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Your oldest Latama?
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Re: Your oldest Latama?
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i could be wrong but if i remember correctly the Latama in a box stamp is the oldest or first stamp the factory used , second wave i think was ( Latama - Made in Italy) , 3rd stamp ( Latama-Italy)
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Awesome Latamas, y’all. Fantastic to see them!
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This eight-inch wasp is my oldest.
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Your wasp is a beauty, Panzerfaust!
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Does this one count? It's not very old. But a beauty.
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My only Latama ... which a good friend Eric (Rock and Roll $$$$) sold to me after my rather disappointing snafu with Walt's "Latamas" in Autumn of 2018. It wouldn't be until February 2019 and a visit to the Gator show that I learned Latamas in general aren't really all that rare, they're just expensive
Knee-deep in the hoopla...
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You're right. They are not really that rare...an urban myth.
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Yeah, I mean don't get me wrong, certain subsets of the stamp and bolster or button type are indeed fairly hard to find. But if your goal is to simply acquire any knife from the 50's with the name Latama on it, just walk into a decent-sized knife show with a thousand bucks in your pocket and you'll be done in 30 minutes.
My search for a second BV&F stamp ended just last week after three years of searching. Of course most people wouldn't care about this stamp much unless they were especially fanatical about the Beltrame family in particular, but I digress...
I think the stigma around Latama is partially due to modern marketing tactics like those found in The Latama Legend, referring to it as the cadillac of stilettos when in reality all these knives came from the same few factories sharing parts with each other.
My search for a second BV&F stamp ended just last week after three years of searching. Of course most people wouldn't care about this stamp much unless they were especially fanatical about the Beltrame family in particular, but I digress...
I think the stigma around Latama is partially due to modern marketing tactics like those found in The Latama Legend, referring to it as the cadillac of stilettos when in reality all these knives came from the same few factories sharing parts with each other.
Knee-deep in the hoopla...
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I've always loved that 8" Latama Kris blade you have there Luke! There's just something about that one.Luke_of_Mass wrote: ↑Thu Sep 24, 2020 12:45 am My only Latama ... which a good friend Eric (Rock and Roll $$$$) sold to me after my rather disappointing snafu with Walt's "Latamas" in Autumn of 2018. It wouldn't be until February 2019 and a visit to the Gator show that I learned Latamas in general aren't really all that rare, they're just expensive
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Beautiful Latamas, folks. Thanks for sharing. Thom, love those scales! You have good taste, Sir. Luke_of_Mass, that Kris blade is unbelievable! Great pictures.
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Luke, if the popularity and resulting valuations of Latama spring steel is a result of marketing tactics, count me as a willing victim. LOL
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Assuming you’re a Pat’s fan.
(All in good fun, Sir, all in good fun)
Also... Go Steelers!
Assuming you’re a Pat’s fan.
(All in good fun, Sir, all in good fun)
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I don't disagree but Latamas are not common, either if you don't know where to find them. I think the internet has brought a lot of vintage Italian switchblades out of the woodwork. I visited many gun shows and flea markets in the 1980s-1990s and only saw several vintage stilettos.Luke_of_Mass wrote: ↑Thu Sep 24, 2020 2:02 am Yeah, I mean don't get me wrong, certain subsets of the stamp and bolster or button type are indeed fairly hard to find. But if your goal is to simply acquire any knife from the 50's with the name Latama on it, just walk into a decent-sized knife show with a thousand bucks in your pocket and you'll be done in 30 minutes.
My search for a second BV&F stamp ended just last week after three years of searching. Of course most people wouldn't care about this stamp much unless they were especially fanatical about the Beltrame family in particular, but I digress...
I think the stigma around Latama is partially due to modern marketing tactics like those found in The Latama Legend, referring to it as the cadillac of stilettos when in reality all these knives came from the same few factories sharing parts with each other.