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Anyone Know This Type of knife?

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This knife came into in my hands recently. Anyone ever seen one? Just a "different" knife.

This is the first time I've posted a picture, I hope it works and the photo doesn't do the detail any justice.
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I SAW ONE ON EBAY THE OTHER DAY SAID IT WAS AN ITALIAN ILL HAVE ALOOK FOR YA.
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heres the item number for it 6611224362 on ebay
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Made in Italy, late 60s. The EdgeCo version was called "Roll-X" The Italian version was called "Rapid" Here's the "Rapid"
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thats the same type on ebay jarvis.
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Looks like Mickey lost an ear...
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natcherly wrote:Looks like Mickey lost an ear...
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Post by Minotaur »

Thanks chaps. So it's an Edge Co, knife, really? Not that means too much, I just don't remember it in the catalogs or anything (I was too busy drooling over the "real" autos as a squirt). It has to be the knockoff of the "Rapid" but c'mon, it's the "ROLL X", baby - BLING BLING!
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Post by natcherly »

I'll bet the EdgeCo Roll-X was made by the same company that made the Rapid. SARCO anyone?
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...The Roll X says JAPAN on the "back" side of the blade (in very small letters, not on the tang, where it reads 440 stainless), if that helps. The Rapid, from what I saw on ebay, was made in Italy... but I can't open it as "fast as lightening" like the description reads... maybe it's like a butterfly knife practice thing :wink: . You can also see that it only has one "Mickey ear", as Natcherly pointed out, and it appears it wasn't broken off, it was made that way.
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The Roll-X was Japanese. Sold by Sarco. Edge Co. may have sold them too, but Jim Sargent had them made.
Rapids were Italian. Some had 2 guards, others one.
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natcherly wrote:I'll bet the EdgeCo Roll-X was made by the same company that made the Rapid. SARCO anyone?
The "Rapid" knives were made by Rosa Vittorio & C. in Italy around 1958/1960's in small quantities.
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Ken
New ones were available in Germany in 1973. Perhaps another run?
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That was just information I was given by a guy in the knife industry over in Maniago. I can't guarantee its accuracy (I should have mentioned that in my previous post).
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Maybe they were N.O.S.
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