I’ve collected folding knives since I was little, mostly automatics. They’re illegal to carry and usually hard to buy, but they’re just so cool. I’ve a good few rarities and a bunch of beautiful handmade autos, but I’ve always been missing that perfect example of the movie-style Italian spring steel. Until now. My friend Eddie just sent me this amazing gift. Available from Walt at Lantana Knives. The story goes that Walt convinced the original company making these beauties to fire production up again, and to use better hardware than the originals. This sucker is heavy and opens with great force. There really is nothing like a good switchblade… save for maybe your favorite brass knuckles from the Forties (GAH version coming soon).