A Gaggle of Switchblades

[Flattop5]

A Gaggle of Switchblades

Source of the photo: unknown.

The 5 top/left knives seem to be Italian. The rest seem to be French, except the final one, which seems Mexican.

 

[s&wchad]

Switchblades... Gotta love 'em!

I know the source of these.

Only the bottom four are autos.

 

[Retired W4]

Some of the lever locks are probably Hubertus (Germany).

The main blade on this is auto while the saw blade/bottle opener is not.

There is quite a price spread between the older and newer models.

When it comes to benchmade, I prefer the early large button/no safety versions.

 

[Retired W4]

My favorite Marfione blade.

 

[Retired W4]

Flattop5 got me on one of my favorite subjects, switchblades.

I picked this one up at a shop in Portland, OR. An early collaboration with Al Mar when Benchmade moved from California to Oregon. The shop owner did not plan on selling it but I talked him into it. Portland is knife central.