SOLD Romanelli Pick Lock Stiletto - a true Italian quick blade

[JAQuigley]

Time to sell this 1950s Romanelli Import Company switchblade. Measures 7" overall - originally purchased by an American GI who was a POW for 16 months of World War 2. This knife has been restored by Bill Deshivs (June 2022) and is fully functional. See picks - comes in the display case. Asking $450 or would consider trades for Case knives of equal value.

 

[galvanic1882]

When you say restored what did Bill do to the knife, do you have any before he worked on it pictures? Mike

 

[Flatsman007]

Vintage Romanelli Stiletto circa 1954 - 18 cm - beautiful Italian picklock

• Thread starter JAQuigley
• Start dateJul 5, 2022

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Selling this beautiful Romanelli stiletto from the 1952-1956 era. Measures 18 cm open. (4" closed, 7" open)

Nickel bolsters, brass liners, horn scales were replaced by Bill DeShivs in June 2022. Everything here functions flawlessly - knife snaps open to locked position with no play or wobble. Pick lock is tight and pulls smoothly. Safety lock slides cleanly. Blade shows very light sharpening marks with no material loss. NOTE: stamp reads ROMANELLI IMPORT & EXPORT CC - MADE IN ITALY. (I find other Romanelli knives stamped CO instead of CC...maybe an error?) All pins are secure - knife shows pocket wear but little else (see pics). This beautiful knife is 70 years old!

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Last edited: Jul 17, 2022

 

[JAQuigley]

Here are the before pics...Bill replaced the scales and removed all the rust. The blade shows wear from the original owner.

 

[Casper4209]

Bill did a fine job.

 

[galvanic1882]

Thanks for the before pics and yes Bill did a beautiful job on it.