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s_witchblade · Post by **s_witchblade** » Tue Jan 18, 2005 2:53 am

Ok, need help on figuring where this one if from .

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Post by **Bill DeShivs** » Tue Jan 18, 2005 4:13 am

Don't know, for sure. I would bet Spanish or Italian, though. Maybe 1970s production.
Bill

missaman · Post by **missaman** » Tue Jan 18, 2005 5:19 am

Is the backspring the kick spring

s_witchblade · Post by **s_witchblade** » Tue Jan 18, 2005 6:04 am

It has a coil spring .

Never seen on like this before but I agree with Bill , it does look somewhat like a spanish make .

daddyloko · Post by **daddyloko** » Tue Jan 18, 2005 3:43 pm

Whatever it is, it's a nice one. What are the scales on it?

s_witchblade · Post by **s_witchblade** » Tue Jan 18, 2005 5:11 pm

Thanks Abe. The handles are blue celluloid .

Ive been trying to look up and down for information on this knife . Did Spanish knives ever have Patent #s on their knives ? Starting to wonder if this could be german ? Im baffled .

switchman1 · Post by **switchman1** » Tue Jan 18, 2005 7:43 pm

It appears to be a flylock release on that knife,correct? The Italian maker Collini made one in the 70s and used a torsion spring but was cheaply made in my opinion, it could have been made by them. The knife you have there appears to be of Spanish origin though just by it's design. Pretty cool find.

s_witchblade · Post by **s_witchblade** » Tue Jan 18, 2005 10:56 pm

Thanks for the info Guys .

slappy / psychoticsumo · Tue Jan 18, 2005 11:18 pm

looks like a big ole "imperial toothpick" on steroids lol

STAGNUT · Post by **STAGNUT** » Wed Jan 19, 2005 4:41 pm

Ok, need help on figuring where this one if from .

its a knife for crying outloud!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
send it to me and ill do a few years research on it if you want hmmmmm?

that said it is a nice looking knife.

Post by **whippersnapper** » Thu Jan 20, 2005 1:43 pm

Maybe this is a dumb question but isn't there a way to cross reference patent numbers?

Post by **natcherly** » Thu Jan 20, 2005 3:07 pm

whippersnapper wrote:Maybe this is a dumb question but isn't there a way to cross reference patent numbers?

Not a dumb question at all. In fact I made a stab at it (pun intended). It does not appear to be a US patent # and does not look like the numbering systems of other countries I was able to find. I suspect the numbers separated by the dot may only be part of the complete number(s). As it looked like a more time consuming and potentially expensive research project, I let it go at that point.

s_witchblade · Post by **s_witchblade** » Thu Jan 20, 2005 5:59 pm

Thanks for looking into it Natcherly .

jorvik · Post by **jorvik** » Fri Jan 21, 2005 4:11 pm

I had a Spanish Switch years ago, bought in Spain earl 70's looked pretty much like that. The handle was black plastic and it was quite a bit smaller than that, maybe 3 inch blade at most, but the same blade shape, same button...................now it's a long time ago, but if memory serves I think that it was a coil spring, although at that time I didn't know the difference.
A lot of Brits still go to spain on their vaction.