VIRGINIA INOX 20cm Vintage Italian Shell Puller PATENT automatic knife

VIRGINIA INOX 20cm Vintage Italian Shell Puller PATENT automatic knife. This is an unusual knife that you don't see very often. I believe it's 1960s vintage. The knife measures 20cm (7 13/16 inches) open and 4.5 inches closed with D Stamped brass liners, steel bolsters/pullers and nickel silver button and safety cap. The clip point swedge blade is 98% full and retains a lot of the original finish with some light scratches and sharpening marks and is stamped VIRGINIA INOX on the front ricasso and PATENT ITALY on the rear. Wrap around black synthetic scales are in very good condition with some light scuffs and handling marks. The knife works great with the blade tip below the liners closed, strong snap and good lockup open with just hint up and down. This is a backspring release so you press down on the exposed back spring to release the blade to be closed. Nice unusual vintage Italian shell puller switchblade knife. The word PATENT is stamped on the butt of the knife between the shell pullers. Came with this chain from Italy and I think the chain is nickel silver. Non magnetic. Safety works. EX- condition.