Transitional Switchblades....

mrbigg · Post by **mrbigg** » Sun Sep 21, 2003 6:03 am

mr 666,

i can't quite tell from the picture, but is the cracked ice a picklock or swivel bolster?

666 · Post by **666** » Sun Sep 21, 2003 6:08 am

Mr.Bigg

All the knives above have swivels. Are we the only nuts that stay up this late? lol.

mrbigg · Post by **mrbigg** » Sun Sep 21, 2003 6:15 am

damn the ole eyeballs just aint what they used to be

well i'm on the west coast, so it's just 11:15PM now...so that means at least two more hours of cyber tomfoolery

this has turned into a very interesting thread, i'll be watching to see where it goes!

666 · Post by **666** » Sun Sep 21, 2003 6:33 am

I went and looked at some of my other 13" Transitional knives..these are very early ones, very thick springs and all. The buttons are a bit lower like the 8" stag that Bill pointed out. But like I stated before, since they are between the old stock and the new stock, then the newer Trans can have the higher set button. The people that I received some of these knives from are very well known in the knife community. One of them is a very good friend of mine that I absolutely trust without question. If he tells me that the ones he gave me are Transitional knives, then that's what they are....no questions asked.

missaman · Post by **missaman** » Sun Sep 21, 2003 10:12 pm

Are the liners any indication of age? My extensive collection of vintage italian knives 1 knive

has a brass liner under the "ears" on the non swivel side. Not that way on the swivel side??
Do picklocks have liners under the ears on both sides??
Missaman

666 · Post by **666** » Sun Sep 21, 2003 10:23 pm

I do believe I have liners under both bolsters on my pick-locks and some older Transitional knives.

Post by **Bill DeShivs** » Mon Sep 22, 2003 12:07 am

Questions are always welcome!
I guess it may be possible, but what then would differentiate them from modern knives? For me, nickel silver is the deciding factor.
The term is open to interpretation, but I have seen many modern knives advertised as transitional pieces.
I have seen trans knives without the swedge, with high buttons, low buttons, with "D" brackets and without.
Bill

Post by **jim d,** » Mon Sep 22, 2003 12:55 am

Bill,

You wrote "I have seen many modern knives advertised as transitional pieces." I can't help but wonder whether they are honest errors or whether we are in the truth in advertising arena.

Jim