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Bill DeShivs wrote:The picture is of the entire knife, and the tang stamp is not plainly visible. It is not readable.
Regardless, I'm sure it is original. It's certainly not done with a Dremel.

Bill, is this better?

So here I have an 11" Kris Blade Stiletto by Armando Beltrame. I wanted to know if what looks to be a hand etched stamp is genuine? Great knife that fires strong.
Thanks!!

Prices did go up...those around for awhile remember Stu711 as he basically sold wholesale to everyone. BladePlay was very cheap too! A few private sellers were also discount sellers ( Rick, Ala John).....I see many modern items offered on SD at fairly cheap prices and they don't sell....There is a ...

Jackalope wrote:I had one sort of like it. The handles on the one I owned were faux briar wood. It had a flat grind blade that was not damascus. It was worth about $60. Your is probably worth slightly more.

Nice, was that directly from AB in that box? Is yours numbered also?

john wrote:The scale material looks like olive wood and like Tom said it is a genuine Armando Beltrame.

Nice to know! Any idea on a value? I really love this blade, great snap on this one!

Thanks for the input John & Lance! It's a nice blade for sure! Opens smoothly & locks up tight. If it is a Frank B. that would be great! I have 2 AB's & wanted to add a FB into the mix.

If it's a knock off then they did a decent job on it.
Thanks Bill.

This is a coil spring opener I picked up recently. Not sure about origin or maker. I think Italian? Any info would be apprectiated. It's about 8 3/4". Highly polished mirror finish serrated blade. A couple of bug bites, I think it may have been dropped. Nice snappy action. The backside is stamped 44...

I thought so too Tom, thanks for your input. I just haven't seen that type of stamp for AB since this piece.

Thank you Tom.

Thanks Jim D.

This was my first, what I hope is real, Italian stiletto purchase about a year or so ago. Demascus bayonet blade with AB 2000 laser etched on front of tang with 05/50 etched on the backside. Not sure what material the scales are made from? She's tight for sure, no play, sits deep and right in the mi...

This is one of four Italian pieces I've recently picked up locally. I just wanted to know maker possibly/authenticity? A value on it would help. Fairly new collector & I just want to make sure I purchase in the proper price ranges. On the back bolster side there is a full brass liner, the blade is p...

Great photos for sure, thanks for sharing! Whatever happened to the photos from Lucio's??

That's a nice assortment of BF's!