Milano definition

[whitehorn]

Anyone know the definition of that word that's on a lot of the Asian stilettos? I tried looking it up online but there wasn't a clear definition.

[Peiper]

I think it is a synonym of Milan, the capital of Lombardy in northern Italy.

[sammy the blade]

I think it's a word that sounds Italian to get you to by a cheap knife.

[DG Ralph]

It's Italian for Milan. It's been on all Rizzuto Estiletos no matter where they were made. I don't think they were ever made in Italy. Probably originally from Japan.
DGRALPH

[Mario]

It's Italian for Milan. It's been on all Rizzuto Estiletos no matter where they were made. I don't think they were ever made in Italy. Probably originally from Japan.
DGRALPH

Rizzuto Estileto Milano’s were originally made in Japan. Some of the later models were made in Korea and Taiwan.

Most of the original swivel bolster Milano stilettos were made in Taiwan and imported by EdgeCo. They’re the ones with the stepped sex pin. They were imported as kits.

The really cheap stilettos with the “Italian Milano” stamp are all made in China.

[galvanic1882]

I was wondering about this also, I picked up this lookback that is marked MILANO only. I looked through older posts and found this one about a very similar knife and there is some thoughts that the older Rizzy types were made in Italy. Would love to know what you guys think.

Here is the older post.

https://talkblade.info/viewtopic.php?f= ... ck#p184152

[Mario]

I was wondering about this also, I picked up this lookback that is marked MILANO only. I looked through older posts and found this one about a very similar knife and there is some thoughts that the older Rizzy types were made in Italy. Would love to know what you guys think.

Here is the older post.

https://talkblade.info/viewtopic.php?f= ... ck#p184152

Interesting. I’ve seen Rizzy’s with a lockback before but never one with a red dot safety and a stamp simply saying “Milano.” I’ve heard that some of the more rare S guard picklock Rizzy’s were actually made in Italy, but never got any confirmation on that.

[Bill DeShivs]

We have seen them marked "Japan", too. And Japan is most likely the place of manufacture for these early knives.
Live and learn!

[JimBrown257]

Those are really cool knives. Not being able to get one was what made me first want to make a knife. The location of the sear hole and the pin for the lock were my first clue they were not designed by the Italians.

As for the word "Milano", I think they wanted something that seemed Italianish but didn't want to use the word "Italy" or "Italiano" so they wouldn't get accused of any false advertising type stuff.

[whitehorn]

Thanks All!