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Elicsx
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Can anyone give me any info on this knife ? I got it in the late sixties,the blade is 5 inches long.
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It's a great knife. It was probably made about 10 years before you got it. Is the blade sharpened or used a lot? Can you post a better shot of the blade? And it sits pretty deep; is the spring still intact?
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The M. ITALY over INOX in an oval is "said to be" (watch me catch Hell for saying this) a Mauro Mario produced knife from Maniago Italy. Do you swivel the top/front bolster to close it, or pry the locktab up (called a picklock)? Picklock: 1950's...swivel bolster: 1960's. (Just my un-educated guesses).
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Looks like a picklock.
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sammy the blade wrote: Thu Aug 15, 2019 11:19 pm Looks like a picklock.
You're probably right Sammy. My eyes aren't what they once were. I have a tough time seeing that "line" under the top/front bolster to see if it's straight across or has that swivel droop to it. The locktab looks thick though, not thin like many picklocks.
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At first I thought it might be a transitional but almost all (not 100% but close) of trans have swedge blades. I am pretty sure it is a picklock.
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JimBrown257 wrote: Thu Aug 15, 2019 11:41 pm At first I thought it might be a transitional but almost all (not 100% but close) of trans have swedge blades. I am pretty sure it is a picklock.
There 'ya go! Can't blame missing that Bayo blade on my aging eyes! lol
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Looks like the blade has been sharpened quite a bit, but I have old eyes too.
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Thanks for all the great replies !! To close the knife ,you push down on the left front lever(don't know what it is called).The blade is in very good shape and the spring is in great shape.I had forgot about this knife,until one of my grand kids found it in one of my junk drawers. I will try to post some better pictures.Once again,thanks for the great replies.
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To close the knife ,you push down on the left front lever(don't know what it is called).
So it is a transitional...if I understand what you are saying. Do you mean you press down on the right guard (lever thing, lol) of the front bolster?

If that is the case, it was probably made around the time you got it.
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You push down on the left lever thingy LOL. You can tell i don't know crap about knives.
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You push down on the left? When looking at the button side of a swivel-bolster, you push on the right guard so the bolster moves towards the left, which unlocks the blade.
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The original posters last picture definitely looks like a picklock.
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Maltese flatguard wrote: Fri Aug 16, 2019 2:39 am The original posters last picture definitely looks like a picklock.
I agree.

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We need better pictures, but given the ones we have, I don't see how this can be a swivel bolster. A close up of the front top bolster shows NO slant to the bolster or scale, which would be necessary for the swiveling bolster to have clearance. Puzzling.....
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