ROSCO MADE ITALY 18cm Italian Picklock 1950s Vintage automatic knife

Vintage ROSCO MADE IN ITALY 18cm Italian picklock from the 1950s. It measures 18cm (just over 7 inches) open with brass D stamped liners & nickel silver bolsters, button and safety cap. 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. The bayonet style blade is 99% full with the original factory finish and some light scratches and is stamped ROSCO in a diamond over MADE ITALY. The front buffalo horn scales is mostly black and the back scale is mostly translucent green and both are in excellent condition. The blade tip seats deep closed, good snap and tight lockup open with a hint of movement each way at the tip. Safety works. EX+ condition.