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Do you mean the Top Locks and Speed Locks? If so, my understanding is that the Speed Locks were factory auto and the Top Locks were manual from the factory and then could be converted to auto. What I do know is that I bought a bunch of Top Locks, both sizes, with various colors of dyed bone and rubb...

Terry - here is one from today's newspaper I found amusing. "Police charged a woman with one misdemeanor count of injury to personal property, one misdemeanor count of intoxication and disruptive behavior, one misdemeanor count of indecent exposure, one misdemeanor count of public urination, and one...

That is both a model and a stamp we don't see often. Great find and thanks for sharing.

Jim

Like many of us, I purchased a number of Italian stilettos and German leverlocks from Stu back in the early 2000s, usually in quantities of 1 to 3 at a time. Sometimes he would just throw in one of the cheapies with my order. If they quit working, or never worked properly, I rationalized that they w...

Fishtail - in my opinion, the XK8 is one of the most visually appealing cars ever made.

Jim

Twobit - I don't carry the knife so I can't help assess whether there are pocket opening issues.

Jim

Terry,

You are correct. Mine, which I bought a couple of years ago does not have a safety.

Jim

Thanks for the public service announcement, Chris.

Jim

I have one which is my user switchblade, a decent, rugged, inexpensive, knife with good steel.

Jim

Wow Chris - that's a beauty! I didn't know it would have both the dolphin and the Renzo stamps.

Jim

forged

Jim

Glad to read you are home, Jerry.

Jim

Belated happy returns.

Jim

Tom - if you are referring to the Due Buoi, it is hard to establish a value as it is not often they appear on the market. When they do, it comes down to the asking price and if there is a buyer with the "gottahaveits" My thinking is that 500 would be a speculators asking price. If you are referring ...

Allen - nice photos! Was the Atlanta show where you had to try several Due Buois the one where the US Due Buoi representative exhibited substandard behavior? Ian - those Due Buoi leverlocks are extremely hard to find on this side of the Atlantic as well. I made a huge blunder by not grabbing one dur...