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Hello and welcome to all that have a passion for knives with a spring from years gone by. I would like to extend an invitation to you all to make yourselves at home, feeling free to discuss, share, inquire, teach and learn about that which we have all a fondness of....The Antique Switchblade Knife.
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1960's Vintage Red Bullfighter Dragon Mexican Leverlock Switchblade
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Bonsa 1950's Gravity Knife
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Comment by Lee Saunders on May 6, 2012 at 13:24 -
Picked up two great switchblades plus i put a deposit on another (expensive) switchblade. A few months and i'll have it paid off so that i can post pics.
Both switchblades are above. Both are Edgemaster blades. The top knife actually has Tin handles. There is another one out there that i want with Brass handles. Haven't found one yet. In this photo it looks brassy though huh?? The pics below whow the tin clearly.
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Comment by Jan Carter on April 7, 2012 at 15:26
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Lee,
Impressive - the book and the knives. Amazing pieces and a great story
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Comment by Lee Saunders on April 7, 2012 at 14:42
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do you know the maker and the age Wayne?
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Comment by wayne schmertzler on April 7, 2012 at 11:39 -
yes it is!!
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Comment by Lee Saunders on April 7, 2012 at 10:00
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Nice blade Wayne. I thought at first it was Press Button, but is it Italian??
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Comment by wayne schmertzler on April 7, 2012 at 7:48
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Comment by wayne schmertzler on April 7, 2012 at 7:46
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Comment by wayne schmertzler on April 7, 2012 at 7:45
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nice huh??switch%20blade%202.jpg
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Comment by Lee Saunders on April 6, 2012 at 20:24
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Got some new switchblades to add to my growing collection last week.
Bought these 2 from Mark Erickson, author of Antique American Switchblades, Identification and Value Guide.
I think I got good buys for the knives.
The top knife is a brown swirl that some call Root Beer color. It is a Shur-Snap knive and is identified on the tang as SHUR SNAP over Colonial over U.S.A. There are no other markings, the spring works well open and closing. It is 7 inches open with a 3.25 inch blade.
The second is a goldish jigged handles of some kind. Seems bone but I am not sure. This knife is identified on the tang as PRESS BUTTON over Knife Co. overWalden, N.Y. It measures 6 3/8ths open with a 2.75 inch blade. It's a fat knife. The handle is 7/8ths inch wide compared to the Shur Snap which is like 3/8ths.
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Comment by Lee Saunders on March 22, 2012 at 21:47
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I have to correct something from the post about the Mark Erickson book and the Schrade book he sent me. He got it from a Great Grandson of George Schrade and the ook had been published in the 1980s.
That is all. I'm out!
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