Ring Cutlery B Svoboda Purple Dragon picklock NOS switchblade
Ring Cutlery B Svoboda Purple Dragon picklock NOS switchblade
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Ring Cutlery B Svoboda Purple Dragon picklock NOS switchblade knife. This is one of the New Old Stock switchblade knives found in a warehouse in Mexico in 2020. The knives were mostly Japanese and Italian switchblades from the late 1950s and had been forgotten in storage in Mexico for about 60 years! I had never seen a knife like this before the Mexico find! I call these Purple Dragon picklocks for obvious reasons though some may argue that they're not exactly purple. The knife is in the original box and is just as it was the day it was made in Japan in the late 1950s! It measures 15cm (6 inches) open with brass liners, button and safety cap and nickel silver bolsters and decorative bail. The bayonet style blade is perfect except for some light scratches from opening and closing a few times and is stamped RING CUTLERY B.SVOBODA JAPAN. The scales are some shade of red/purple with a white 3 dimensional white dragon on the back covered by clear acrylic. Opening this original box and seeing this 1950s Japanese switchblade in new condition is truly a step back in time! Comes with laminated certificate of authenticity.