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by button_man
Wed Oct 25, 2023 8:39 pm
Forum: Switchblade knives
Topic: R. J. Richter leverlock
Replies: 16
Views: 6851

Re: R. J. Richter leverlock

. 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...
by button_man
Sun Oct 08, 2023 7:06 pm
Forum: Switchblade knives
Topic: R. J. Richter leverlock
Replies: 16
Views: 6851

R. J. Richter leverlock

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

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by button_man
Fri Sep 08, 2023 7:29 pm
Forum: Switchblade knives
Topic: 1940s (?) 'Sheffield' lever "shellpuller"
Replies: 9
Views: 4926

Re: 1940s (?) 'Sheffield' lever "shellpuller"

. 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...
by button_man
Fri Sep 08, 2023 6:28 pm
Forum: Switchblade knives
Topic: 1940s (?) 'Sheffield' lever "shellpuller"
Replies: 9
Views: 4926

1940s (?) 'Sheffield' lever "shellpuller"

. I got this at the flea three weeks ago..... the ricasso stamp reads "No. 6 Sheffield steel" and the blade is stamped "best steel". An acquaintance did an image search and came up with several identical knives, with the most probable origin being India or Pakistan, dating approximately from 1947 to...
by button_man
Thu May 25, 2023 7:08 pm
Forum: Switchblade knives
Topic: Marfione at the flea !!
Replies: 13
Views: 2182

Re: Marfione at the flea !!

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fastr ~ That's what I was afraid of.... I am now attempting to contact the folks at Microtech to see if there are any differences
between the real article and the fakes that will allow me to determine with certainty which I have. Stay tuned.....

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by button_man
Sat May 20, 2023 1:43 pm
Forum: Switchblade knives
Topic: Marfione at the flea !!
Replies: 13
Views: 2182

Re: Marfione at the flea !!

. Well, SOMEBODY is buying Marfione Custom knives, because everything that I've seen online is sold out. Regardless of how well it's made, I can't get too excited over this piece simply because it's so small. The double-edge dagger blade is clearly a weapon design; but how effective is a three-inch ...
by button_man
Tue May 16, 2023 4:33 pm
Forum: Switchblade knives
Topic: Marfione at the flea !!
Replies: 13
Views: 2182

Re: Marfione at the flea !!

. (This post has just been updated to reflect additonal information) My knife looks like a Microtech because Tony Marfione founded the company: "Beginning in 1994, out of an apartment and later a storage bay in Vero Beach, Florida, Microtech® Knives was created by Anthony Marfione and Susan Marfione...
by button_man
Fri May 12, 2023 5:03 pm
Forum: Switchblade knives
Topic: Marfione at the flea !!
Replies: 13
Views: 2182

Re: Marfione at the flea !!

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Just a card.......

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by button_man
Fri May 12, 2023 9:42 am
Forum: Switchblade knives
Topic: Stag Made Italy 6
Replies: 17
Views: 2678

Re: Stag Made Italy 6

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viewtopic.php?f=1&t=29782&p=309450#p309450


( No "Stainless" stamp -- only 'Made Italy 6' )
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by button_man
Thu May 11, 2023 7:24 pm
Forum: Buy & Sell
Topic: Looking for 9" Frank B purchase or trade
Replies: 7
Views: 3717

Re: Looking for 9" Frank B purchase or trade

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ljerr2 wrote: Sun May 07, 2023 5:07 pm I'd like to find some 9" Frank B knives - specifically:
Bayo blades
NOT 2.0 version
What exactly is a "2.0 version" and how does it differ from its predecessor...? Thanks!

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by button_man
Thu May 11, 2023 7:18 pm
Forum: Switchblade knives
Topic: OMG! I made a pink knife!
Replies: 16
Views: 2559

Re: OMG! I made a pink knife!

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tr4252 wrote: Wed Apr 26, 2023 12:31 am
Note to self: get bigger attic.
There's no such thing as "too much stuff" -- the issue is "not enough house". -- Mr Packrat

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by button_man
Thu May 11, 2023 7:08 pm
Forum: Switchblade knives
Topic: Marfione at the flea !!
Replies: 13
Views: 2182

Marfione at the flea !!

. So, after the disappointing S.M.Z. a couple of weeks ago, I may have had a little bit better luck last Sunday. I traveled quite a distance to a flea market that I have not visited for a long time; and to my surprise, I discovered the knife pictured below. The seller was asking 400, I countered wit...
by button_man
Sat May 06, 2023 3:27 pm
Forum: Switchblade knives
Topic: Swinguard 13 inch ,scales Horse’S Hoof , by Antonio Contini
Replies: 3
Views: 907

Re: Swinguard 13 inch ,scales Horse’S Hoof , by Antonio Contini

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Gorgeous !! I'd love to have one in the 11" class.

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by button_man
Sat May 06, 2023 3:25 pm
Forum: Switchblade knives
Topic: Are 13"Italians still being made?
Replies: 12
Views: 1821

Re: Are 13"Italians still being made?

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I didn't even realize that Italian 13s were hard to find. As recently as a couple years ago I would encounter them fairly regularly.

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