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Well, I took advantage of Jeremy's offer after giving Mike a 24 hour head start...lol

Love it TRYKER!

georgyboy wrote:you could have bought 1 or 2 vintage pick locks,for the same money,

Hi George, long time! Frank B just did a new run of these kriss blades and I grabbed mine on sale for about $60-$65 each. But, if you could find me a couple vintage picklocks for that price, please send me a PM?...lol

I couldn't do the $175 it went for myself.

Couple nice swingers there Mike. Never could figure out why a Frank B stamp always seems to be so light. Sometimes barely visible. That flat button in Buffalo Horn certainly seems a Frank B (to me), and a Limited Edition is always cool! Neat scales on the LE, some sort of acrylic? A red dot too?

Hi Dave, welcome!

That's truly a great horn on that Frank B Swinger John! You don't really see Frank B use much Brazilian Horn. Here's my 11" Swinguard in a flat grind that I had thought was stamped Frank B, but simply stamped Rostfrei. (I thought Frank Beltrame made all/most 11" Swinguards?) This is Buffalo Horn/Fla...

JimBrown257 wrote:
It is. Within a year you will be getting rid of all your modern stuff.

I believe this to be true Jeremy. In fact, if it weren't for the fear of seller's remorse, the Bay would be flooded already with my stuff lol.

thom wrote:Another beauty. Did you just buy an estate sale?

LMAO!...Thank you Thom. Just making a few feeble attempts towards the vintage. Hasn't been all that smooth. Makes buying modern a whole lot "safer". But, I believe it's part of the progression of stiletto disease lol.

Stamped M ITALY over INOX in an oval 8" Swivel Bolster...

Corvus wrote:"...I got this one from Angelo!"

Yep, same seller.

LMAO! See Rick?? YES, THAT'S where I saw your knife! Please forgive me as I enter the land of Feeble...lol

Nice, really like the Kris blade. But is it a MM? Curios myself, I just bought a 13" with same stamp. Stag and Kris. Thom, I must retract my thoughts on whether this is a Mauro Mario stamp. Though I have heard it multiple times, though I have read it with my own eyes, there seems to be much controv...

Beautiful knife! I wondered who grabbed that pretty. I'm glad it was you! I bet it came from the same collection as my B.Svobody: same metal-polishing on the carbon steel. Congrats, Chris. Thank you Rick! I KNEW I saw your B Svobody somewhere! I look at so many sites, I'm getting dizzy on where and...

As many of you may know, my attempts at vintage collecting hasn't always gone smoothly. Lots to learn and you guys might as well enjoy my tries. Hell, they're paid for! lol. Here's my 9" Mauro Mario Picklock in Ram Horn... https://i.imgur.com/naXIU6Y.jpg https://i.imgur.com/4lkM5Zl.jpg https://i.img...

Hey Mike. Nah, that name doesn’t sound like “my” seller’s. But, as you know, these items disappear randomly for sure. I’m not sure I’ve ever seen a Slant Bolster in Brass, but certainly haven’t seen everything. The “Bay” has been loaded with lots of nice stuff lately and quite often makes it to sale.