Apologies for the late reply.
Thankyou my freind for help given and for sharing those rare knives.
The links you have provided are superb ....the switchblade books one didnt open for me for some reason.
I have ran into autoknives collection a few times on the web but never seen them all together like on that link.
I like the idea of a switchblade photo album with knives laid bare and taken apart.Its a great learning tool for collectors and a great idea to show just what is out there .Hats off to you and autoknife and all involved .
You have helped me a lot Sunny in the breakdown of the Smash and how to identify age ,but you have also shown the whole range of Douris -chastel and especially the pionere and sputniks as i said in my last post didnt know these knives even existed.
Thanks for taking the time to share your knowledge and help a newbie like myself.
Regards
Ian