Omega Import Co. 7"

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JulesVane
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Omega Import Co. 7"

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I can't begin to tell you guys how hard it is on this forum to search history on an Omega piece, when we have a member named Omega (Chris) lol. Here's my latest 7" Omega Import Co. . Any history is very welcomed....

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Cool little knife. After seeing Bill polish/restore an older knife, I would like to see the horn on this one after being polished. I don't know a lot about the older knives, would that devalue this knife?
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Wow '' Great knife.. Never seen Omega with the large letters like that.. Very cool
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Great knife! I would not polish it though.
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Sweet!
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Chris, I saw that one on your Instagram page and fell in love with it. What a great little knife! I wouldn't touch it, personally. The aged horn and even patina are beautiful. And what a classy stamp!

As far as I can tell, Omega Import Co. (also Omega Jewelry and Leather Novelty Co.) was one of the post-war stamps used by the Coltellerie Riunite di Caslino e Maniago cooperative (Coricama, and previously Colt Riun) owned at the time by Gebruder Krusius of Solingen, so it was probably made by the same group of cutlers who made your Panamex.
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Rick, I really appreciate that! Thank you so much for taking the time for that info..Really great of you!
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Great find Chris ... that little guy is stunning
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Wow Chris 8)

Love that Omega blade stamp .

Thats a lovely little rare knife ,and in nice good untouched condition .

Great find mate.

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hey Chris,that is one sweet old picklock,I like it ALOT,try just to keep it as is.
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Hi what is your Instagram name, I’m always searching on there for knife collectors but never find much ?

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Lucentcrow wrote: ↑Sun May 05, 2019 8:45 am Hi what is your Instagram name, I’m always searching on there for knife collectors but never find much ?

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Gee, I'm pretty sure it's the same as here lol. JulesVane ?
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JulesVane wrote: ↑Fri May 03, 2019 2:02 am I can't begin to tell you guys how hard it is on this forum to search history on an Omega piece, when we have a member named Omega (Chris) lol. Here's my latest 7" Omega Import Co. . Any history is very welcomed....

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Someone showed that knife listing to me, it’s awesome. Omegas are some of my favorites and this version of the stamp is the hardest to find of theirs. The company changed the name slightly in 1950 and shortened it to Omega Import Co.
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Thanks Maltese flatguard. So, the stamps I've seen somewhat like: Omega Leather & Novelty (something like that), were PRE- 1950? Seems there would be more 1950+ Omegas available stamped like this than the 1940's pieces.
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JulesVane wrote: ↑Sun May 05, 2019 3:24 pm Thanks Maltese flatguard. So, the stamps I've seen somewhat like: Omega Leather & Novelty (something like that), were PRE- 1950? Seems there would be more 1950+ Omegas available stamped like this than the 1940's pieces.
The ones with Omega Jewelry and Leather Novelty Co stamp would have been no earlier than about 1949. Then the switch in November of 1950 to Omega Import Co and then by March of 1954 Switchblades were banned in NY. Even as early as 1952 bans in NYC and NJ were being put into action.
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