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Comment by Gus Marsh on September 22, 2011 at 10:00

This is the Virginia INOX with a spear point blade, side lever action, jigged bone handles and shotgun puller in both 12 gauge and 16 gauge. It has steel bolsters and liners and the gauges are marked on each side. This knife belonged to my grandfather who lived in Northern Minnesota all his life. We he passed away, it went to my dad and when my dad passed away in 2000, it is now in my hands. The liners are starting to separate and I imagine it is from the sub zero cold climates to temperate summers in Minnesota. This knife blade is 3 3/16 inches long and it is 4 3/4 inches when closed, the spring is still very strong on this knife.

Comment by jim on September 22, 2011 at 5:03

Very nice Schrade switchblade,Gus.

Comment by Gus Marsh on September 21, 2011 at 9:51

This is one of my favorite knives; it is an Schrade Fishtail, 4 inch closed and a 3-¼ inch blade. It has real jigged bone handles and brass liners. I picked up this knife at a hardware store in Denver, Colorado. It was around the early 1970’s and the dealer had put all of the switchblades in a back room. At first he was reluctant to show me anything, but after talking with him for a few minutes, he drag out several boxes of knives. I purchased two, one for me and one for my dad, who has since passed away. This knife is in mint condition, it almost certainly has been opened and closed 10 times in its’ life.

Comment by Gus Marsh on September 20, 2011 at 10:32

This is a Flylock 9-inch letter opener with a small pen blade and blue-swirl celluloid handles. On one side of the tang is marked “FLYLOCK REG. U.S. PAT. OFF. And on the other side of the tang it says FLYLOCK KNIFE CO., B’PORT, CONN. One the pile side of the blade is etched “Lehigh Steel Co., New York, N.Y.” I can just see a secretary at Lehigh Steel with this letter opener in her desk.

Comment by Gus Marsh on September 19, 2011 at 10:28

This is an A. C. Manufacturing Company (made by Aerial Manufacturing Company) it has a 4-½ inch blade that is back spring released. Beautiful stag bone handles and brass liners and nickel silver double bolsters. On one side of the tang it’s marked A.C. MFG CO., MARINETTE, WIS. And on the other side of the tang it says PAT. OCT 23rd 1916. I love showing this knife to my friends, most of them have no idea of how to open it or close this knife.

In the summer of 2005, I spent approximately a month in Northern Minnesota and Wisconsin, looking for any information about this company, old photo, etc. I visited Duluth and Marinette, Wisconsin, checking out the libraries, historical societies and local newspapers. I felt that I ended up giving historical societies more information about Aerial Cutlery Company, than what I took back.

Comment by Ken W. on September 18, 2011 at 12:32

Comment by Ken W. on September 18, 2011 at 12:29

Nice knife! I have one just like it in the same condition and some clip blade models too!

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Comment by Gus Marsh on September 18, 2011 at 12:23

This is a PRESTO made by George Schrade Knife Company in Bridgeport, Conn.  During the early 1980’s, I would go up to the Great Western Gun & Knife show in Los Angeles, CA. At that time, I would go to my bank and withdraw $100.00 for the three-day show. On Friday I walked into building #5 and a guy had three of these knives for sale, they were mint and in a box. He was asking $40.00 each or all three for $100.00. I didn’t want to blow me entire wad of money on one sale, so I purchased just one. Now I kick myself you know where when I see what they are selling for today. 

On one tang it is marked PRESTO, PAT. JAN 30-40, MADE IN U.S.A. and on the other side of the tang is it marked Geo. Schrade Knife Co., Inc. Bridgeport, Conn.  It has a large pruning blade that is 2 ¾ inches long, nickel silver liners and bolsters, and shackle. The handles are black plastic cracked ice and this knife is just over 4 inches long when closed. There are no cracks on the handle; it has good action, locks and seats deep. In all my years of collecting, this is the finest old mint knife I have ever found.

Comment by Wayne Justis on September 16, 2011 at 10:58

Here are a couple 3 3/4"  Press Button Doubles.including one with safeties(bootom knife) and another that is stamped "Patent Applied For "(top knife). If you will notice all have a different jigging to the bone.

Comment by Wayne Justis on September 16, 2011 at 10:56

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