Some of my autos!

[jw517]

Just had to buy it. Falcon.

[QGofLake]

Just had to buy it. Falcon. IMG_0363.jpeg

I can certainly see why! Love the Falcons and that looks like particularly nice stag.

[QGofLake]

Better pictures of my 11" transitional. The tuxedo style horn is one of my favorite styles.

[jw517]

Oh wow! What a contrast! Nice knife!

[Madmarco]

If I was a fan of fishtails, Smits, I doubt I'd have resisted either!
Really cool knife, and that stag is outstanding!
Ya done good, buddy!


Ill never get tired of viewing your transitional, QGL, it is ultra-cool!
I'm really likin the flat blade too!
Ya done good too, buddy!

[jw517]

Now if I could afford this one.

[QGofLake]

Ill never get tired of viewing your transitional, QGL, it is ultra-cool!
I'm really likin the flat blade too!
Ya done good too, buddy!

Tks Marco! It is one of my favorite knives.

"Oh wow! What a contrast! Nice knife!"

Tks JW! It is my first Italian auto.

"What is the knife in the picture you posted?"
Kim... unless my eyes are mistaken, the fishtail is a Latama. Is that correct JW?

[jw517]

Yes it is. I fellow wanted me to buy it but I think he wants 800-1000. The antler fish is Falcon. Owned by AGA Campolin. The black horn fish is Latama.

[jw517]

Me too Kim,and I still have money left. If I would have bought the Latama my wife would leave I think.I have enough switchblades you know.

[Madmarco]

Me too, Smits, and JFYI, there is no such thing as "enough switchblades"! lol!

[jw517]

I’m tinkering with the idea of making one but I hate to fail.

[Madmarco]

If AGA Campolin never tried we wouldn't have all his great knives, so go for it, Smitty!

[Madmarco]

"Well I shot a man in Reno just to watch him die!"

I know that feeling only too well, Kim, no matter how many I acquire I immediately want more, more, more...."With a rebel yell she cried more, more, more!"

[QGofLake]

The automatic knives are my favorite by far. I feel like I can't get or have enough of them.

I can certainly relate. Last fall, I found one of the autos I had as a youth in a box. Went online to see what I could discover about it and fell right down the rabbit hole. I'll have to take some pictures of my Edge Co Rizzy.

I used to do a little but a little wouldn't do So the little got more and more

[jw517]

Aren’t these pretty! Fakes!

A friend looks for knives in another area for me and asked me if these were good.

[jw517]

When you have been around this stuff as long as I have you know a lot. I know more than most collectors unless they live in Canada. I have the “eye” for stuff like this. I showed them to Bill. He told me.

[jw517]

I thought the top one had stag too nice to be fake but no.

[jw517]

Yes he did. They were in an auction somewhere. They were up to 80-90 dollars so far. It appears they are about 35.00 max if you buy them from China directly.

[jw517]

Yes Kim! Anytime I see the letters AKC on a knife I get nervous.

[jw517]

I was told you should be able to see the R for Registered Trademark inside the canopy of the letter A. Mine is China and is just a dot.

I have never seen a “Real” AKC Roma close up so I can’t say for sure.

[jw517]

I think yours is real.

[jw517]

I bought it from China. 15.00 shipped. Best Buy I made in a while too. If it has a round rod spring inside I’d say it’s China too. If it’s flat it’s Italy I bet.

[jw517]

I have a REAL 13 in. Stiletto from AKC here and yes it has a tiny R ,but I bought it 18 years ago too. It’s real and it does not work either.
Yours must be Italian if it does not work either.. Mine was dead dull too where the Chinese knife shaves hair. Go figure

[jw517]

Is the spring round?

[jw517]

Yes that’s it. AKC world is something different all together I think. I have never seen that stamped on a tang. I don’t know if a real Roma has brass liners either. Yours look like steel,mine are steel.