Somebody fill me in on this one

missaman · Post by **missaman** » Fri Jan 16, 2004 11:47 pm

http://offer.ebay.com/ws3/eBayISAPI.dll ... 2217517366

Missaman

Pushbutton · Post by **Pushbutton** » Sat Jan 17, 2004 1:21 am

Missaman
I'm stumped.I have never seen one like it.
PB

mrbigg · Post by **mrbigg** » Sun Jan 18, 2004 7:58 am

wow that looks pretty cool - i've never seen anything likeit either...

Stone Knife · Post by **Stone Knife** » Sun Jan 18, 2004 11:33 am

Nice blurry pictures.

Too bad they're not making/didn't make those knives in larger quantity... it's a great little design.

mrbigg · Post by **mrbigg** » Sun Jan 18, 2004 4:45 pm

looks like a scan....

switchman1 · Post by **switchman1** » Mon Jan 19, 2004 10:47 pm

Greetings all: that knife looks like the naughty lady knives that came out a few years ago I believe the country of origin was Russia I had one but I traded it to Bill McHenry for another knife

Mors Profundis · Post by **Mors Profundis** » Tue Jan 20, 2004 2:59 am

If that knife was made in Germany, you can slap my face and call me Consuelo!
Asto where it was made, I'd guess that Russia or one of the other Warsaw Pact countries is as good as any.
Doubt it is Japanese(doesn't look quite right)can't be Chinese(it's heat treated),too sloppy for Taiwan, too crisp for Brazil or Pakistan, maybe Spain?
Like I said, I don't know doodly about switchblades, but I do know a little about knives, and this one is very curious indeed.

Vagrant · Post by **Vagrant** » Tue Jan 20, 2004 7:40 am

Somehow I doubt it even took a ride through Germany but I've been wrong before.

Mors Profundis · Post by **Mors Profundis** » Tue Jan 20, 2004 6:47 pm

Could be fron Czechoslovakia(when there was one)or even Korea-they used to make knives there, I had an 11" swing guard marked made in Korea, but I've not seen a Korean knife of any sort in a long time.
Something about that knife says Eastern Europe to me, but what the heck do I know?
If it stumps an expert like your good self, I'm content to be stumped as well, and at least be in good company.

Mors Profundis · Post by **Mors Profundis** » Fri Jan 30, 2004 3:51 am

Further researches lead me to think that Spain is a good bet,along with Soviet/Russia.
Spain outlawed switches in the '80's,but there is a similar manual knife made by Andujar(sold by World Knives) that seems to be a switch pattern domesticated to manual operation-a 31/4" blade in a 5" handle spells modified to fit the German law(before they outlawed auto knives, too).
Just a thought, study the shape of the guard and handle.
Still, the blade is a Finnish shape(maybe Finland? they make cell phones there)which makes me think Russia or the Baltic.
Oh, to Hell with it, they don't make them any more!

tanto · Post by **tanto** » Fri Jan 30, 2004 8:29 am

Mors Profundus wrote:Could be fron Czechoslovakia(when there was one)

I do not think it is from here

David

Vagrant · Post by **Vagrant** » Fri Jan 30, 2004 8:37 am

Until someone KNOWS, I'm sticking with the exotic orient.
I have a Brno Mauser and a CZ-52 Pistol NO WAY the same Czechs made this "curio".

Even on this VERY used Cz-52 you can see the quality that is typical of the Czechs.

Pushbutton · Post by **Pushbutton** » Fri Jan 30, 2004 2:42 pm

Swicthman1
If you traded yours for one of Mchenrys knives then it must have been worth a fortune or he owed you a big favor. He's not to far from you.
PB

switchman1 · Post by **switchman1** » Fri Jan 30, 2004 3:33 pm

Pushbutton;Oh dear gawd how I wish it was one of his knives,but alas it was a cheap Spanish navajah with a nice handle.I didn't mean to mislead any one. I'd give 1/3 of my collection to own one of his knives, or his step sons knives. Switchman1

Pushbutton · Post by **Pushbutton** » Sat Jan 31, 2004 10:40 pm

Yeah his knives are fantastic and his sons to. RI has some talented guys Norm Bardsley and a Guy does really fancy fantasy art knives in Prov but the name escapes me.
PB

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