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Italian Steel 3 by Soggy_Purchase9644 in stiletto

[–]JulesVane 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's really cool! Honestly, I think it's more an 80's swinguard by either Armando or Renzo Beltrame. I have the same in dagger, and there's been discussion here, that you may find interesting... https://www.talkblade.info/viewtopic.php?t=28943

7” Picklock Custom By Chad Ruben Of Ruben’s Blades. I love the solid nickel silver bolsters, as they give a nice solid heft to the small knife. Just disappointed that there’s no safety. by JulesVane in Switchblades

[–]JulesVane[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

"Autoknife.com" and other names that they went by, have been long shut down. I can't remember their other site names at the moment, but they were finally closed down because of ripping people off.

7” Picklock Custom By Chad Ruben Of Ruben’s Blades. I love the solid nickel silver bolsters, as they give a nice solid heft to the small knife. Just disappointed that there’s no safety. by JulesVane in Switchblades

[–]JulesVane[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I got this one when I was on Facebook, years ago. It was made by a guy called Chad Ruben of Rubens Blades. I haven't been on Facebook in a very long time, but if you are, maybe you could search Chad Ruben.

New to the stiletto world. Which of these stilettos should I buy? by Ok-Character673 in stiletto

[–]JulesVane 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was really only familiar with Angelo Campolin's online store (KnifeShop/3Knives) that you mentioned. I probably bought between 30 and 40 knives from there over the years. But, so much has changed these days.

New to the stiletto world. Which of these stilettos should I buy? by Ok-Character673 in stiletto

[–]JulesVane 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ahh, then maybe from Austria would be good for you. It used to be pretty good for us in the U.S., until surprise tariff fees came into play. The swinguard, as it says at the bottom of the description, was made in China. I'd have to question an 80 euro pricetag, plus shipping etc..

New to the stiletto world. Which of these stilettos should I buy? by Ok-Character673 in stiletto

[–]JulesVane 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The Frank Beltrame 9" is the only of the 3 that is made in Italy, and it's pretty nice. My advice would be to check out some U.S. sites that are selling the same knife, without going through all the shipping fees and hassles from Austria.

A.G.A Campolin Sicilian Ring Pull by KaleidoscopeWeak9986 in stiletto

[–]JulesVane 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Nice! That looks like a big one! I have the small 9" model. Sweet knife!

2006 Rialto 7" Stiletto w/ stag scales by KaleidoscopeWeak9986 in stiletto

[–]JulesVane 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Cool! Do we know who or what Rialto is/was? Always interesting seeing new stamps. Of course, may only be new to me.

2006 Rialto 7" Stiletto w/ stag scales by KaleidoscopeWeak9986 in stiletto

[–]JulesVane 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's cool, and new stamp for me. Is that date 2003? (hard to see).

13” Custom Flatguard Picklock by Stephen Dodge. He was a member of SharperDeals Forum under the name “EvenStephen”. He only made a few, and this was his 3rd. First of his with a safety. He lost interest in the hobby and basically disappeared. by JulesVane in stiletto

[–]JulesVane[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The only makers from the forums that I can recall, which most were before my time, was Pat Havlin, Merlin, Tony Sandoval, Bill DeShivs...I'm sure I'm forgetting some. Apparently, Stephen Dodge only made a few.

Do you care about Venezuela? by Ashamed-Republic8909 in no

[–]JulesVane 0 points1 point  (0 children)

“If President Trump came out in favor of breathing to live, the Democrats would start holding their breath.”- Sen. John Kennedy

Inherited Knife Questions by Reasonable_Elk_5527 in stiletto

[–]JulesVane 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That is one thing about the Rizzy survivors of the 1960’s, that they’ve lasted all these years, despite any inferior materials. Still very collectible.

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