Switchblade identification

[ccorso]

Hi, I would like some information (manufacturer, year of production, possible interest to collectors) on this switchblade with extractors for cal. 12 and 16, the handles are (I think) in the Horn of two different shades. On the blade and the only thing imprinted '"stainless". Thank you

[sammy the blade]

Haven't seen one like it but it's cool one, pretty sure it's Italian though.

[ILikeStilettos]

It's pretty neat. Why don't you email me and I will try to talk you out of it!

[gravknife]

Hi ccorso
It's hard to nail down a particular manufacturer of a knife without a named tang.
The knife is beautiful and i love the fishtail back bolster .
It's definitely italian ,and I'd wager its late 1960s early 70s.
It's fulcrum release alone makes it highly collectable but it has many attractive features ,s hellpullers,fat drop point blade,excellent condition horn looks a near 10 from the pictures.
It's an unusual shape and I could only find 2 on the web ,one like yours and one with angled grip.
The handles are horn and pleasing to collectors in jet black and nice green,it has a lot going for it.
Forgive me if I'm wrong as I'm a beginner but i like the knife a lot ,and hope someone more knowledgeable gives a more exact opinion.
Great knife in great condition.
Thanks for sharing.

Ian

[ccorso]

Thank you for your appreciation, I also did a search on the net with little risultati.Resto pending further information.

[gravknife]

Ccorso

Type in" Italian shellpuller fulcrum release"and I believe autoknife has the 2 examples I am refferrng to.
Good luck with the knife and your future collecting.

Regards

Ian

[ccorso]

Thanks Ian

[lance]

This one's called a Deerfoot,shellpuller,fulcrum release..they're correct,it's most likely made in the mid to late 60s,we call the dark and light horn mix as an oreo..you have a very desirable knife there.it's hard to say who made it I'd guess virgina,or Marother mario.could also be a zoppis..hard to tell..but she's a beauty!!
Ken had a few of em.i think he may haveven sold em.nice score though!!

[ccorso]

Thanks !

[Belmont800]

Quite a cool 'deerhoof' pattern. Maybe made by diBon? And probably in the 60's. Neat fulcrum also. Dan

[ccorso]

Hello everyone, back to ask you about the evaluation of my knife, the net I found this website that sells one "like" can 'be worth all this money? Thank you

http://autoknife.com/index.php?l=product_detail&p=2705

[whippersnapper]

The guy who runs that site is out of his mind.

[Luke_of_Mass]

the guy who runs that site is mentally ill so don't take any of his numbers seriously. if the knife is in great condition you could fetch over 150 easy

[Bill DeShivs]

The autoknife.com guy is insane, and a criminal.
Virginia was a consortium that sold knives made in different Italian shops.
Zoppis didn't/doesn't make knives- they are a retailer. Mauro Mario is the correct name-and they didn't make this knife.
"We" have never heard that different color horn is referred to as "oreo." Why would it be?

[natcherly]

Not only is the owner of that site dealing with mental derangement issues, his business practices are much less than honorable. That site is replete with old manual knives that have been converted to automatics, yet this important detail is missing from the glowing, overblown descriptions. The prices are ludicrously high given the sketchy provenance and outright fakery involved.