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Maybe a little bit.
I did a little shop work last night. It felt good.

I still have my Laguiole you sent me!

Yes, and add rigidity to the joint.

They were always marked with a "J."
Jindiana was not a maker, but a consortium of makers- a cooperative or wholesaler of Maniago cutlery from many makers.

Stitches out today. Because I am still having nerve pain, surgeon prescribed a steroid dose pack.

No, but better than just using horn.

Rather than being solid, the bolsters are thin and shaped to fit over the horn.

How interesting. Overlays!

The French have been using screws on autos since at least the 1960s.
The handles appear to be ivory, and the knife has not been rescaled. They are pinned on.
It looks like the knife could be disassembled easily with the screws.

You are correct. If you notice, the tang on the pen blade is cut at an angle. This allows the pen blade to lift the sear to open/close the main blade when the pen blade is pushed.

Pictures of the back spring and blade well would be welcomed.
It's difficult to see how the handle is unlined, but has a metal rear bolster.

Put them on Ebay and see what they bring.

They are Herbertz knives.
None of them are switchblades.

Herbertz is a German importer/exporter.

The two folding knives were made in China.

Does anyone know if the pistol brace ban has actually been revoked?

These knives were available in the back of sporting magazines in the late 1960s-mid-1970s. They were also sold in Border towns as tourist items. They were made in Oaxaca, Mexico. The handle inserts are cow horn. The blades were acid etched with logos after the blades were finished. Someone probably ...