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Welcome KT, and thanks for sharing your story!

I had also thought the little keychain sizes and up to 5.5" were SKM. They seem still available. Maybe by another maker? They should be old stocks... in theory anything marked SKM should have been AB Coltellerie. If new things are made with the SKM brand, they are an entirely different thing, and h...

AB Coltellerie (Armando Beltrame) was the knifemaker behind the SKM "core" models: Italian Stiletto 8", 9" and 11". These had various etchings over time, including: "Made in Italy", "AB Coltellerie", "AB" and (in the last years) "SKM". The other knives sold at SKM (bigger Stilettos, Lever Locks, etc...

Hello!

The knives manufactored by SKM / AB Coltellerie were definitely NOT stamped as "SKM".

The SKM stamp was a later one, and they were mostly sold by other web sites, as SKM had already been shut down.

M.

Very useful tutorial. Well done!

SKM is no longer in business unfortunately. It was the first switchblade-oriented online store in Italy, dating back to the 1990s.

The knives are what is left of it.

whippersnapper wrote: ↑Tue Jun 21, 2022 3:48 pm Not even a date with fat Rita and a Taco Bell coupon? That sucks!

You will get a couple of free pints should you be in the Maniago area in the future.

M.

I just made a dedicated post about the 300 thousand milestone.

Hello dear forum users! TalkBlade just reached the impressive milestone of 300 THOUSAND posts!! It was 23 May 2002, just over 20 years ago, when I posted the welcome message, which you can still find here: https://www.talkblade.info/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=2 TalkBlade replaces the previous forum, known ...

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Hello!

Thanks everybody for being part of TalkBlade (which replaces, as Bonzo noted, the previous Italpro/SKM forum).

By the way, we are very near the 300 thousand messages milestone: it should happen in a week or two.

M.

Welcome!!!

Welcome!!!

Welcome to TalkBlade!!

As far as I know, new DueBuoi switchblades are not in short-term plans. However, you may send them an e-mail for further information.

Michele.