George Schrade Auto Button in the Bolster

This is a beautiful and rare George Schrade with Button in the Bolster. This knife is a Auto made by George Schrade in 1895-1910 and the bolsters are nickel silver and iron liners. The model number is #1000. On the front of the blade is said: Press Button Knife Co., Walden, NY and on the back of the blade is blank. The knife is about 4 7/8 inches when closed and about 8 3/4 when the blade is opened. This knife originally had etching on the front of the blade that says Invincible. It is not there anymore. When the blade is closed, it sits deep, and in the middle, no peeking. There is a lot of patina on this knife. The handles are jigged bone, and they are no cracks on both of the handles. 

Frank Centofante (1936-2009) Damascus Bolsters Folder

This is a beautiful Frank Centofante Folder with Damascus Bolsters and Green Sea Snail handles. This knife is about 4 1/8 inches long when closed and about 7 1/4 inches long when the blade is opened. The blade is ATS-34 and Frank did beautiful file work on the liners both top and bottom. This knife is marked Madisonville,TN. The blade closes deep and well centered. 

Frank Centofante Folder MOP Lock Back File Work

This is a beautiful Frank Centofante folder with mother-of-pearl handles. This knife, a lock back is about 3 3/4 inches long when closed and about 6 1/2 inches long when the blade is open. The mark on the blade is the third one from Frank, it says: Centofante, Madisonville, TN. The blade is made of ATS-34, a favorite of Frank. The bolsters are stainless steel and when the blade is closed, it centers well and deep. Frank did file work on the liners, both top and bottom. This is a special knife that Frank made for me, he was trying to make a knife that would not rip out my pant pockets. If you look closely at the main bolster, you can see the bump out. 

 

Frank Centofante (1936-2009) Interframe MOP

This is a beautiful Frank Centofante Interframe folder with Mother of Pearl inlays. The blade is ATS-34 and it has a satin finish. This knife is about 2 1/2 inches long when the blade is closed and about 5 7/8 inches long when the blade is opened. This knife, a lockback has nickel silver bolsters. The knife is marked Tampa, Florida. The bolsters are nickel silver and when the blade is closed, it centers well and deep. 

Frank Centofante (1936-2009) Side Lock Folder

This is a beautiful Frank Centofante Side Lock. The knife is about 3 1/2 inches long when closed and about 6 inches when the blade is opened. The blade is ATS-34 satin finish, includes stainless steel bolsters and back spring. It had beautiful dovetailed handle from the South China Sea. It has fancy filed stainless steel lines on top and bottom. This knife was made in Madisonville, TN. When the blade is closed, it centers well and deep. There are no cracks at any of the pins on either side.

Bowen Bullet Folder with Engraving on the Blade a Lockback

This is beautiful Bowen Bullet Knife made in Atlanta, Georgia. This knife model is R-1306 is a lockback and the handles are Jigged Bone. The blade has been engraved by “Dillingham” for America’s Bicentennial from 1776-1976. This knife is about 4 1/2 inches long when closed and about 8 inches long when opened. The bolsters are nickel silver with brass liners. On the front side, on the tang, it says Bowen USA and on the reverse side on the tang it says, R-1306. There are no cracks at any of the pins on both sides of the handles or the thong hole. The blade sits deep and well centered when closed, there is no wiggle. Comes complete with the original Bowen Box and wrap. 

Italy INOY Auto has Bolster-Release Faux Mother of Pearl

This Italy auto was made after 1960 in which the bolster rotates to lift the backspacing off the blade stud to allow closing off the knife. This is also referred to as a “rotating bolster” or “swivel bolster”. This knife is about 5 inches long when closed and about 8 3/4 inches when the blade is open. The handles are faux MOP or Mother-of-Pearl. On the front side of the blade, on the tang it says: INOY and on the back side of the tang it says Paten 340386. There are no other marking on this knife. There are no cracks at any of the pins on both sides. The blade open up and fires strong when the button is pressed. It locks tight, no wobble. When closed, the blade sits in the middle with no peeking. The lock works in both positions. 

 

Italian Auto has Bolster-Release Blue Handles

This Italy auto was made after 1960 in which the bolster rotates to lift the backspacing off the blade stud to allow closing off the knife. This is also referred to as a “rotating bolster” or “swivel bolster”. This knife is about 5 inches long when closed and about 8 3/4 inches when the blade is open. The handles are Blue Plastic and on the front of the tang is says: Rostfrie. I think this knife was made by Frank Beltrame for export to Germany. There are no other marking on this knife. There are no cracks at any of the pins on both sides. The blade open up and fires strong when the button is pressed. It locks tight, no wobble. When closed, the blade sits in the middle with no peeking. The lock works in both positions.