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Re: Frenchi94 switchblade collection
Frenchie94
The switchblades made in England were mostly in the 19thcentury I would imagine ..They are very rare indeed
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Just a quick question for you .On the knife you show in the last picture the spanish one, is that a name or Patent number above the sear hole ,and what is it please ?
I ask as its got a few attributes like the Hellraiser knives from Spain ,and if it is a name ,maybe they produced the hellraiser knife aswell ,just a thought .
I really like that knife aswell .
The switchblades made in England were mostly in the 19thcentury I would imagine ..They are very rare indeed
.
Just a quick question for you .On the knife you show in the last picture the spanish one, is that a name or Patent number above the sear hole ,and what is it please ?
I ask as its got a few attributes like the Hellraiser knives from Spain ,and if it is a name ,maybe they produced the hellraiser knife aswell ,just a thought .
I really like that knife aswell .
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Beautiful knives, especially the Maltese one from the 20's..
Wondering why it has a strange round tip.
Wondering why it has a strange round tip.
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Good looking blades!
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In the switchblade book "Coletello a Scatto Antico Italiano Switchblade", which Frenchi shows a portion of the cover in his opening post, there is a two-bladed knife on the cover with a nub on the tip of the blade. In the book the author explains that such knives sold in Italy at the time needed to have those nubs on the tips because it was illegal to possess knives as weapons.
Of course it would be very easy to grind those nubs off. And I imagine that many old Italian Stilettos that we have seen originally had those nubs. But I don't believe this law applied to knives for export, just knives possessed in Italy.
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Probably to dig out ear wax, just a guess.
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Excuse me Gravknife for the late response I am very busy at the moment..gravknife wrote: ↑Sun Nov 26, 2023 3:48 pm Frenchie94
The switchblades made in England were mostly in the 19thcentury I would imagine ..They are very rare indeed
.
Just a quick question for you .On the knife you show in the last picture the spanish one, is that a name or Patent number above the sear hole ,and what is it please ?
I ask as its got a few attributes like the Hellraiser knives from Spain ,and if it is a name ,maybe they produced the hellraiser knife aswell ,just a thought .
I really like that knife aswell .
On the Spanish knife the tang stamp is only a patent number without name, but I must say that it is a low-end knife compare to the others with cheap zamac bolsters
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I had the hellraiser knife too (the small one) and the quality is not incredible too but they are still a nice knife when you like switchblade
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Thanks! Yes the Maltese is incredible and the rounded tip was here to circumvent the law as you answered KILLGAR
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At that time you just had to grind to make a sharp tip.
It is very rare that this knife is always with the round tip and has not been grinded to be sharp
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Thank you Killgar for sharing these pages of the book it is very interestingKillgar wrote: ↑Thu Nov 30, 2023 1:04 am
In the switchblade book "Coletello a Scatto Antico Italiano Switchblade", which Frenchi shows a portion of the cover in his opening post, there is a two-bladed knife on the cover with a nub on the tip of the blade. In the book the author explains that such knives sold in Italy at the time needed to have those nubs on the tips because it was illegal to possess knives as weapons.
Of course it would be very easy to grind those nubs off. And I imagine that many old Italian Stilettos that we have seen originally had those nubs. But I don't believe this law applied to knives for export, just knives possessed in Italy.
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![Very Happy :D](./images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif)
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Cheers Frenchie94 for the reply.
Wish they were maker marked in some way .They have a few nice variants from that era
I agree the construction of the Hellraisers arent a patch on your standard italian /french build quality ,but they just have something about them ,plus that famous appearance in the Hellraiser film .
I love my examples I managed to get from France .
Ian
Wish they were maker marked in some way .They have a few nice variants from that era
I agree the construction of the Hellraisers arent a patch on your standard italian /french build quality ,but they just have something about them ,plus that famous appearance in the Hellraiser film .
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I love my examples I managed to get from France .
Ian
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No problem Frenchi. Kinda like deja vu from the other forum.
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I don't posses the book, but I was lucky enough to find a picture of one open to those pages online. Doing a closeup on that original picture in my computer I can just barely read the caption, but unfortunately converting the pic into one I can show in my post makes it unreadable.
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Re: Frenchi94 switchblade collection
Hello Gravknife,gravknife wrote: ↑Thu Nov 30, 2023 9:34 pm Cheers Frenchie94 for the reply.
Wish they were maker marked in some way .They have a few nice variants from that era
I agree the construction of the Hellraisers arent a patch on your standard italian /french build quality ,but they just have something about them ,plus that famous appearance in the Hellraiser film .![]()
I love my examples I managed to get from France .
Ian
No unfortunately no marking from any manufacturer for the spanish one, only patent..
For the hellraiser as a switchblade lover we all love them in any case right
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Its design is beautiful too, but I've never seen the movie Hellraiser, maybe one day it's never too late.
Excuse me for my late response again..
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Hi Killgard, ah ok I think you had the book at home, in which case thank you even more for your research and for sharingKillgar wrote: ↑Thu Nov 30, 2023 11:57 pmNo problem Frenchi. Kinda like deja vu from the other forum.![]()
I don't posses the book, but I was lucky enough to find a picture of one open to those pages online. Doing a closeup on that original picture in my computer I can just barely read the caption, but unfortunately converting the pic into one I can show in my post makes it unreadable.
![Wink ;)](./images/smilies/icon_wink.gif)
Please excuse me for the really late response..
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Vintage Leverlock Stag handle with strange Cat stamp & Rosfrei
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Re: Frenchi94 switchblade collection
I like that style and blade shape.