Latama ITALY 33cm Italian Picklock Kris blade 13 inch vintage 1950s automatic knife

Vintage Latama ITALY 33cm Italian Picklock Kris blade automatic knife made in Italy in the 1950s and imported to the US by the Latin American Import/Export Co (LATAMA). The knife measures 33.7cm (13.25 inches) open and 7 1/8 inches closed with D stamped brass liners and nickel silver bolsters, button and safety cap. The Kris (wavy) blade is 100% full with all of the original finish intact and the ricasso is stamped Latama ITALY on the front and PATENT 35958 on the reverse. The genuine horn scales (handles/covers) are in excellent condition and are mostly black with some translucent green & cream streaking. The knife works great with blade tip well below the liners closed, strong snap and Tight lockup open. Does not rattle if shaken with blade open. Safety works. EX+ condition.