New additions, F.B.R, Latama, herbertz, rizzutos, and misc.

[kugr]

Close up pictures upon request.
The latama is in seriously bad shape.
The orange acrylic on confuses me.
The shell pullers are confusing also, the 2nd pin in the bottom bolster. I'm guessing fakes.

[Bill DeShivs]

The shell pullers are not fake. They are older Massaro models. One of the pins holds the spring in place.
The two on the far right are Chinese.

[kugr]

Thank you Bill, when googling "old/vintage" shell pullers, all the pictures showed single pins. It just got me wondering... Thank you for identifying them, I couldn't for the life of me figure out who might have made the black one, since I already have one... if I post some more pictures of the latama, would you weigh in on if it can be some what restored?

[kugr]

Edit- removed unnecessary pictures.

[Bill DeShivs]

I don't really need more pictures.
While it can be made to look a lot better, it will never look really good. Restoration would be expensive, too.
The blade is in bad shape, and someone has drilled the sear hole out for some reason.

[kugr]

I noticed the drilled out sear hole also... If it was yours, is it something you would restore?

[kugr]

Oh, the orange one confuses me... it has the hallmarks of italian. But it has a screw (chicago style?) pivot, and that rivet pin under the safety... which follows in line with the taiwan/chinese junk... was it a kit?

[Bill DeShivs]

No, I would not.
The orange one appears to be a FB "Switch" model. They use Zamak parts.
Or, it could just be set up for a screw pivot. It is Italian.

[natcherly]

Oh, the orange one confuses me... it has the hallmarks of italian. But it has a screw (chicago style?) pivot, and that rivet pin under the safety... which follows in line with the taiwan/chinese junk... was it a kit?

I have a knife very much like that one. I got it from Frank B some years ago, but I am not sure he actually made it. Probably he got it from another maker to round out his product line just like what other makers did.

It is a convertible, manual to auto. The rivet under the safety is a removable pin that keeps the kick spring in place, but that spring can easily be removed if necessary by drifting out the pin. The slotted pivot is not original to the knife, but a repair or replacement.

[TazmanTom]

Interesting way to describe the three on the right. I always just considered them "kits", but looking at them as "convertibles " puts them in a different light. I guess I get a little tunnel vision at times. Thanks...


Taz

[sammy the blade]

Oh, the orange one confuses me... it has the hallmarks of italian. But it has a screw (chicago style?) pivot, and that rivet pin under the safety... which follows in line with the taiwan/chinese junk... was it a kit?

I have a knife very much like that one. I got it from Frank B some years ago, but I am not sure he actually made it. Probably he got it from another maker to round out his product line just like what other makers did.

It is a convertible, manual to auto. The rivet under the safety is a removable pin that keeps the kick spring in place, but that spring can easily be removed if necessary by drifting out the pin. The slotted pivot is not original to the knife, but a repair or replacement.

I had one like it and it was an edge co.