Description
These are stainless bails made for knives with the lanyard hole. Â We have also used them on sheaths with rivets, etc. Â There are two sizes. Â The small is the same size that comes on GEC knives and will fit most knives. Â The large is big enough for thicker knives, such as a fixed blade or the GEC #35 Calf Pen.
You will need to spread and close these evenly from center to make sure consistent shaping when installed. Â Pliers with covered teeth to prevent marking are what we use to install. Â It does take a little patience to do correctly.
5 out of 5 Perfect!
smallbatchb (verified owner) –
These work great and are reasonably priced. They’re strong and sturdy and aren’t going to break or bend by accident.
They’re easy to open by putting a pair of pliers in them and opening the pliers. Once the opening is big enough they’re easy to install on the knife by slowly clamping it shut in a bench vise.
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5 out of 5 Excellent Additions
Jason Wise (verified owner) –
These are very heavy duty bails, not some cheap piece of wire that’ll bend or flex on you. I have a few slipjoint pattern knives with lanyard holes that I wanted to add a touch of functional class to, so I came across these and thought they’d be perfect.
I used two sets of pliers and pulled the ends apart just far enough to fit over the knife and then used the jaws of one set of pliers to press the bail back together. This worked well enough, but was a bit loose, so I used a vice to gently crank down on the bail and now it’s perfect. I’ve added one to a Rough Ryder Reserve barlow as well as to a Marble’s cotton sampler I’ve modified for everyday carry.
The bail is great as it not only looks nice but also allows me to tether the knife to my body if need be, which comes in handy while hiking, camping, or being in the water.
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5 out of 5 Well made
ehanshew (verified owner) –
They are a heavy gauge wire and are nicely formed. I bought the small to replace the bail on a GEC #15 and would not recommend for that purpose. The small is a little too narrow, and the bail hole on the knife set too deeply on the scale, for freedom of movement. But the bail itself is great otherwise. On the small, the interior dimension is close to 1mm wide and 1.5mm high (before the radius of the curve begins to obstruct movement). The large interior dimension is about 1.5mm wide x 1.5mm high (before the radius of the curve). The large would be about right for a Fallkniven Gentleman. Purchased several of each to have on hand for various project. Glad they are available.
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5 out of 5 Excellent
akpwillis@ymail.com (verified owner) –
I bought a couple of each size, I’ve only used one so far. On a small sebenza. Works great!
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5 out of 5 lanyard ring
Independentrealist (verified owner) –
I enjoy the looks of a knife as well as its usefulness. Lanyard rings will add a little character to an otherwise plain pocket knife these are good quality and it is good that they are solid and hard to bend otherwise they would not hold up to hard use etc.
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4 out of 5 works perfectly
jakescott7 (verified owner) –
it works great, although i had to figure out how to install it.
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4 out of 5 Solid bail
Gerardo Pietrantoni (verified owner) –
I rated the bails a 4 and not a 5 only because they are very hard to flex in order to install them in the lanyard hole. The small size is perfect for pocket knives. Delivery was fast as always. I installed mine in a Benchmade Proper slipjoint and attached a pocket clip to it.
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Sheepdog_7 –
What size would fit the GEC #71Bullnose?
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Mike Latham –
I would recommend the large.
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