knife handle replacement

[TX Thumper]

This knife has lost its place in the kitchen drawer and i was thinking of replacing the handle. It doesn't look right to me. The blade is "precision hollow ground stainless steel".

Any suggestions would be appreciated as i haven't tried a project like this and have a lot of admiration to the blade masters on here. I'm not even sure how to remove the current handle. Thanks GS!

[Jason Fry]

Hard to tell for sure, but those look like cutler's rivets. If it was me, I'd drill out the centers of the rivets with maybe a 1/8 or 3/32 bit and go from there taking it apart. Whatever size the holes in the tang are, I'd use that size pin stock for the replacement.

[LeanMachine]

Id grind the head off pins. Fast and easy.

[DirtyMullet]

Id grind the head off pins. Fast and easy.

Wouldn't work if they're properly peened. Drill em'.

[TX Thumper]

Thanks I will drill them.

[Puggy625]

The cleaver I just did, had Corby (sp?) screws in the handle. Center drilled them with a 1/16" bit and then started drilling with a 3/8" bit till the head spun off, then punched the pin through. Replaced the handle with 3/16" pins.

[Razorback01]

I'm working on several similar, cheap Chicago Cutlery Taiwan stuff, $20 for 10 at Traders Village.

Rear is new Mesquite handles and pins, in the middle were the old pins, the old handles showing I just ground off the heads. That is 3/16 brass rod from Lowes.