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by texans123
Wed Feb 24, 2021 11:29 pm
Forum: Blade pictures
Topic: 11" Antonio Contini
Replies: 25
Views: 5675

Re: 11" Antonio Contini

Amazing and beautiful knife :D
by texans123
Thu Dec 24, 2020 2:33 am
Forum: Switchblade knives
Topic: Tang Stamps
Replies: 19
Views: 3767

Re: Tang Stamps

Saul Eig ran an import business in Florida. He imported Italian stilettos, German lever locks, pistols., and other stuff. Bill - thanks for the information. I have an EIG Model E15 .22lr single-action pistol. I never thought of relationship to EIG blades. :D A little info on the firearm story... ht...
by texans123
Thu Dec 24, 2020 2:27 am
Forum: Switchblade knives
Topic: 12cm. FABICO ITALY
Replies: 14
Views: 2996

Re: 12cm. FABICO ITALY

Amazingly cool knife :o
by texans123
Thu Dec 24, 2020 2:25 am
Forum: Switchblade knives
Topic: Tang Stamps
Replies: 19
Views: 3767

Re: Tang Stamps

Bill DeShivs wrote: Thu Dec 24, 2020 2:01 am Saul Eig ran an import business in Florida. He imported Italian stilettos, German lever locks, pistols., and other stuff.
Bill - thanks for the information. I have an EIG Model E15 .22lr single-action pistol. I never thought of relationship to EIG blades. :D
by texans123
Sat Dec 19, 2020 2:31 am
Forum: Switchblade knives
Topic: "The Toy That Kills" article - 1950
Replies: 47
Views: 9311

Re: "The Toy That Kills" article - 1950

Thanks you for sharing, I've never seen this article.
by texans123
Thu Nov 26, 2020 1:19 am
Forum: Blade pictures
Topic: Recent acquisition
Replies: 6
Views: 1665

Re: Recent acquisition

Wow, that is nice. Killer horn!
by texans123
Fri Nov 20, 2020 8:57 pm
Forum: Blade pictures
Topic: Finally a 9" Latama
Replies: 17
Views: 3443

Re: Finally a 9" Latama

A beauty! Looks great just as it is.
by texans123
Thu Sep 24, 2020 1:56 am
Forum: Blade pictures
Topic: Older Walt's Custom picklock
Replies: 12
Views: 2104

Re: Old Walt's Custom picklock

Beautiful blades! Wow.
by texans123
Tue Sep 22, 2020 11:52 pm
Forum: Switchblade knives
Topic: Your oldest Latama?
Replies: 60
Views: 9912

Re: Your oldest Latama?

Only have one or two old ones. With the Latama in the box stamp. I've heard this is the rarest stamp, but not sure about the earliest, would be cool if this is the very early stamp. Hope to learn more. Excellent blades shown here by all :) That horn is awesome. Wonder what it looked like 70 years a...
by texans123
Tue Sep 22, 2020 11:04 pm
Forum: Switchblade knives
Topic: Your oldest Latama?
Replies: 60
Views: 9912

Re: Your oldest Latama?

Only have one or two old ones. With the Latama in the box stamp. I've heard this is the rarest stamp, but not sure about the earliest, would be cool if this is the very early stamp. Hope to learn more. Excellent blades shown here by all :)
by texans123
Tue Sep 22, 2020 10:56 pm
Forum: Switchblade knives
Topic: Your oldest Latama?
Replies: 60
Views: 9912

Re: Your oldest Latama?

boblees812 wrote: Tue Sep 22, 2020 4:28 pm Latama ;;FlatGuard Set
Wow those are amazing :shock:
by texans123
Sat Sep 12, 2020 12:15 am
Forum: Switchblade knives
Topic: Couldn’t Resist
Replies: 25
Views: 4182

Re: Couldn’t Resist

WheelingWV wrote: Fri Sep 11, 2020 9:38 pm Thanks Texans123. I hope to be out of the doghouse soon, too! LOL
:D
by texans123
Fri Sep 11, 2020 7:52 pm
Forum: Switchblade knives
Topic: Couldn’t Resist
Replies: 25
Views: 4182

Re: Couldn’t Resist

Beautiful knife! And I hope you get out of here soon!
by texans123
Sat Sep 05, 2020 2:36 am
Forum: Switchblade knives
Topic: Wilh. Weltersbach Weidmannsheil
Replies: 32
Views: 7325

Re: Wilh. Weltersbach Weidmannsheil

The stamps just look older style to me, including the Springer Konig stamp on the rear bolster. I have a few Stag fixed blade knives that are quite old and post-war, and are stamped Germany only, and often have the company logo as well. A simple guess is a pattern or standard may have varied by comp...
by texans123
Sat Sep 05, 2020 1:00 am
Forum: Switchblade knives
Topic: Wilh. Weltersbach Weidmannsheil
Replies: 32
Views: 7325

Re: Wilh. Weltersbach Weidmannsheil

The older tang stamp is very cool!