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by Bill DeShivs
Sat Mar 09, 2024 7:48 pm
Forum: Switchblade knives
Topic: Grandpa's Coricama Switchblade
Replies: 24
Views: 3418

Re: Grandpa's Coricama Switchblade

Your knife was made in the mid to late 1950s. It could have been purchased overseas. Handles are horn. The size is one of the rarer Coricama sizes in the US. You should use WD 40 and a cloth or paper towels to wipe down all the rusted steel on the knife. Do this over several days to allow the WD 40 ...
by Bill DeShivs
Fri Mar 08, 2024 1:15 am
Forum: Deforum with Bill DeShivs
Topic: Not accepting work at the present.
Replies: 13
Views: 2660

Re: Not accepting work at the present.

Thanks, everyone. I have an awful lot of work here to finish anyway.
by Bill DeShivs
Thu Mar 07, 2024 3:15 am
Forum: Deforum with Bill DeShivs
Topic: Not accepting work at the present.
Replies: 13
Views: 2660

Not accepting work at the present.

I'll let everyone know if and when I get this back problem straightened out.
by Bill DeShivs
Wed Mar 06, 2024 10:32 pm
Forum: Switchblade knives
Topic: Switchblade Identification help INOX
Replies: 24
Views: 3574

Re: Switchblade Identification help INOX

It appears that your button spring is broken. That's why it opens when you take the safety off.
by Bill DeShivs
Mon Mar 04, 2024 11:22 pm
Forum: Switchblade knives
Topic: Switchblade Identification help INOX
Replies: 24
Views: 3574

Re: Switchblade Identification help INOX

I didn't say the patent number means it's a Latama.
I have seen knives that were not Latamas so marked.
by Bill DeShivs
Mon Mar 04, 2024 8:30 pm
Forum: Switchblade knives
Topic: Switchblade Identification help INOX
Replies: 24
Views: 3574

Re: Switchblade Identification help INOX

The patent number is for a Latama kris blade. I believe the makers used it to keep others from making similar knives-even if it only covered the blade style. I'm sure patents were new to the Maniago makers in the 1950s and were poorly understood. You can squirt a little WD 40 in the safety slot. If ...
by Bill DeShivs
Sun Mar 03, 2024 7:38 pm
Forum: General discussion on blades
Topic: Remington Knives
Replies: 4
Views: 1157

Re: Remington Knives

Camillus made Remington-marked knives for quite a while. Then, Bear MCG bought the rights to the Remington name.
Bear no longer owns the rights, so they are probably made in China now.
by Bill DeShivs
Sun Mar 03, 2024 7:09 am
Forum: Switchblade knives
Topic: Beltrame Family
Replies: 8
Views: 2405

Re: Beltrame Family

Latama is working on some customs.
by Bill DeShivs
Sat Mar 02, 2024 12:29 am
Forum: Switchblade knives
Topic: Eye Candy
Replies: 32
Views: 4796

Re: Eye Candy

Autoknife.com is available, Ken. You should get it.
by Bill DeShivs
Wed Feb 28, 2024 6:13 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Sharperdeals.net auction site reopened.
Replies: 15
Views: 4335

Re: Sharperdeals.net auction site reopened.

You're still shown as a moderator, Terry.
by Bill DeShivs
Mon Feb 26, 2024 8:10 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Mike "Tank" Fisher
Replies: 12
Views: 7947

Re: Mike "Tank" Fisher

I'm assembling some Hubertus knives for a fellow. Got one together, but it refused to open all the way. I have been working the blade manually to break it in. I put grease on it in the shop. Picked up a tube of Tank's Quick release and put a drop in the pivot. The knife slams open now. It's really g...
by Bill DeShivs
Sun Feb 25, 2024 8:36 pm
Forum: Deforum with Bill DeShivs
Topic: Over shooting
Replies: 7
Views: 2334

Re: Over shooting

The backspring on Japanese picklocks are notoriously thin, plus they are nickel plated, which makes them brittle.
by Bill DeShivs
Sun Feb 25, 2024 8:10 pm
Forum: Switchblade knives
Topic: Info on batwing
Replies: 18
Views: 4375

Re: Info on batwing

This is a "pre-Rizutto" knife. They are lockback automatics.
If your knife has a brass button, or anything different, it's not one of these.
by Bill DeShivs
Sun Feb 25, 2024 7:07 am
Forum: General discussion on blades
Topic: These old things
Replies: 4
Views: 1368

Re: These old things

The Schrade with the red spacers is a very fine knife.
by Bill DeShivs
Sun Feb 25, 2024 7:06 am
Forum: Deforum with Bill DeShivs
Topic: Over shooting
Replies: 7
Views: 2334

Re: Over shooting

Sometimes it's a pivot pin problem.
If the knife has been reassembled with a smaller backspring pin, it can cause the blade to over open.
If it's neither of these, then the backspring will have to be lengthened.