M ITALY INOX 33cm Italian Picklock Horn Vintage 1950s automatic knife 5mm

Vintage 1950s M ITALY INOX 33cm Italian picklock horn switchblade knife measures 33.3cm (13 1/8 inches) open and 7 1/8 inches closed with D stamped brass liners, nickel silver bolsters, button and safety cap. The bayonet style blade is 100% full with all of the original finish and is stamped M ITALY INOX in an oval on the ricasso. This knife is extra heavy with 5mm wide backspring and base of blade. Beautiful horn scales that are mostly black with some green & cream streaks. The back scale is basically black. The blade tip sits deep and centered, good snap and TIGHT lockup. Nice old 13 inch 1950s Italian picklock! The name picklock refers to how the knife is closed. You pick (lift) the locking tab with your thumbnail to release the blade to be closed. Safety works. EX+ condition.