Description
Corby Bolt, Copper (1/4", 6.35 mm)
Medium size corby bolt in copper, for securing handle scales to full-tang knife blades.
These are often used in addition to epoxy glue, for both looks and additional attachment strength of the handle scales.
The bolt has thicker end pieces (6.35 mm / 1/4") with screwdriver slots in them.
The centre section is 4.6 mm thick and is the part that goes through the blade, total length 25 mm. Each head section is 8 mm long and 6.3 mm in diameter.
The bolt is threaded, consisting of two pieces that when tightened is ground down to sit flush with the handle scales.
total length 25 mm
each shoulder 8 mm
middle section 9 mm
screws out to about 13 mm middle section, adding max 4 mm if not screwing them all the way in