Museum

The online knife museum will have pictures of some of the rarest knives you will see. If you have a knife that you would like featured here, please contact me.

The items shown below are NOT FOR SALE.

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Product Image Item Name+
"Presto" prototype pull-ball auto

"Presto" prototype pull-ball auto

1800s Wade & Butcher automatic

1800s Wade & Butcher automatic

1920-1930 stag flat guard picklock

1920-1930 stag flat guard picklock

1920s ivory handled picklock (restored)

1920s ivory handled picklock (restored)

1960s Indiana camper

1960s Indiana camper

1970s Bonsa manual

1970s Bonsa manual

1970s German paratrooper gravity knife

1970s German paratrooper gravity knife

4.5inch Coricama autos

4.5inch Coricama autos

7" Square Button Latama

7" Square Button Latama

One of 3 known to exist.
9" Square Button Latama

9" Square Button Latama

9" Square Button Latama
A. Feist "twist open" auto

A. Feist "twist open" auto

Twisting the ring at the rear of the knife facilitates opening and closing.
AKC/Bill DeShivs

AKC/Bill DeShivs

Bottom knife- Original Leverletto prototype. Top knife0 firs production Leverletto made.
Anton Wingen 10CM leverlock

Anton Wingen 10CM leverlock

Argentine lever

Argentine lever

Bonsa bolsterless lever lock

Bonsa bolsterless lever lock

Bonsa gravity knife

Bonsa gravity knife

Bonsa OTFs

Bonsa OTFs

Bonsa push button. Rare.

Bonsa push button. Rare.

case 5161 Lever Lock

case 5161 Lever Lock

Chromed Bonsas

Chromed Bonsas

Neal Punchard picture
Colonial "Snappy"

Colonial "Snappy"

Colt. Reunite (pre- Coricama) folding bowie

Colt. Reunite (pre- Coricama) folding bowie

Coricama "shell wrap" handles

Coricama "shell wrap" handles

5.5 inches overall. Celluloid overlay on handles.
DR Patent (German) hidden release

DR Patent (German) hidden release

Early 1900s Bonsa switch scissors

Early 1900s Bonsa switch scissors

Early 1900s French auto

Early 1900s French auto

Early 1900s manual leverlock

Early 1900s manual leverlock

Early Boker 712 Lever Lock

Early Boker 712 Lever Lock

Note longer lever spring
EIG 9" picklock

EIG 9" picklock

Ern D/A OTF

Ern D/A OTF

Ethan 1953

Ethan 1953

Ethan 1953 shell wrap handles. 7" OAL.
French "Bargeon" with metal scales

French "Bargeon" with metal scales

French Cartailler auto. 6.23" OAL

French Cartailler auto. 6.23" OAL

French OTF

French OTF

Single action out the front knife
G. Schrade 3-1/8" pull-ball prototype

G. Schrade 3-1/8" pull-ball prototype

German Carl Schleiper lever lock

German Carl Schleiper lever lock

Gold plated Flylock

Gold plated Flylock

Grafrath gravity

Grafrath gravity

Henckels early lever lock

Henckels early lever lock

Herder German

Herder German

I.W. Heysinger Novelty hunting knife (gravity knife)

I.W. Heysinger Novelty hunting knife (gravity knife)

Thanks to Paul Connor!
Italian "Ackermannchen" auto

Italian "Ackermannchen" auto

Unusual torsion spring mechanisn.
Italian pre-Rizzuto automatic

Italian pre-Rizzuto automatic

Japanese "Utica" automatic

Japanese "Utica" automatic

Klaas

Klaas

10CM Robert Klaas (Kissing Crane) lever lock.
Klaas OTF

Klaas OTF

In 1982, Robert Klaas acquired the assets of Bonsa. This model was continued from the Bonsa product line. The knife has a painted metal handle.
Korn's Patent (made by Bonsa)

Korn's Patent (made by Bonsa)

Latama 7" wasp body stiletto

Latama 7" wasp body stiletto

Knife has solid, flat guardĀ bolsters.
Late 1970s Bonsa 10 CM lever lock

Late 1970s Bonsa 10 CM lever lock

Late 1970s Bonsa 10 CM lever lock
Lepre

Lepre

8" Lepre stiletto, made by Veneir (Lepre brand.)