Anyone know the origins of this knife?

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Mario
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Anyone know the origins of this knife?

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https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=AA-6MQnuLsQ

This is one that 3knives had a while back. Is this an old French or German one?

Seems you need two hands to open it. I guess you could open it one handed, but the fulcrum kind of makes it awkward.
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It looks like a newer French copy of an old German design.
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It’s a 1960’s or so French knife.
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