Can I put Matriarch Blade in Endura frame?

[Polecat]

Hey gang, is it possible to put my Matriarch blade into an endura handle/frame? Is it a simple switch?

I think it would be cool to have a G10 Foliage handled Matriarch.

Thanks,
Dave

[All-R-Crazy]

I would say might as well try it if u want that combo but be prepared not to have the lock bar flush and perfect looking

[PanChango]

Just make sure the back spacer on the donor handle is notched out to create room for the Matriarch tip.

[The Deacon]

Depends.

The original Matriarch and first Sprint ones shared the "Endura 3" handle, so the blade from one would be unlikely to fit either the Endura 4 or Martriarch 2 handle. It would, however, fit the Pacific Salt handle, assuming you can find suitable screws to replace the pins and subject to the caveats below.

The early Endura 4 handles lack the notch in the backspacer that PanChango allueded to, so they would not work without modification. The newest Endura 4 handle should work with the Matriarch 2 blade.

The caveat to all this is that, as with any blade swap, winding up with a reliable and attractive knife cannot be guaranteed. That's true even if, as recommended, you swap blade and lockbar as a unit.

[xinam]

Move the endura scales to the matriarch frame and backspacer. Check that fit is to your liking. Light sanding if needed .

[Polecat]

Great guys, thanks for the insight!

[sdedalus83]

Great guys, thanks for the insight!

I'm pretty sure the suggestions will only work with a recent production FRN Endura. You would almost certainly need to modify the steel backspacer on the G10 Endura if swapping the blade and lockbar, and even if the holes match between the G10 scales and the much thinner, nested liners of the Matriarch frame, you won't be able to use the FRN scales with the G10 liners.