Italian Stiletto

[Cyberdave57]

Can anyone tell me about this stiletto knife, year, value, ect..

[Cyberdave57]

Looking for the year, value, ect..

[sammy the blade]

Made in the orient, probably Taiwan and maybe just maybe $20 to $30 if you're lucky. Haven't seen one in quite awhile and for what it is not a bad knife but no collector value. Just my opinion!

[Tom19176]

Agreed Asian knife and that stamp started in the 1990s. Value $25 at most.....

[john]

I paid $5.00 for one from Stu years ago. I took it apart I needed a button and safety.

[Fishtail Picklock]

This is CHINEE TAKEEE OUTEE (KRAPPY). $25 is its best.
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[button_man]

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This was one of the first easily available autos that I found online back in the 1990s. The Beltrames and other Italian autos weren't as readily available as they became later on. This was sort of the Rizzuto of the era, so to speak.

Scales were always plastic, and came mostly in solid bright colors, although variegated patterns like this were not uncommon. (Much to my frustration, I could never find one in black.) Occasionally you'd get one with a slightly loose swivel-bolster that rattled a bit, which was annoying,; but other than that (and liner gap) they weren't bad for a cheap auto. I only ever saw them in one size, the 9" class. (In reality I think they were slightly under: maybe 8.75 or so.) Very snappy open, very fast.

The most memorable feature of this model was the point. Real Italian switchblades usually have a dull, rounded point; these knives had wicked, needle-sharp points. Whenever I picked up one of these and started fooling around with it, I'd almost always get a tiny puncture wound within a couple of minutes. You just couldn't avoid it. Those points were lethal.

They were around $15 at the time; probably equal to maybe $40 in today's money. And while these aren't considered collectable -- yet -- neither were Rizzutos, not for decades.... but they are now.
If this knife is in excellent condition, tuck it away and forget about it for a bunch of years. Store it with the blade open; and inside a locked tackle box, gun safe, etc so it won't mysteriously vanish if / when you have teenagers.
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[JulesVane]

Don't feel bad, Cyberdave57. Many of us have been right where you are!

[sammy the blade]

I've had a few of these and think I still have one somewhere. As far as cheapos go these were some of the better ones. Just my opinion.

[Fishtail Picklock]

I have one with black scales. Sadly, one of the scales is broken. (It barely holds together on the piece when reassembled).

[sammy the blade]

Dug mine out, believe I got it from Whippersnapper when he was thinning out his collection. Really not a bad knife at all but it is what it is. As far as cheapos go it's one of the better ones that I kept!

[novice]

Can anyone tell me about this stiletto knife, year, value, ect..

Origin Taiwan, they started showing up late 80s in kit form. Called a "sex pin" knife from the tubular assembly rivets. I have an unassembled Edge Co. one. Done to get around switchblade ban until ~'92 IIRC. They were made at least thru early '00s which is when I think yours made. They are generally decent knives but not especially valuable.

[boots]

Great for click therapy! No knife is useless!