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by gravknife
Tue Mar 05, 2024 9:41 am
Forum: Switchblade knives
Topic: Rob Dalton Arc Angel
Replies: 5
Views: 1476

Re: Rob Dalton Arc Angel

prober996

I really like the look of it ,looks razor sharp .ATS34 steel with a hawksbill blade .
Wonder if its purpose was for cutting parachute lines or seatbelts etc ?
I have never seen them posted here so thanks for the look ,definitely different to the norm .
by gravknife
Mon Mar 04, 2024 5:22 pm
Forum: Switchblade knives
Topic: Switchblade Identification help INOX
Replies: 24
Views: 3580

Re: Switchblade Identification help INOX

LaneLander I cant help with a specific maker as they are usually stamped ,Latama Edwin Jay etc but I think this knife was made in" Maniago "Italy by the cottage industry that thrived there . However that Patent number could help pin it down a bit more to someone who has a better knowledge on these V...
by gravknife
Mon Mar 04, 2024 5:09 pm
Forum: Switchblade knives
Topic: Switchblade Identification help INOX
Replies: 24
Views: 3580

Re: Switchblade Identification help INOX

One of the venezias I have personally never seen with that ringpull release . Scales are black horn ,bolsters nickle silver bayonet blade ,knife looks to be from the 1950s . Lovely to have the patent number and I really like your Gondola stamp . This will be a very rare knife imho ,but wait for othe...
by gravknife
Mon Mar 04, 2024 4:30 pm
Forum: Switchblade knives
Topic: Switchblade Identification help INOX
Replies: 24
Views: 3580

Re: Switchblade Identification help INOX

Here is another type of a venezia stamped switchblade LaneLander
This one is a bobc( button open button close system ) that has the venezia mark with the Gondola .
I have one similar (top pic )but without the gondola stamp
by gravknife
Mon Mar 04, 2024 2:56 pm
Forum: Switchblade knives
Topic: Switchblade Identification help INOX
Replies: 24
Views: 3580

Re: Switchblade Identification help INOX

Hello and welcome LaneLander Could do with a picture of the whole knife ,but it is a Venezia or gondola stamped knife . Some were tourist pieces and others older were of higher quality .The inox just means rustfree or stainless. Hope you can show the whole knife ,I have one with a Gondola but withou...
by gravknife
Sat Mar 02, 2024 12:24 pm
Forum: Sporting, hunting, fishing, diving, ...
Topic: Unknown Survival Knife: Any Ideas?
Replies: 9
Views: 13588

Re: Unknown Survival Knife: Any Ideas?

Sorry to resurrect this older thread but thought I would post this in memory of my mate David "TRYKER ",who like many others that I miss here is now no longer with us . Dave had mentioned the SOG seal pup as posted above, and I couldnt source one here or the places he suggested . Later he kindly sen...
by gravknife
Sat Mar 02, 2024 11:25 am
Forum: Switchblade knives
Topic: Latama switchblades
Replies: 18
Views: 3915

Re: Latama switchblades

Beautiful pair of pistols Ron . 8)
by gravknife
Sat Mar 02, 2024 11:14 am
Forum: Sporting, hunting, fishing, diving, ...
Topic: Lin Rhea Hunter
Replies: 6
Views: 8014

Re: Lin Rhea Hunter

Very nice LGustin .
Like both examples ,but the one in ramshorn is right up my alley ,would love to have one .

Thanks for posting them .
by gravknife
Thu Feb 29, 2024 8:06 pm
Forum: Switchblade knives
Topic: Eye Candy
Replies: 32
Views: 4797

Re: Eye Candy

I was also unsure aswell FP as to how this knife worked ,the diagram jerryk25 posted is excellent .

Thanks Ken for the message and glad you have added this to that awesome collection of Frenchies you have .
by gravknife
Thu Feb 29, 2024 5:50 am
Forum: Switchblade knives
Topic: Eye Candy
Replies: 32
Views: 4797

Re: Eye Candy

Ken
So sorry for posting this ,can ask mods to remove the post if you like .
I just thought it was such a beautiful knife and was amazed to see the box .
Really glad you won it mate ,its fantastic .
by gravknife
Wed Feb 28, 2024 1:31 pm
Forum: Switchblade knives
Topic: Eye Candy
Replies: 32
Views: 4797

Re: Eye Candy

Of course Luke .
No tab ...so it must be a bobc .
by gravknife
Wed Feb 28, 2024 1:13 pm
Forum: Switchblade knives
Topic: Eye Candy
Replies: 32
Views: 4797

Re: Eye Candy

Yes the.italian style switchblades definitely were Erik ,and Tarry Levigne added his mark .
Dont know about this style of knife though ,looks very French in appearance ,someone will know and tell us hopefully .
by gravknife
Wed Feb 28, 2024 1:05 pm
Forum: Switchblade knives
Topic: Eye Candy
Replies: 32
Views: 4797

Re: Eye Candy

Not sure TMD ,never owned one ,but admired them from afar ,thought it may have been a bobc .?

Someone will know and chime in hopefully .
by gravknife
Wed Feb 28, 2024 12:43 pm
Forum: Switchblade knives
Topic: Eye Candy
Replies: 32
Views: 4797

Re: Eye Candy

Cet magnifique Eric ,and very ooh la la :)
It has that French panache .
Hope your well my mate .
by gravknife
Wed Feb 28, 2024 12:40 pm
Forum: Swords & Daggers
Topic: My daggers
Replies: 20
Views: 1636

Re: My daggers

Luke
The middle one is an unfinished project of mine ,I ground it from an old file but life and health got in the way of me finishing it ,its razor sharp .