UNUSUAL SPRING KNIFE ?

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richard
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UNUSUAL SPRING KNIFE ?

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i have this small spring knife.and leather case. it springs open when you pull the ball at the bottom.and locks. and springs shut when you push the ball.
has any one any info on this knife.?
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sam eib
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Re: UNUSUAL SPRING KNIFE ?

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What they call a pull ball, about all I can tell ya.
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Pull ball knife usually refers to a George Schrade made small switchblade knife with a spring mechanism and a pull ball release. The knife pictured here does not look like a swithblade but rather a mechanical pull-push mechanism.
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Bill DeShivs
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Re: UNUSUAL SPRING KNIFE ?

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Mechanical gear knife, not a spring knife.
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