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Never seen one like this. Wonder when it’s from. I’m guessing 1970s?

Sounds like some drama just went down. Hope whatever unpleasantness it was has been put behind us.

Just scored a green handle, satin blade AKC Xtreme Evo Ace side opening auto. This one is really nice! Opens as smooth as a Kershaw Launch. Good budget auto. Also scored an AKC ‘NATO Military’ OTF. Has a flat grind, single edge chrome blade. Has the same feel in opening as my AKC Black Finger. Very ...

That’s a really nice knife, krhastie! Such a shame a piece of the horn scale is missing on the back. Somebody needs to fill in that gap with a material that’s similar.

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It’s better if you view this on the YouTube app. Otherwise the video comes out really fuzzy.

There’s all 131 of my autos (129 knives + 2 combs) all laid out on my bed. Enjoy!

Sorry about your dad. That’s quite the collection he had. A few of those knives are quite rare and valuable, namely that German Bonsa trapdoor OTF. If you have any questions, there are plenty of folks here who will be happy to help. Thank you, Mario. Is this the one you are referring to? It's one o...

Sorry about your dad. That’s quite the collection he had. A few of those knives are quite rare and valuable, namely that German Bonsa trapdoor OTF. If you have any questions, there are plenty of folks here who will be happy to help.

Not sure where these were made but AKC Italy currently makes models like all of these. The top one is the Black Finger, the middle one is usually called the Concord, and the bottom is a NATO Military.

That must be a LONG safety. LOL! Never seen one spaced so far apart from the button.

Was considering purchasing from them. After reading your review, I think I’m going to pass. I noticed they’ve really upped the prices on the Frank B’s for some reason. Most of the ones they currently have are over $200.

Looks like their website isn’t even up anymore.

Yeah, the cold bluing material was what I was talking about. Thanks for the info.

LD57 wrote: ↑Fri Jan 20, 2023 5:38 am I like that color.

I take it you like my work on the 9” Milano? Yeah, I like the way it turned out. Had a question. If I put a little gun blue on the button, would that give the button a black color like you see on some Italian stilettos?

Speaking of custom work I’ve done, here’s a cheapo 9” Milano stiletto that had white plastic handle scales. I used brown leather dye on the scales to give them a synthetic bone look. I made a $20 knife look like a $100 knife. Hehe!

I know about 13” stilettos. I have a couple. Think maybe I should just sell off all my Chinese stilettos and replace them with Italians. Then again, the cheap ones are fun for click therapy and if they break it’s no big deal.