A couple older pick locks I'm fond of

[Pile Driver]

Thanks for looking

[1967redrider]

Those are niiiiiiiiiiiice.

[Madmarco]

Very cool Driver, specially the old Latama!

[Pile Driver]

Very cool Driver, specially the old Latama!

Thank you, I actually like the BV&F kris better, its kind of obscure

[Madmarco]

I can't argue with that! Nice autos, congrats!

[RoyS]

Very nice indeed,

Thank you for sharing.

That Latama looks to be a lovely clean example, well done...

Cheerio,
Roy

[Bill DeShivs]

Someone seriously bent the B.V.&F. kickspring.
If the backspring lifts when the knife is closed (and I'm sure it does) the knife needs repair. This can break the backspring.

[Folgore1]

wow nice old italian picklocks , i have a collection of Latama's from smallest to biggest , dont have any Latama kriss blade picklocks them are really hard to find . the bv&F is nice too the spring does stick out a little but i have seen bunch of older stilettos with spring sticking out just like yours there is nothing wrong with it i would not worry about it as long as it works ok i would not touch it , leave it as is some collectors or knife restoration guys love making old picklocks look like new again but remember restored knives are NOT worth as much as un-restored knives unless they are totally trashed , also just because the spring sticks out a bit dont mean it needs restored or fixed dont let anyone tell you any different

[Madmarco]

Someone seriously bent the B.V.&F. kickspring.
If the backspring lifts when the knife is closed (and I'm sure it does) the knife needs repair. This can break the backspring.

Why would someone bend the spring Bill, perhaps in an attempt to make it fire harder/faster? Thx!

[Bill DeShivs]

Exactly.
The spring appears to be broken, and bent up to fire the knife.

[Pile Driver]

I'm not sure why the photo rotates when I enlarge it. The BV&F kris does have a broken spring, I just store it open.

Thanks for the compliments

[leafytopsail]

That is unarguable! Great autos.

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