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by SwitchGear
Fri Nov 02, 2018 4:48 am
Forum: Switchblade knives
Topic: Best quality traditional Italian switchblade?
Replies: 8
Views: 5758

Re: Best quality traditional Italian switchblade?

JulesVane
I recently traded for a 11” FROSOLONE.
Brazilian and Brass it’s pretty!
by SwitchGear
Fri Nov 02, 2018 12:19 am
Forum: Switchblade knives
Topic: Best quality traditional Italian switchblade?
Replies: 8
Views: 5758

Re: Best quality traditional Italian switchblade?

Maybe we can get this thread going. My experience is basically with Beltrame and now a Renzo Pascotto. I’ve got my eyes set on a Walt’s Latima next! Obviously Picklock Pat are possibly the benchmark of the finest? I’m looking for tight fitting scales, liners, etc tight lock up, tight buttons and bea...
by SwitchGear
Fri Nov 02, 2018 12:14 am
Forum: Switchblade knives
Topic: Due Buoi switchblade
Replies: 36
Views: 10425

Re: Due Buoi switchblade

Thom-
Same result here when attempting to order.
by SwitchGear
Tue Oct 30, 2018 11:32 pm
Forum: Switchblade knives
Topic: Due Buoi switchblade
Replies: 36
Views: 10425

Re: Due Buoi switchblade

Who is Vittorio, and does he have other offerings?
by SwitchGear
Mon Oct 29, 2018 4:25 pm
Forum: Deforum with Bill DeShivs
Topic: Stain.
Replies: 2
Views: 2135

Stain.

I have a couple knives with a little staining from life on the coast.

I’m assuming you’d try to buff out with some fine sand paper then buffer...

The part that concerns me it the horn scales while sanding and buffing.
Do I need to take other steps to not damage them?

Thanks
by SwitchGear
Sun Oct 28, 2018 8:24 am
Forum: Switchblade knives
Topic: Due Buoi switchblade
Replies: 36
Views: 10425

Re: Due Buoi switchblade

John- nice collection! Some sweet blades man
by SwitchGear
Sat Oct 27, 2018 3:20 am
Forum: Switchblade knives
Topic: Due Buoi switchblade
Replies: 36
Views: 10425

Re: Due Buoi switchblade

Oh yeah pictures please
by SwitchGear
Tue Oct 23, 2018 10:29 pm
Forum: Switchblade knives
Topic: Best quality traditional Italian switchblade?
Replies: 8
Views: 5758

Best quality traditional Italian switchblade?

In a previous message I’d mentioned Due Buoi knives .
What do you all believe to be the best quality traditional Italian switchblade would be, picklock/swivel/ring pull, whatever..
by SwitchGear
Tue Oct 23, 2018 10:21 pm
Forum: Switchblade knives
Topic: Due Buoi switchblade
Replies: 36
Views: 10425

Re: Due Buoi switchblade

Yeah that’s what I’m talking about!
Love the solid bolsters, tight lines, tightly fitted scales. In the pictures I see of them,there have fine attention to detail.
by SwitchGear
Tue Oct 23, 2018 8:50 pm
Forum: Switchblade knives
Topic: Due Buoi switchblade
Replies: 36
Views: 10425

Due Buoi switchblade

The Due Buoi switchblades, are they good?
Are they still around?
I like the Forged Sitletto.

Don’t see many on the secondary market...
by SwitchGear
Thu Oct 18, 2018 7:11 pm
Forum: Deforum with Bill DeShivs
Topic: Loose safety on a Frank B
Replies: 17
Views: 10134

Re: Loose safety on a Frank B

Thanks guys!
Always learning...
by SwitchGear
Thu Oct 18, 2018 12:22 am
Forum: Switchblade knives
Topic: Rizzuto Estileto Milano
Replies: 11
Views: 3852

Re: Rizzuto Estileto Milano

Kathy pm sent I’d like to buy this knife from you.
by SwitchGear
Sun Oct 14, 2018 4:08 am
Forum: Deforum with Bill DeShivs
Topic: Loose safety on a Frank B
Replies: 17
Views: 10134

Loose safety on a Frank B

What’s the process to tighten up the safety on a Frank B?
It will slide “Opened/Closed” turning the knife upsidedown...
Is there an easy repair?

Thanks
Chad
by SwitchGear
Thu Sep 27, 2018 1:31 pm
Forum: Buy & Sell
Topic: WTB Edge Co. OTF
Replies: 5
Views: 2599

Re: WTB Edge Co. OTF

Pm sent