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Comment by Lee Saunders on March 13, 2012 at 21:53

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Ah ha!  Ricordo di Venezia (the name of my Italian switchblade) is Italian for Memories of Venice.  Here is a classical guitar song with the same name and some real nice Venice canal scenes.

Made me flick my blade!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=83mdRC8Kyww

Comment by Clint Thompson on March 13, 2012 at 20:40

Lee...

Great looking knives.

Comment by Lee Saunders on March 13, 2012 at 18:02

A couple of switchblades in the mail today!

The first is not an antique, but it's a real nice Schrade.

It has pretty kind of copper Abalone handles.  On the bolster (which is also the auto-open button) it says 'Schrade'.

On the tang it says:

Schrade Cut.

    Walden

Made in U.S.A.

Nothing on the other side.

On the box it says 'Fire and Ice Tempered' and the knife is wrapped in a brown was-paper.  I don't buy too many new switches but I like this one and Schrades are nice no matter how old they are.

I took some other pics of the Schrade but the didn't come out well.  I will take some more when I have time.

The 2nd knife is Italian and at least 50 years old tho it looks like a NOS.

On the handles it has a Litho Italian scene.  One side has a canal and bridge.  The other side has a Gondola with a Gondolier!  That side says 'Ricordo di Venezia'.  I don't know what that means but I would guess something about a scene in Venice...maybe.

The tang says 'INOX' on one side, nothing on the other.

It opens with a small button after pushing the unlock slide, and it opens with quite a pop!!

Comment by Clint Thompson on February 24, 2012 at 8:53

Alex...

Thanks Alex.  The folding cross-guard is a favorite one too.  I carried the smaller stag handled one for a couple of years.  Their keepers.

Comment by Alex K. on February 23, 2012 at 22:47

Nice group of Hubies you have there Clint! I especially like the guardian.

Comment by Clint Thompson on February 23, 2012 at 19:47

Here is my not so Antique Hubertus auto knives.  The small stag handle one is about 30 years old.

Comment by Clint Thompson on January 27, 2012 at 8:34

Gus....

This Schrade Presto is in great shape.  What a knife to have.  The bone handle really makes this knife.  Thanks for sharing and thanks for this clear picture.

Comment by Gus Marsh on January 27, 2012 at 0:09

This is the George Schrade Auto, 7 inches over all with a 3 inch clip blade, fishtail, brown bone handles, The tang is marked Presto, Pat Jan 30-40, Made in USA and on the other side of the tang it says Geo Schrade Knife Co. Inc. Bgdt, Conn.

Comment by Jan Carter on November 25, 2011 at 16:23

Larry,

ROFL, I will and Thanks for the advise

Comment by Larry Slate on November 19, 2011 at 23:49

I would recommend buying Mark Erickson's "Antique American Switchblades".  He can find it on Amazon.com for about $25.  All those knives are addressed there.  Let me know if he wants to sell them, preferably before he reads the book :) 

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