RIZZUTO ESTILETO MILANO STAINLESS STEEL 9 inch RARE Black automatic knife

Vintage RIZZUTO ESTILETO MILANO STAINLESS STEEL 9 inch RARE Black automatic knife with finger grooves made in Japan in the 1960s and 70s. This is one of the rarer Rizzuto knives with fixed finger guards and is sometimes called a knuckle knife, though it's not. It measures 22.2cm (8 3/4 inches) open with steel liners and bolsters and brass button, safety and pins and nickel silver decorative lanyard ring. The bayonet style blade is 99% full with factory finish and is stamped STAINLESS STEEL on the tang and RIZZUTO ESTILETO MILANO below the spine on the front of the blade. The black plastic scales are in nice condition with a little shrinkage. The knife works great with blade tip seated Deep closes, strong snap and TIGHT lockup! Safety works. EX+ condition.