HEAVY DUTY 1950's Style 14" Open/ 35cm Italian Flat Guard Picklock  Wasp 5mm Classic Handmade by Renzo Pascotto with French Tip Buffalo Horn (Dolphin Stamp)

Features a 6 3/8" Mirror Polished Bayonet Styled Blade. Actual Overall Size Measures 13 3/4" overall Open (35cm).Measures  7 1/4" closed.   Super Heavy Duty Piece with a thick 3/16" inch (5mm)    backspring, blade, and kickspring. When measured with the brass liners the backspring is more than 1/4" thick.

Body has the "Wasp Waist design" which was found on the higher end models of the 50's. ( The handle  flares out slightly (widens) approx 3/4 of the way down). This size has never been made before by Pascotto. 

Heavy Duty Sliding safety with extra heavy Brass Lined Nickel Silver "Flat Guard" Designed Bolsters . These knives are handmade and assembled the old way in Maniago, Italy by Renzo Pascotto . The kick spring is a "slip-in" style.  Nice Buffalo Horn Handles (Referred to as French Tip Horn, the horn is gorgeous. ) (Model shown is the one you will receive). 

Blade is marked on the tang "PASCOTTO RENZO MANIAGO ITALY". Backside is marked with the "DOLPHIN" logo which shows that the finest handle material was used on the knife and has the initials of the supplier of such. Blade is mirror polished with the bayonet grind. 

Picklock design; means you must take your index finger and thumb and pull back where the blade locks to unlock it, (most modern classics have a swivel bolster release design). (Older Model classics and Limited Editions feature the Picklock design closure). Weighs approx 12.1 oz. (Co-sign piece). 

Note these are very hard to find. New/Just made by Pascotto. Not many of the these are available.