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Is there such thing as

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A Romo flatguard picklock ?
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Possibly. Why?
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Bill

I was on YouTube looking at one of the switchblade videos and there was a guy on the comment section saying he’s got a romo flatguard picklock

Did romo produce flatguards bill ?
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ROMO was a US importer.
Depending on who made a particular batch of knives for them, it's possible.
I have never seen one.
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Bill

Well I’ll see if I get a reply but I won’t hold my breath he posted his comment 1 year ago

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Most people don't know what a flatguard is.
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Bill

Maybe he just wrote it without knowing what he had
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I have never seen a real pre-50s Italian flatguard with a ROMO stamp. With a few exceptions like Latama, it doesn't seem like the common pl stamps showed up until the stamped bolster pls.

I think I have seen a Derby bo/c with a ROMO stamp. Some people refer to those as flatguards as the guards are technically flat. But I would say it is more likely that he is just misusing the word flatguard and is talking about a regular Italian pl with a ROMO stamp.
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ROMO was a New York importer so any switchblades imported by them are likely pre-1954. I have never seen a ROMO flatguard and haven't seen many ROMO switchblades. I do own a ROMO leverlock and a picklock.
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Jimbrown

Yeah I think it was a miss use of words :)
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