Switch blades

[ATF]

The classic stiletto is one which retracts inside the handle not the switchblade. So you now need one of those too

 

[RonJ]

Are you with ATF?

 

[THE PILGRIM]

I don't hear this much about Oklahoma when I went to see Oklahoma.

 

[ATF]

Are you with ATF?

No I am not with the ATF Ron, rest easy.

I just like Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms

 

[gregintenn]

I have a nice stag handled Hubertus. Might be a little of $100 these days, but it seems to be of top quality.

 

[WhitleyStu]

If you would like a modern high quality auto made in the U.S.A. with Italian styling you might look at the Protech Godfather or Godson. A little over the high end of the budget you mentioned, but great knives with excellent customer service.

 

[OldK22]

Daily carry knife - German Hubertus - 4 1/2 inch closed - 3 1/4 inch blade - Holds a razor edge for a long time. Stag is good quality. Springs if they do break are very easy to acquire and replace. Picked this one up at an auction for $25 last fall. Had another one just like it that I had carried for years and got talked out of it. Same knife same quality. KCI Gun Show in Kansas City has several vendors that have quality switchblades for sale. Once a year a gentleman from Italy shows up with several hundred switchblades that he makes and brings over. Last show I saw him at he sold all of them in about 3 hours. Good prices and great quality.

 

[RonJ]

The classic stiletto is one which retracts inside the handle not the switchblade. So you now need one of those too

ATF, there are many otf knives but no one makes them in the classic Italian
style anymore. The few vintage knives Ive seen on the net start at several thousand dollars. Seems like some company could make a few bucks buy reintroducing them.

 

[Marshwheeling]

Dunno too much about switchblades. I have looked a little into two makes:
1. Frank Beltrame, because it is a family name for some of my step-kids. I have no idea how they fit into the pantheon of switchblade makers, but they look like decent quality, traditional Italian switchblades, with prices from reasonable to "above my pay grade".

2. Mikov. I learned about them from an "expert" knife sharpener who, as some of you may remember, turned up here a couple of years ago. He stayed around for maybe a month, impressed everyone (not necessarily favorably) with his superior sharpening skills and taste in knives, and vanished, perhaps with a little gorilla help out the door. The Mikov knives are kind of interesting, though, and also affordable, at least at the lower end of the scale. The seller requires you to jump through a lot of hoops, though, or I might already have bought one.

 

[30-30remchester]

I have done some research about legal ownership of automatic knives in my home state of Colorado aka California East. From what I have found, it is not only illegal to carry, but to even own. Seems our wise leaders think we cant be trusted to even own historic pieces. I have a friend in another state that has offered me a collection of US military automatic knives. However in order to protect everyone from antique historic knives, our leaders said I could not add these to my US military knife collection.

 

[legelegel]

Switchblade knives are like AR-15s. That are still considered assault weapons and too mean looking.

 

[ATF]

ATF, there are many otf knives but no one makes them in the classic Italian
style anymore. The few vintage knives Ive seen on the net start at several thousand dollars. Seems like some company could make a few bucks buy reintroducing them.

Ron there are true double edged out of the front auto stilettos available

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but these are the hoops you have to jump through.

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FEDERAL CODES-
18 USC 1716 (G) (2) (1-4) provides this summary: Switchblade knives can be shipped to civilian and armed forces supply or procurement officers and employees of the Federal government ordering or procuring or purchasing such knives in connection with activities in the Federal government; to supply or procurement officers in the National Guard, the Air National Guard or militia of the state or territory of the District of Columbia ordering, procuring or purchasing such knives in connection with the activities of such organizations; to supply or procurement officers or employees of the municipal government of the District of Columbia or the government of any state or territory of any county, city, or other political subdivision of a state or territory ordering, procuring or purchasing such knives in connection with the activities of such government.
15 USC 1244 provides in summary: Knives can be shipped by common carrier, that sale, transportation or distribution, possession or introduction into interstate commerce of switchblade knives is authorized if it is pursuant to a contract with the armed forces or any member or employee thereof acting in the performance of his or her duty may possess switchblade knives any may have them shipped to him and sold to him or her. The possession and transportation upon his or her person of a switchblade knife or a blade 3 inches or less is authorized to any handicapped individual who has the use of only one arm.

 

[RonJ]

Thanks Guys,
I just ordered a 9" stag horn switch blade from Blade Play.
It is made by Frank Beltrame in Italy. $94.00 free shipping.
I think this will serve my needs.

Frank B 9" Italian Stiletto Stag Horn Automatic Knife - Bayonet - Blade Play

 

[W.E.G.]

Thanks Guys,
I just ordered a 9" stag horn switch blade from Blade Play.
It is made by Frank Beltrame in Italy. $94.00 free shipping.
I think this will serve my needs.

Frank B 9" Italian Stiletto Stag Horn Automatic Knife - Bayonet - Blade Play

I resemble that remark!

 

[one eye joe]

Mr Muggins, here is a picture of the STYLE of knife I'm looking for. I want an Italian knife of higher quality though. What do you have?

9" PEARL Handle Michael Corleone Milano Godfather Style Pocket Knife - - Amazon.com

RonJ, BE EXTREMELY CAREFUL. THIS STYLE OF KNIFE IS PERHAPS THE MOST COPIED--IN A CHEAP MANNER--BY ASIAN MANUFACTURERS. I KNOW THAT YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A HIGH END KNIFE. BUY FROM A RESPECTED MANUFACTURER, AND A WELL KNOWN SITE. GO ONTO ONE OF THE KNIFE FORUMS AND DO SOME RESEARCH. (I LIKE THE BENCHMADE AUTOMATICS, BECAUSE THEY DO COLLABORATIONS WITH SOME OF THE GREAT BLADE SMITHS. UNFORTUNATELY, THEY DON'T MAKE AN ITALIAN STYLE STILETTO) GOOD LUCK…..

 

[moosedog]

Here's a 9 inch "Inoxid" Italian switchblade circa 1960's that I bought from a Forum member last year.
I had one just like it growing up in Detroit and traded it for a chicken dinner after a night of partying. (different life)
I've got some German Boker's, S&W's, etc, but the older Italian switchblades just have a "cool" factor to them.
Good luck on your search.

 

[Stargater]

I ordered a bunch of switchblades directly from Italy a few years ago. Even tho they're not illegal to own in my state, if Customs intercepted them, they'd confiscate them. The company's policy was, if your order got snatched they'd try a second time. If that got snatched, well...sometimes the bear gets you!

All my orders arrived in fine shape and I ordered some BIG ONES, some with stag and other great looking scales. The switchblade laws became popular after the movie, REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE back in the 50s. It was absurd, of course, because actual gangs didn't use switchblade knives because they were far too flimsy; instead, they used kitchen knives because they were big, tough, cheap, durable and were difficult to trace. And bikers? They're far more likely to carry Cold Steel Rajah IIs -- so I wouldn't try to pull a switchblade on one! The only switchblades I saw as a kid was the occasional Italian model some kid would get ahold of and show off to his friends. One kid got stabbed by his own banana knife when he waved it at some guy he was trying to bum money off of and the guy took it away from him and planted it in his thigh.

So the switchblade laws were/are pretty stupid in that they were all political in nature. I bought mine all for show and some appear pretty intimidating. But they're really better suited as movie props than actual cutting instruments. (BTW, if you ever use a swichblade, make sure you don't hold it like those gang members in that stupid movie!)

 

[BigChief52]

Good choice Ron. Frank B. makes perfect classic Italian stiletto. It even has the swinging bolster to unlock the blade.
There is a lesson to be learned from this subject. Restrictive laws are easy to pass and very difficult to ever get rid of. These ridiculous laws go way back to the juvenile delinquent scare of the 1950s and here we are in 2015 with a crazy patchwork of laws restricting ownership of simple pocket knives. And just how effective were these restrictions at reducing crime? Do we ever learn?

 

[geraldw321]

Hello there take a lok at the pirhana line of auto knives

Piranha P1 Pocket for sale - Blade HQ

i have several very well made in U.S.A. strong, light, tough, excellent customer service . various styles and colors . hope this helps

 

[vipermd]

Have you received your "button lock knife?" When I looked at amazon ads they were not autos but " button locks" ( auto with out spring?) Unfortunately I know very little about autos- just use Cold Steel and Kershaw. An auto might be nice to have in an outer pocket when archery hunting in a tree, hopefully the harness would keep me upright, but would I need to cut myself down?? I would be curious to find out what they send you. Be Safe,