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26th June 2011, 05:42 AM
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If you scroll down a bit you will find a little bit more illustrated history on switchblades here:
http://www.websters-dictionary-onlin...&sa=Search#906 This guy has an impressive collection of old switches, though he doesn't give dates on them: http://www.autoknife.info/ Below some midish 19th century examples... 
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26th June 2011, 06:04 AM
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Here is an old Korn patent spring assisted knife, though i believe that it was the cork screw that was spring assisted. These went into production in the USA just after the Civil War.
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26th June 2011, 06:05 AM
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Here's a spring assisted blade from the 1880s.
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26th June 2011, 06:15 AM
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Here's a 19th century H. Bunting, Sheffield. Sorry i can't be more specific on the age.
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26th June 2011, 06:16 AM
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An here is a Chatellerault switchblade that is talked about as an early example in a couple of the articles i linked to, though i have no specific age on this example.
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26th June 2011, 11:16 AM
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Hi David,
Fascinating examples. How were they dated? Were they mass produced? Cheers Chris |
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26th June 2011, 11:31 AM
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Hell David,
I completely ignored that facet of your knowledge  ... which compelles me to ask you: are there folding kerises ?  BTW, Chris is right; the examples you posted are rather appealing ! |
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26th June 2011, 04:04 PM
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Quote:
 ) and i don't really no much about these knives i've post. But i do have some serious Google skills.   According to what i have read from my research the Korn Patent knives were the first production auto-knives made in America, but it seems that in Europe they may have been in production as early as 1840. 
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