Info on Rizzuto Estileto Milano Knife?

[Katelynrosem]

I found this knife tucked away in my great grandpas stuff when I was sorting it the other day. The handle is white with an engraved bail at the end. The blade says “rizzuto estileto Milano” and then it says “stainless steel” near the base of the blade. I can’t find any info on this brand online, except that it was possibly made in Korea?

Please share anything you know about these knives. Thank you!

[samb1955]

Highly collectable, don't know why but they are.

[Bill DeShivs]

Original Rizzutos-like yours, were made in Japan in the 1960s. Most were exported to Mexico.

[Gunsmoke47]

I have this same knife. The handle has turned from white to yellow over the years as I bought this knife in 1970 in a Mexican boarder town across from Del Rio for $1.00 from a child younger than myself, and I was only 12 at the time! lol! Had no idea for all these years that this is a sought after knife. Just curious if any of you know what a fair market value is on this knife? Thanks, Kelley

[samb1955]

You could probably sell it on the sharperdeal auction site. Hard to say what it might bring, $150 or probably more, you never know.

[Gunsmoke47]

Thanks for the Info!

[cigarstorejay]

I have the same knife, except mine has black scales. It was also my grandfather's, lol. Does anyone know someone who repairs them?

[samb1955]

You might contact Bill DeShivs.

[cigarstorejay]

You might contact Bill DeShivs.

Many thanks.

[William Welstead]

Can anyone tell me what this knife is? Any value estimation?

[Bill DeShivs]

It's an Italian lever lock made by G.O. Massaro in Maniago within the last 20 or so years.

BTW- guys, I don't work on Rizzutos.