Switch blade age ?

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Switch blade age ?

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Picked this one up recently , not sure of the age ? functions very well . Around 3 1/2” long closed . Top bolster hinges to release the blade to close .
Horn handles . Marked Stiletto Italy

Thanks , Mike
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Nice looking knife! ::tu:: Maybe Bill or Mark will see this. ::nod::
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Not particularly old. Maybe 20 years or so.
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ScoutKnives wrote: Thu Apr 15, 2021 11:52 pm Picked this one up recently , not sure of the age ? functions very well . Around 3 1/2” long closed . Top bolster hinges to release the blade to close .
Horn handles . Marked Stiletto Italy

Thanks , Mike
Great little knife Mike, and it appears to be in top-notch condition. When the top bolster moves to the side to release the tang pin from the lock-tab and close the blade, it's referred to as a "swivel bolster" model. Most of the newer knives(1962-present)use this system of closing the blade, and it replaced the "picklock" system of pinching the lock-tab with 2 fingers and pulling it back to release the blade. When you find an older "picklock" in this condition you've found a more desirable knife from a collectors point of view. Thought you might want to know the standard terminology. ::handshake:: Mark! 8)
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1967redrider wrote: Fri Apr 16, 2021 12:31 am Nice looking knife! ::tu:: Maybe Bill or Mark will see this. ::nod::
John! If you're referring to me in this post, I appreciate the endorsement, ::handshake:: but I am no where near having Bill's vast knowledge of these knives. Perhaps someday if I live long enough, but certainly not now. Thanks anyway though! 8)
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Madmarco wrote: Fri Apr 16, 2021 7:46 pm
1967redrider wrote: Fri Apr 16, 2021 12:31 am Nice looking knife! ::tu:: Maybe Bill or Mark will see this. ::nod::
John! If you're referring to me in this post, I appreciate the endorsement, ::handshake:: but I am no where near having Bill's vast knowledge of these knives. Perhaps someday if I live long enough, but certainly not now. Thanks anyway though! 8)

No worries, Mark. I thought maybe you might know. ::handshake::
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1967redrider wrote: Sat Apr 17, 2021 4:00 am
Madmarco wrote: Fri Apr 16, 2021 7:46 pm
1967redrider wrote: Fri Apr 16, 2021 12:31 am Nice looking knife! ::tu:: Maybe Bill or Mark will see this. ::nod::
John! If you're referring to me in this post, I appreciate the endorsement, ::handshake:: but I am no where near having Bill's vast knowledge of these knives. Perhaps someday if I live long enough, but certainly not now. Thanks anyway though! 8)

No worries, Mark. I thought maybe you might know. ::handshake::
There's plenty of things I know about autos John, but to put me in the same league as Bill, well, I just don't fit. It sure is nice though to be thought of as knowledgeable about certain knives, thanks! ::handshake:: 8)
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Thanks for all the info fellas !

Mike
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