Rizzuto Estileto Milano 27cm Japanese Swing guard White vintage automatic knife

Vintage Rizzuto Estileto Milano 27cm Japanese Swing guard White vintage automatic knife made in Japan in the 1960s. It measures 26.5cm (10 3/8 inches) open and 5 13/16 inches closed with steel liners, bolsters & guards with brass button, pins and safety cap. This knife has the less common step bolsters (line across top bolsters dividing two slightly different levels) and standard shape guards. The bayonet style blade is 99% full or better with original factory finish and the ricasso is stamped STAINLESS STEEL and it's also stamped RIZZUTO ESTILETO MILANO on the face below the blade spine. The white synthetic scales are in excellent condition with a tiny chip on bottom edge of back scale. The knife works well with blade tip well below liners closed, good snap and tight lockup. Safety works. EX+ condition.