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... https://www.allaboutpocketknives.com/knife_forum/viewtopic.php?p=829602 This thread shows a page from a reference book that states that the last "improved" stamp was used in the 1920s and 1930s. However, depictions of Boker stamps show the tree on the left of the text; my knife has the tree on t...

... I believe that is known as a "half-grind" style blade. Not sure how the name originated.... This is my absolute favorite blade for stiletto knives. Wish I'd seen this in time to swap my Frank B abalone for it! Oh well... (Never heard of "Skipper" so I would not have been bothered by whatever sor...

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grav -- Thanks for the info! Much better photos will be up within the next couple of days!

(I only searched on AAPK.... I will expand my search)

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..... Just picked up this at the flea.... ricasso stamp shows "Boker & Co" over "improved" over "cutlery". I can't find any references to this text in recent years; only to knives from the late 1800s that had the tree on the back side of the ricasso. The seller was sure it's from the 1960s, but I du...

. Is anyone familiar with The Dung Restriction? Under Federal law -- and I believe this is still on the books -- any significant repository of animal dung (usually a cave or island with massive deposits of bat guano or bird droppings) is off-limits for switchblades, SPECIFICALLY because of the dung....

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I regret that health issues and computer problems have prevented me from maintaining the List with updates.

Not sure if / when conditions will change..... hopefully sometime in 2024..... time will tell....

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. On one episode of 'Pawn Stars' they showed a real quick glimpse of the top shelf in a showcase, and I swear there was an Italian-style switchblade there! Has anyone else seen any auto knives on this show? Frankly, I'm surprised they are legal in "Lost Wages" what with all of the drugs, thieves, de...

. Thanks guys..... it was only five bucks so of course I grabbed it as soon as I saw it. I don't recall ever seeing one with the "front bolster" terminals having sharp angles instead of being rounded. Combined with the bronze (I think) metal, the Bowie blade, and the bone scales, it has enough unusu...

. Picked up this mini last September at the flea. The handles look more like bronze than brass, at least to me. The scales appear to be bone. The blade is carbon steel, with a distinctive Bowie shape. I haven't seen very many miniature butterfly knives, let alone any that appear to have considerable...

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I put some 3-in-1 oil into the hinge, which has helped a lot. Thanks for all the advice!

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I put some 3-in-1 oil into the hinge, which has helped a lot. Thanks for all the advice!

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. A few weeks ago, I was astonished to encounter a guy who not only paid me $20 each for the worthless junkers, but later told me that he sold them all very quickly and would be interested in getting more! Honestly, I thought that I would probably just end up tossing them all. You just never know wh...

. Thanks for all the comments..... was Richter only in business after WWII....? Just wondering whether there's any chance that this could be pre-war. Other than ricasso stamps, how could you tell? The leverlocks don't have as many changes as the stiletto-style knives, what with the change from pickl...

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I got this at the flea today..... fifty bucks

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. Thanks Bill ! Since you have found these to be more common than I thought, do you think they were imported commercially during the late 40s and the 1950s? Also, any info on the specific episode of 'Three Stooges' that shows this knife? Lastly, do you think they were, in fact, made in India? Thanks...