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11" Button Open/Close
I've been able to add a few BO/BC in 8", but this is my first 11". Stamped simply ROSTFREI on front, PATENT on back. I'm sure it's not uncommon to many, just uncommon to me...
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Re: 11" Button Open/Close
Thank you Sammy. It seems to be. I'm thinking 1960's(?).
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Re: 11" Button Open/Close
That's awesome ! I have a 9" and 8" , didn't know they ever made an 11" gonna have to put that on my wish list I'm a sucker for sets , thanks for sharing. Has anyone ever seen a 13" ?
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Thank you! Just when I think I've found something "uncommon", one (or more) of our seasoned collectors will show me 10 of them from their collection lol. If there's a 13" BO/BC ever made, these guys got 'em! But, a 13" would be something I'm certainly not aware of (yet).sprink wrote:That's awesome ! I have a 9" and 8" , didn't know they ever made an 11" gonna have to put that on my wish list I'm a sucker for sets , thanks for sharing. Has anyone ever seen a 13" ?
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Re: 11" Button Open/Close
The closer the sear is to the pivot, the more difficult everything gets so there is kind of a limit to how big a Bo/c can be so there aren't many big ones. I saw a 15" AGA (I think it was AGA) Italian Bo/c but it was the only one I have ever seen.If there's a 13" BO/BC ever made
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That thing looks absolutely pristine, like it spent the last fifty years hiding in someone's sock drawer. Nice find, Chris.
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Thanks Rick! I feel pretty lucky to have it.Corvus wrote:That thing looks absolutely pristine, like it spent the last fifty years hiding in someone's sock drawer. Nice find, Chris.
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Re: 11" Button Open/Close
that is so cool. Is it the picture or is the bottom bolster kind of cut off / less flared than usual ? I had no idea bo/bc knives came larger than 9”. You sure find some great knives. I hope you keep sharing them because I always seem to learn something new from reading your posts.
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Button open/close was always my favorite...Maybe because as a youngster I never had a real Italian stiletto and didn't have a clue about what a pick lock was or even a swivel bolster. I had a couple cheap Rizzies and a couple half worn out American button knives and that's how they worked.
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Re: 11" Button Open/Close
I had two, sold vintage one to JB. Later a 13" Renzo Pascutto BOBC, sold it to a collector for $700, he resold for a grand.sprink wrote:That's awesome ! I have a 9" and 8" , didn't know they ever made an 11" gonna have to put that on my wish list I'm a sucker for sets , thanks for sharing. Has anyone ever seen a 13" ?
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