thing looks right.





Hard to see the pattern # on the photo but it's there.

Thanks
Mike

[msteele6]

I don't think that all of these R100's had the covered backsprings. The knife appears to be authentic.

[Miller Bro's]

I have owned them with and without the covered back springs

[MikeB]

Thanks guys, it's pretty knife and even now one can see and feel it is high quality knife. The springs are firm, no blade play and no rubbing! The bone is just fantastic.
Mike

[remington collector]

Theres even a partial etch remaining on the main blade. As the other guys have said, that pattern was made with and without the covered backsprings.

[MikeB]

Yes there is Remington Trade Mark etch on the main blade. Thanks for your reply
Mike

[1967redrider]

Mike B,

Sweet old knife! I recently picked one with the covered backspring at auction for $15. When it arrived, the first thing I noticed was the clip blade was bent all the way down by the tang stamp and rubbing the sheepfoot and liner. With a piece of cardboard and a vise I easily fixed that to where it sits perfectly and, surprisingly, doesn't have any blade wobble. I also noticed a crack in the bone on the mark side, but it doesn't bother me. The mark side bone looks like Rogers jigged rootbeer bone but the pile side looks reddish.

It has become my "around the farm" EDC, along with 2 other newer knives (one can never carry too many, right? ). The covered backspring reminds me of the ones I've seen on Queen barlows. Until this R100A came along, I didn't know other knife makers toyed around with the covered backspring design. Something different, I like it.

[knives-are-quiet]

Just curious ~

What's the purpose for the covered backspring?

JW~

[1967redrider]

JW,

On this knife and the Queens I have, the cover is part of the bolsters. Maybe it was a production enhancement that never caught on?

-John

[knives-are-quiet]

Did a little quick research.
If you notice the knives with the covered backsprings have no center pin.
The metal plate takes the place of the center pin.
Supposedly made for quicker assembly.
And made it less likely for the scales to crack at the center pin. ( There is stress at the center pin when blades are opened and closed)
Don't think it really caught on though.

JW~

[1967redrider]

Thanks for the information, JW!

[MikeB]

Nice catch 1967redrider, I came to love this knife ever since I got it, takes sharp edge and holds it long enough.
Interesting reading on the cover, JW.

Thanks , Mike

[ken6]

Very nice old Remington