Fake Latama on Ebay

Post by **Bill DeShivs** » Mon Mar 22, 2004 1:52 am

Heads up! Item # 2233816448 is certainly NOT legitimate!
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 2233816448
Bill

Post by **jim d,** » Mon Mar 22, 2004 1:54 pm

Bill,

Thanks for the heads-up. Also, the guy with the "Bill DeShiva" Leverletto that threw insults your way received a message from me as well. Essentially, I told him that the collector community has forums where we share information about sellers, good and bad, and that deceptive advertising followed by nasty responses is a sure way to eliminate a good portion of collectors from ever bidding on anything that he has.

Jim

mrbigg · Post by **mrbigg** » Mon Mar 22, 2004 2:21 pm

what's your read on it then bill?

it's obviously a picklock - but the button looks to be in the same position as a "modern" stiletto!?!?

Post by **Bill DeShivs** » Mon Mar 22, 2004 5:37 pm

I don't know. It's an odd knife, but it has brads for pins (not peened), modern folded safety, stainless bolsters, long safety slot, etc. Everything looks like a modern knife except the front bolster.
Bill

Pushbutton · Post by **Pushbutton** » Mon Mar 22, 2004 6:09 pm

Bill forgive me for interfering with your thread. I just figured it made it easier for people to see the knife in question.
Bob

mrbigg · Post by **mrbigg** » Mon Mar 22, 2004 6:17 pm

pretty good eyes for such an old timer

i'd also have to add that the horn on that knife looks old too - maybe not so much the front scale - cause i've seen stuff like that come out of frank's shop lately, but the back sure does look vintage...

now also why would someone lie about it being stamped latama? maybe it's a frankin knife - built with the good parts of an old beat up latama and a modern beltrame...i'd really like to see the backspring....

Pushbutton · Post by **Pushbutton** » Mon Mar 22, 2004 6:26 pm

Plus there is no squigle on the blade locking hole.
PB

mr_edge · Post by **mr_edge** » Mon Mar 22, 2004 10:27 pm

What's with all of the solder slopped all over the bolsters? He ended the auction I guess.

Post by **Bill DeShivs** » Tue Mar 23, 2004 8:05 am

The gentleman is going to send me the knife for evaluation. It's a strange one!
Bill

Vagrant · Post by **Vagrant** » Tue Mar 23, 2004 6:09 pm

In our next episode Bill discovers the previously unknown Laticama

and the world of collecting is stunned

The brads turn out to be platinum

Same time, same channel, next week

Be sure to drink your Bosco until then

[Seriously this IS curious

]

mypetelvis · Post by **mypetelvis** » Sat Mar 27, 2004 7:27 am

It looks like the solder all over the bolster is where he filled in the area that was left vacant when he cut the top of the front scale straight. The bolster release ones have a rounded shape to the bottom of the front, swinging bolster and a corresponding shape to the top of the scale. Notice it says that the blade is stamped Latama but he makes sure to cover the tang stamp in the close-up picture. What a sham.

M.P.E.

Post by **Wally J. Corpse** » Sat Mar 27, 2004 7:33 am

Greetings, Mr. DeShivs-

Oh boy! Someone in need of vilifying and humiliation? I'm at your service if needed.

AS ever,

Your ol' pal,

Wally J. Corpse

Vagrant · Post by **Vagrant** » Sat Mar 27, 2004 7:38 am

Let us wait and see what Bill decides before we start with the impaling

The jury is still out

and the "Judge" hasn't spoken.

Pushbutton · Post by **Pushbutton** » Sat Mar 27, 2004 4:07 pm

Who are we impaling anyways? The seller doesn't post here does he? We could humiliate him for 10 pages but if he has no Idea about this place what difference does it make. I'll wait and see what are resident expert has to say.
PB

Post by **Wally J. Corpse** » Sat Mar 27, 2004 4:53 pm

Greetings, Mr. Pushbutton-

Does it really matter who one impales, AS long AS someone gets impaled?When you have a sharp stick, everything looks impaleable.

AS ever,

your ol' pal,

Wally J. Corpse