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. (This post has just been updated to reflect additonal information) My knife looks like a Microtech because Tony Marfione founded the company: "Beginning in 1994, out of an apartment and later a storage bay in Vero Beach, Florida, Microtech® Knives was created by Anthony Marfione and Susan Marfione...

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Just a card.......

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( No "Stainless" stamp -- only 'Made Italy 6' )
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ljerr2 wrote: ↑Sun May 07, 2023 5:07 pm I'd like to find some 9" Frank B knives - specifically:
Bayo blades
NOT 2.0 version

What exactly is a "2.0 version" and how does it differ from its predecessor...? Thanks!

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tr4252 wrote: ↑Wed Apr 26, 2023 12:31 am
Note to self: get bigger attic.

There's no such thing as "too much stuff" -- the issue is "not enough house". -- Mr Packrat

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. So, after the disappointing S.M.Z. a couple of weeks ago, I may have had a little bit better luck last Sunday. I traveled quite a distance to a flea market that I have not visited for a long time; and to my surprise, I discovered the knife pictured below. The seller was asking 400, I countered wit...

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Gorgeous !! I'd love to have one in the 11" class.

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I didn't even realize that Italian 13s were hard to find. As recently as a couple years ago I would encounter them fairly regularly.

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. I bought a group of knives a year or two ago that included an identical ricasso stamp. Now that it's FINALLY stopped raining, I have to hustle to get my vegetables planted; but as soon as I have some spare time I will either track down the exact post that showed my knife, or I'll just take some ne...

. Thanks guys..... of course, I was hoping that it was something better, but the bail feature was a strong hint that it was Japanese. Other than the micro-switchblades with a tiny 1" blade (or less), has anyone ever seen an Italian piece with a bail on the rear bolster? I'm surprised that the backsp...

. First vintage spring-knife of the season! Just picked up this S.M.Z. picklock at the flea for five bucks. It needs work…. the spring is gone, and possibly the sear mechanism is defunct as well. Bail for keychain is missing. The backspring is bizarrely warped. (Odd patent number: 31.9502 ) The blad...

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WheelingWV wrote: ↑Sat Sep 26, 2020 2:32 am
There are the guns, the wheat pennies, and the Southwestern pottery.

Sell the wheat cents and the pottery, and buy more knives.
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Markco the Mad otter wrote: ↑Sun Jan 15, 2023 3:10 pm Oh and there was an old manual Italian Piclock.

Hey, how about a few photos of that picklock.....???
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Interesting to compare the differences between your recent Pascotto and my 2017 Pascotto !
-- different style lock tab; no rear bolster; steel vs brass; different bayo cut ........


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gravknife wrote: ↑Sat Dec 31, 2022 8:56 pm I have never seen the larger 15" size older knives.

Isn't the switchblade in 'Freaks' (1932) a 15" knife ?
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