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Re: AKC or a clone?
What are your thoughts about this one? I don't remember the exact year when I purchased it, but it was many years ago. My second Switchblade. 13"
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Since it's 13", how can it be AKC?
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There is a thread somewhere on TB that shows a real AKC logo next to a fake one. There is some sllght but noticeable difference. I looked for that thread but couldn't find it. Does anyone know where it is?
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I'm pretty sure Terry posted it earlier in this thread. But, regardless if the Chinese companies can reproduce the etch exactly or not, AKC NEVER made a stiletto.JimBrown257 wrote: ↑Tue Jan 26, 2021 3:23 am There is a thread somewhere on TB that shows a real AKC logo next to a fake one. There is some sllght but noticeable difference. I looked for that thread but couldn't find it. Does anyone know where it is?
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There is a 13" stiletto for sale at 3knives.But, regardless if the Chinese companies can reproduce the etch exactly or not, AKC NEVER made a stiletto.
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JimBrown257 wrote: ↑Tue Jan 26, 2021 3:23 am There is a thread somewhere on TB that shows a real AKC logo next to a fake one. There is some sllght but noticeable difference. I looked for that thread but couldn't find it. Does anyone know where it is?
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There is one offered. Let's take a look..."Made In Italy FOR AKC" and stamped MADE IN (over) ITALY (No AKC etch)...Listed as Switchblade Knife Makers (SKM)
...Why Angelo says AKC, I have no idea.
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This is fascinating! Thanks for this most valuable information, Chris!JulesVane wrote: ↑Tue Jan 26, 2021 2:58 am The question of AKC producing a classic style stiletto switchblade comes up so often, I had to go to the source. This is part of that short conversation on the subject with Angelo. 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, even to find a "legit" piece from that less than 500, it would have been produced by Renzo Beltrame.
The fact that there are just 500 real AKC stilettos out there, and that they're originally Renzo Beltrames would put them in an extremely rare class... unfortunately from the pictures shared here, I can't reliably tell the difference between real and fake AKC. I'm almost surprised that the chinese companies ran with that stamp out of all the others.
Re: the 13 inch marked AKC - let's remember that Renzo Beltrame is (apparently) the only one with the tooling to create blades the the 13 inch "standard" stilettos - I've yet to see an Asian copy of that size, and would therefore put my money on that one being real.
Knee-deep in the hoopla...
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The one thing I have noticed hanging around for a few years- The answers you get from the Italian makers depends on the day you ask the question and who asks it. They either can't really remember things, or they don't give a shit. A little of both I suspect...lol
It ain't no wonder there is so much "mystery"behind about everything to do with Italian knives.
It ain't no wonder there is so much "mystery"behind about everything to do with Italian knives.
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All I know is those pictures I believe came from Angelo. What do I believe? Refer to my previous post...lol
I can post a picture of my 13" that looks exactly like the one that started this thread. Even before I found out it was fake I had my suspicions. And when Angelo said the stamp was fake I believed him...Plus I believe Bill D has seen enough to tell- even by a picture.
I can post a picture of my 13" that looks exactly like the one that started this thread. Even before I found out it was fake I had my suspicions. And when Angelo said the stamp was fake I believed him...Plus I believe Bill D has seen enough to tell- even by a picture.
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Regardless, the 13 pictured by Peiper is Italian.
The folding guard knives are being counterfeited. I believe the 2 pictured are Italian.
The folding guard knives are being counterfeited. I believe the 2 pictured are Italian.
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Just to be clear. The 13" fakes I was referring to are tanto's pic in the first post and the one I own myself.
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Thank you for confirming Bill.Regardless, the 13 pictured by Peiper is Italian.
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So if I understand correctly, none of those original 500 were stilettos....? They were all leverlocks?