Unstamped picklock

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Panzerfaust
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Unstamped picklock

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I got this early 1950s unstamped picklock in today and the horn is fabulous. If you like patina, it doesn't get any better than this and the knife came from an estate.
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Hi Matt
The horn is outstanding! And so is the entire knife. Excellent addition to your collection.
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Pf ~ Nice find! I'm curious about what part of the country this came from; and what kind of dough it cost..... also, what is the OAL? Thanks!

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That is impressive, and the distinctive horn deserves special note.
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Great looking knife, love the covers!!
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nice find Matt, Like unstamped picklocks, I have a few, I well try to dig one out and post it.
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rock-n-roll$$$$$$ wrote: ↑Thu Apr 21, 2022 1:07 pm nice find Matt, Like unstamped picklocks, I have a few, I well try to dig one out and post it.
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rock-n-roll$$$$$$ wrote: ↑Thu Apr 21, 2022 6:42 pm DSCN1999.JPG
rock-n-roll$$$$$$ wrote: ↑Thu Apr 21, 2022 1:07 pm nice find Matt, Like unstamped picklocks, I have a few, I well try to dig one out and post it.
Nice! Mine is 9 inches.
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Panzerfaust wrote: ↑Thu Apr 21, 2022 11:34 pm
rock-n-roll$$$$$$ wrote: ↑Thu Apr 21, 2022 6:42 pm DSCN1999.JPG
rock-n-roll$$$$$$ wrote: ↑Thu Apr 21, 2022 1:07 pm nice find Matt, Like unstamped picklocks, I have a few, I well try to dig one out and post it.
Nice! Mine is 9 inches.
Uncircumcised, of course. :roll: :lol:
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Fishtail Picklock wrote: ↑Fri Apr 22, 2022 12:37 am
Panzerfaust wrote: ↑Thu Apr 21, 2022 11:34 pm
rock-n-roll$$$$$$ wrote: ↑Thu Apr 21, 2022 6:42 pm DSCN1999.JPG
Nice! Mine is 9 inches.
Uncircumcised, of course. :roll: :lol:
To much information.
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Re: Unstamped picklock

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sammy the blade wrote: ↑Fri Apr 22, 2022 1:03 am
Fishtail Picklock wrote: ↑Fri Apr 22, 2022 12:37 am
Panzerfaust wrote: ↑Thu Apr 21, 2022 11:34 pm

Nice! Mine is 9 inches.
Uncircumcised, of course. :roll: :lol:
To much information.
very, however mine is 11".
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Re: Unstamped picklock

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I think the unstamped ones were sold in Italy and not imported to the U.S. so I am speculating mine was bought in Italy in the 1950s.
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.both awesome. I'd love to have them in my collection.
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I have been told that only knives with a tang stamp can be exported out of a country, the unstamped picklock that I posted is from the late 1940s
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Panzerfaust wrote: ↑Fri Apr 22, 2022 1:57 am I think the unstamped ones were sold in Italy and not imported to the U.S. so I am speculating mine was bought in Italy in the 1950s.
This is probably true. I bought a 10" picklock in Florence back in 1956. No marks of any kind. The blade was carbon steel with a light plating of some shiny metal.
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