AKC or a clone?

[Chris51P]

Regardless, the 13 pictured by Peiper is Italian.
The folding guard knives are being counterfeited. I believe the 2 pictured are Italian.

Thanks for the confirmation, Bill. I'm feeling much better about my 2 AKC's.

[Luke_of_Mass]

Plus I believe Bill D has seen enough to tell- even by a picture.

He won't be on call for me when I'm making a decision at a knife show, so I'll play it safe. Speaking of playing it safe, probably will be several years before I feel safe enough to go back to knife shows...lol

[Billyfish]

Tactical Leverletto
Italy or Chinese?

[Bill DeShivs]

Italian.

[tanto]

Thank you all for great info. The knife did not sell so I am just thinking of getting it for "study" purpose.

[Billyfish]

Italian.

Thanks Bill.
It was a Bo Diddley moment for me when I saw it.
Got a switchblade covered with rattlesnake hide.

'Who Do You Love...'

[Luke_of_Mass]

AKC never made a stiletto of the classic/traditional style.

When AKC started in roughly 2001, Angelo bought less than 500 blank tang pieces from Renzo Beltrame and etched them AKC.

So if I understand correctly, none of those original 500 were stilettos....? They were all leverlocks?

Renzo Beltrame doesn't make levers so they'd be stilettos

[Peiper]

Renzo Beltrame doesn't make levers so they'd be stilettos

Thanks for that information. Good point.

[button_man]

"AKC never made a stiletto of the classic/traditional style"

"Renzo Beltrame doesn't make levers so they'd be stilettos"

Could somebody please clarify this contradiction....???

[sammy the blade]

Not sure but I think there was some contracting out to each other, seems like it came up years ago on a thread but I could be wrong.