Help in ID and Possible Resto of Italian Shell Puller

[StHubert]

All,
Newbie to the forum and interested in learning more about knife in the pics. My Dad got it in Italy while living and working there in the early 60's. It has not worked as an auto since i can remember from childhood and he kept it in his tackle box mostly. He always called it his 'Italian hunting knife' and I think it reminded him of his Italian ancestry from Calabresia that immigrated to the US in the early 20th C - They were a bunch of hardened but happy farmers, hunters ( and moonshiners!)

I want to get a better idea about the maker (see mark - a flying bird in a circle) and with the usual 'INOX' on the other side. I've not found one exactly like it yet , but some similar models said to be from the 'Maniago district'. It's also started a little bit of a shell puller /auto collection with me as I research to learn more about it.

I'd really like to connect with a reliable restorer of these types of knives and get it fixed up . Any recommendations ?
Thanks

[Samb]

Italian in my opinion.

[Madmarco]

All,
Newbie to the forum and interested in learning more about knife in the pics. My Dad got it in Italy while living and working there in the early 60's. It has not worked as an auto since i can remember from childhood and he kept it in his tackle box mostly. He always called it his 'Italian hunting knife' and I think it reminded him of his Italian ancestry from Calabresia that immigrated to the US in the early 20th C - They were a bunch of hardened but happy farmers, hunters ( and moonshiners!)

I want to get a better idea about the maker (see mark - a flying bird in a circle) and with the usual 'INOX' on the other side. I've not found one exactly like it yet , but some similar models said to be from the 'Maniago district'. It's also started a little bit of a shell puller /auto collection with me as I research to learn more about it.

I'd really like to connect with a reliable restorer of these types of knives and get it fixed up . Any recommendations ?
Thanks
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I don't recognize the bird stamp St.H, but I agree with Sam that it looks Italian. In fact, AGA Campolin makes a very similar model that I think they call a "Calibro", and the Maniago connection makes sense. Keep checking back to this thread as more guys will be along who will know more about it. Also, to AAPK!

[Bill DeShivs]

Your knife was made by Lepre in Maniago, Italy.

[zed6309]

Defantly Italian as said, Bill DeShivs is your man for restoring this I restore knives but I'm in the uk and I've only restored one Italian switchblade as there banned in the uk since 1959

[Bill DeShivs]

I'm a factory authorized Lepre repairman.

[doglegg]

Bill DeShivs, is your man for resto.

[btrwtr]

Very nice old auto.

I can't see that this knife is a shell puller. If so it would have some type of mechanism for pulling the hot shot gun shells from the breach of a gun that doesn't auto eject the shells. The knife at the bottom of this picture has 12 and 16ga pullers built into the fixed guard. Some were folding mechanisms.

[StHubert]

Pictures don't show it too well. Puller on the handle bottom. I don't see that position as often as on the blade end.

[Madmarco]

Very nice old auto.

I can't see that this knife is a shell puller. If so it would have some type of mechanism for pulling the hot shot gun shells from the breach of a gun that doesn't auto eject the shells. The knife at the bottom of this picture has 12 and 16ga pullers built into the fixed guard. Some were folding mechanisms.

All very nice knives Wayne! Is the 2nd from the top a 10" oal Hubbie? Thx!

[btrwtr]

Pictures don't show it too well. Puller on the handle bottom. I don't see that position as often as on the blade end.

Thanks for cluing me in. A puller for sure. I see it now thanks!