STAINLESS STEEL 18cm Japanese Picklock Vintage 1960s automatic knife

Vintage STAINLESS STEEL 18cm Japanese Picklock Stiletto automatic knife with black scales made in Japan in the 1960s. This knife measures 18.3cm (7.2 inches) open and 4 inches closed with brass D stamped liners, button, safety & pins and nickel silver bolsters and decorative lanyard ring. The bayonet style blade is 98% full or better with original finish with some sharpening marks and the ricasso is stamped STAINLESS STEEL. The scales are black synthetic in nice condition with a couple of hairline cracks and some handling marks. The knife works well with the blade tip deep and centered closed, good snap and average lockup with some movement each way at the tip. Does rattle if shaken with blade open. Safety works. VG condition.