Italian Switches

wiseguy · Post by **wiseguy** » Mon Oct 29, 2012 12:10 am

looks like a real cool knife Glenn

singin46 · Post by **singin46** » Mon Oct 29, 2012 1:46 am

Yep, words to live by Glenn!

Bonfire bob · Post by **Bonfire bob** » Mon Oct 29, 2012 4:32 pm

Hey Glenn, it's funny how some story's are very common! I'm sure your all familiar with the very old "fruit knives". I not talking about the long, white serrated and none serrated stainless fruit like Colonial's # 701, and it's smaller partner, the #601. I'm talking about very old strange little knives that usually had designs on the covers and had two blades. One master blade and one strange little blade that looked more like a pick than a blade!
These knives were used, mostly by the wealthy, and they used the blade to actually sliced the fruit, and they would use the pick blade to remove seeds from the fruit!! Well,
99% of these knives were made out of stearling silver!! Yup! With the exception of the springs they made these from silver because it wouldn't rust!!!
I started collecting them at flea markets, yard sales, anywhere I could! Folks didn't know what these were so often I would buy them for 8, 10, and 12 bucks!!
Unfortunately the need for cash forced me to sell the dozen or so I had. I got $ 350.00 for them all!! And this was 25 years ago! DAM, I wish I still had them...
And this is the story of the day from Bobby P.

Bonfire bob · Post by **Bonfire bob** » Mon Oct 29, 2012 4:34 pm

Glenn, I didn't see a picture of that girl scout knife??
Post it again if you please..Thanks, Bobby..

wazu013 · Post by **wazu013** » Mon Oct 29, 2012 7:27 pm

Bonfire bob wrote:Hey Glenn, it's funny how some story's are very common! I'm sure your all familiar with the very old "fruit knives". I not talking about the long, white serrated and none serrated stainless fruit like Colonial's # 701, and it's smaller partner, the #601. I'm talking about very old strange little knives that usually had designs on the covers and had two blades. One master blade and one strange little blade that looked more like a pick than a blade!
These knives were used, mostly by the wealthy, and they used the blade to actually sliced the fruit, and they would use the pick blade to remove seeds from the fruit!! Well,
99% of these knives were made out of stearling silver!! Yup! With the exception of the springs they made these from silver because it wouldn't rust!!!
I started collecting them at flea markets, yard sales, anywhere I could! Folks didn't know what these were so often I would buy them for 8, 10, and 12 bucks!!
Unfortunately the need for cash forced me to sell the dozen or so I had. I got $ 350.00 for them all!! And this was 25 years ago! DAM, I wish I still had them...
And this is the story of the day from Bobby P.

Is this the type of knife your talking about? This one is MOP without the pick blade.

knife7knut · Post by **knife7knut** » Mon Oct 29, 2012 8:12 pm

Bonfire bob wrote:Hey Glenn, it's funny how some story's are very common! I'm sure your all familiar with the very old "fruit knives". I'm talking about very old strange little knives that usually had designs on the covers and had two blades. One master blade and one strange little blade that looked more like a pick than a blade!
These knives were used, mostly by the wealthy, and they used the blade to actually sliced the fruit, and they would use the pick blade to remove seeds from the fruit!! Well,
99% of these knives were made out of stearling silver!! Yup! With the exception of the springs they made these from silver because it wouldn't rust!!!
I started collecting them at flea markets, yard sales, anywhere I could! Folks didn't know what these were so often I would buy them for 8, 10, and 12 bucks!!
Unfortunately the need for cash forced me to sell the dozen or so I had. I got $ 350.00 for them all!! And this was 25 years ago! DAM, I wish I still had them...

Bob:
Check the "Knife Lore" forum here and on page 2 you will find a long post about silver fruit knives along with some great pictures.I have a couple dozen of these;some with carved pearl scales and even one with gold plating on it.Title of the post is,"Silver fruit knives...the golden age".Check it out when you get a moment.

Bonfire bob · Post by **Bonfire bob** » Tue Oct 30, 2012 4:03 pm

I will check it out, thanks! That silver blade, MOP is beautiful! This knife is definately in the catagory we're talking about!

wiseguy · Post by **wiseguy** » Wed Oct 31, 2012 3:47 am

Here`s an Italian " button lock" stiletto thats kind of cool

vs the picklock and bolster release ones ....1960s with horn handles and swedge blade and nickel hardware ....rostfrei over # 4 stamp

Bonfire bob · Post by **Bonfire bob** » Wed Oct 31, 2012 4:16 pm

Very nice toy wiseguy! Nice shape too!

wiseguy · Post by **wiseguy** » Fri Dec 14, 2012 5:51 am

Thanks , here`s one that`s no toy .....Enjoy !

johnnierotten · Post by **johnnierotten** » Fri Dec 14, 2012 5:50 pm

Never seen one exactly like that......very Sweet.

Bonfire bob · Post by **Bonfire bob** » Fri Dec 14, 2012 6:52 pm

Greetings wiseguy!
You know what you've got there, don't you?? (I wish I knew what was on the tang; please tell us).

This is a push button Big Game hunting knife!! The big, sharp blade and saw were ment to gut and cut the tuff viens, asafocuss, (spelling!), and all that hard material up near the throat. All of you hunters out there like myself that have gutted and cleaned a deer or bear, you know what I'm talking about! The big givaway is that "U" shaped tool up near the top of the knife marked "16"....That tool is meant to extract a 16 gage shotgun shell out of some of the older guns that didn't have automatic shell ejectors...
This baby is in beautiful shape and if it was mine, I'd never part with it..
I hope I helped with some details you may noy have been aware of!
Bobby P CKCo..."Cutler 4-Ever"....

wiseguy · Post by **wiseguy** » Fri Dec 14, 2012 8:00 pm

You are correct Bonfire B .....and its about to get used on a buck that keeps eating my dang plants

Its made by Venier cutlery in Maniago Italy , the other side has a 12g shell puller .

Bonfire bob · Post by **Bonfire bob** » Mon Dec 17, 2012 6:49 pm

Very cool knife!! Dual purpase shell extracter and you can clearly see the lever on the reverse side. The old brake barrel side by side shotguns did not have extractor's!!
With the automatic push-button opening feature, this knife was the one to carry with big game hunting!
Wicked nice piece...if you ever consider selling it, call me first!
Your friend, Bobby P. CKCo..."Cutler 4-Ever"...

wiseguy · Post by **wiseguy** » Mon Dec 17, 2012 8:02 pm

PM sent

Bonfire bob · Post by **Bonfire bob** » Tue Dec 18, 2012 2:21 am

Got your PM bro, I wish I could afford it now; but make sure you get good bucks for it!!

wiseguy · Post by **wiseguy** » Tue Dec 18, 2012 2:45 am

O.k. Back to Italy

Rosco`s 13''

Bonfire bob · Post by **Bonfire bob** » Tue Dec 18, 2012 4:26 am

Oh yeah, Buffalo horn, grinding compliments the drunkin' grinder!!

Haha.
These baby's didn't even have an edge!! They didn't need one cause they were made to JAB IN!! Ask ole' pigsticker, he know's!!

lb58 · Post by **lb58** » Sun Feb 17, 2013 11:26 pm

knife7knut wrote:I love ALL types of spring assisted knives;German;Italian;USA;wherever.Here are most of mine.The pic was taken several years ago so there are probably a few more.
I don't find them too often anymore and when I do they are usually drastically over-priced and/or in poor shape.I have a few in there that need to be worked on and maybe when I retire(again)I'll get around to fixing them.

New to this chat room. Have 3 Rizzuto Estileto Milano switchblades. Trying to learn more about them. Have been in the family a long time and have lost all of the generation that knew about them. One is almost 11" open, almost 9" open and a little over 7" open. Looking forward to learning more about them. Have enjoyed the research so far.

Miller Bro's · Post by **Miller Bro's** » Sun Feb 17, 2013 11:32 pm

Please post some pictures of your knives

lb58 · Post by **lb58** » Sun Feb 17, 2013 11:47 pm

Am anxious to learn more about the three Rizzuto Estileto Milano switchblades that have been in the family for a long time. The generations that knew detail about them are gone. Three different sizes. The research so far has been so interesting, but feel that this forum will yield a great amount of information.

lb58 · Post by **lb58** » Sun Feb 17, 2013 11:54 pm

Will try to get a decent photo of the three.

lb58 · Post by **lb58** » Mon Feb 18, 2013 3:06 am

Trying to post photos. Thanks for your patience. I will get better with practice!

knife7knut · Post by **knife7knut** » Mon Feb 18, 2013 3:30 am

Thought I'd post some newer pictures here.I don't know if they will all go through as my computer is still screwing up.Probably have to make two posts.Some aren't autos but lookalikes.