Mail Call and Repairing a USA Made Vintage Fishing Knife! 

That blue switchblade was made in Taiwan for the German market. It’s a swivel bolster meaning you close it by placing your finger on the right guard of the front top bolster and pressing in to make the bolster swivel up to the left lifting the lock tab off that little nub on the blade allowing it close. I have one of those Mexican clasp lock switchblades. Mine has a leather strap attached to the clasp. It’s possible to open it one handed but it’s kind of hard. Easier to just use two hands.

I have another comment, that blue switchblade knife has a bloster lock release i believe? You should be able to twist that quilion and the lock should let go. Also you did a fantastic job reprofilling that fishing knife, can hardly tell it didn't come like that!

To close that Blue Switchblade, pull back on the left side of the guard. It should pivot back and lift the lock off the blade. Nice work on reshaping that fish knife blade!

Interesting stuff to see 👍. Have a good day Kevin.🇺🇲🔪🔥🌲

Drinkin coffee, and watching the knife doctor. Life is good. Fishing knife came out spectacular, another great find. Cant wait for the next vid!

Those switchblades are cool! I have never seen anything like that one made in Mexico. Good Job Doc!

Looks as good as new!

Always interesting to see what old knives you pull out of flea markets or the mailbox. That blue stiletto is abolster lock, just push the left(usually) bolster down to lift up the blade lock. Saves your fingers. Much older ones don't have that feature are called pick locks.

That knife from Mexico is pretty unique. Don’t see him like that every day or at least I haven’t great video. Keep up the good work.

I carry one of those zippo bit inserts in a Zippo daily comes in handy for small jobs.

Nice knives fish knife looks great nice job on blade. On switch blade I think u pull down on guard one of them pieces

Your Spyderco there is called a “Spyderco Worker”. It’s actually the first production knife Spyderco ever made. They started making them in 1981. The tip has been broke but looks like the tried to keep the original blade shape close. Nice knife

On the blue switch blade pull back or squeeze the thumb gaurds

Looks like you were home sick that day in Knife Doctor School when they covered switch blade releases. LOLz.

Man you look like the grinch with those gloves 🧤 on. Enjoy your videos.

Tunnel’ to Towers-good work👍🇺🇸

Hi Kevin, here a short note from Germany. You stimulated me to finally start collecting Pocket Knives: since i was a child i am intriged by pocketknives, starting with the first 1 i bought at a sale when i was 11, now 42 years ago. Since then the pocket knives had my special interest, the way they look, all the different types. I especially love the single blades and the ones with up to max 3 blades. And i just LOVE those fishing knives, to bad its really hard to find them here. Now i started collecting, small scale collction, but still. Thanks so much for your videos!!!

Just a heads up, that Spyderco knife I think is called The Huntsman? And the tip isn't broken believe it or not it's how they did it :). It's a beautiful little knife though, pretty old I reckon

Cool video thumbs up.

The blue switchblade is a Bolster release, you push down on the Bolster on the left side and the back spring raises up to unlock the knife

The Klein is a navy knife, GEC made some in the pattern as well. No point so you don’t stab yourself from the boat movement

On the switchblade the hand guard should slide over to allow you to close the blade. Love the videos Knife Doc!!

I have one of the Spyderco Knives just like that and it came with the sharpened top Edge on it it was one of the first Spyderco Knives made and that blue one you pull back on one side of those flippers in the guard and that's what closes it back up

I thought you were gonna have to get the first aid box out TryN to get the switch blade closed. Glad you didn’t have to.

Awesome clean up brother 😊 The $630+ money will go a long way to the cause Doc!❤

Good job on the blade and the lighter can't wait till you clean up that razor GOD BLESS AMERICA 🙏

To release the blade on the switchblade - your thumb will press downward the finger guard - front right.

Hey Knife Doctor, I watch all your video out here is Australia. Mate that Spyderco way made like that with the little beveled bit on the tip don't pull it apart haha i think it was from the early 1980's. Keep up the good work

Now you have a mail call comin from me from Chicagoland!!! It's in the mail be looking from Gordon Holman I made you a damascus fixed blade!!

What a great day when the doctor is in.

Man that fish knife turned out great man! I really like that one from the color to the way that clip blade turned out!! Thanks for taking us along with ya on it!!

Great video! I just cleaned up a fish. Knife I found this weekend!

Inox is acronym for stainless stee

Wow. That's first Time I ever seen one

oh and by the way the pre 1954 switchblades are most sought after by collectors! the German ones depend on maker but the rohstfree in France of that size will fetch 500 to 700 in that condition so research yours Rohstfree means rust free in French.

love that yellow one

Woo hoo for tunnels to towers! That’s awesome! So glad to hear the first auction came out so well. I looked forward to this lunch break at work so I could watch this video. Thank you for providing a peaceful moment in my day. As always blessings from Beaufort South Carolina!

The blue knife closes by the pulling back the thumb guard on the left side

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On the flick knife [switch blade] push the side of the front bolster down to release blade👍

Hey Doc. Love the videos. Could you happen to tell me what the case vault pattern was for 2016

Good Morning Kevin 😊

Very cool restore! My grandfather used to say of many things, especially knives he owed, buy once - use forever! After each use I would watch him clean his knives till they literally sparkled like new.

Great job on that blade, excellent work! I've got that blue switchblade and @Roosterdad50 is right, at least that's how mine closes.

I reparied my first blade over the weekend, i was really apprehensive about it, so i waited a long time to do it, i used a $3.00 Coloniel Barlow i found at a Pawn Shop, watching you do it on your videos really helped, it came out 100% perfect.

I have mentioned if you have heard of hubertus ? It makes switch blades in Germany. Don't know about that one but the one I have is worth 450. Solingen steel. You did t say the name of that switch lade so I was curious.

Good morning 🌞

Outstanding News on the Auction. Well done! No rush on the next one.

Great mail call today. Good job on the fish knife.

Doc, if that blue knife is like mine, the blade release is the left finger guard. It should roll forward and press the lock up. Hopefully this helps.

If you pull down on the hand guard, or booster. It should release the blade. Great video, DOC. Semper Fi, Marine..😊

Some nice gifts that fish knife turned out great good job stay sharp Kevin

oil it up the back spring locking switchblades from Germany and Italy where all hand made before 1954 you have a 1954 or older German hand made stilletto switch blade after 1954 they went to factory mass production and they switched to the bolster twist locks

Hello sir son is wanting to work on knives. Hell watch your videos and come in the living room with his little wooden tools and a little Kershaw I gave him. He is 7 and that's how old I was when my daddy gave .e a case knife. I'm a Kershaw guy but I still have that case my dad gave me. I love USA made knives. He wants to be like you so bad lol. I told him I would talk to you and see if you might send him an autograph. It would just make my little man so excited to get something for you. He will be 8 in June and I would like to get him a pocket knife and say it's from you with your autograph. Tell me you would help me .Ake his day please sir. He even wears camo and says he is an army man like the doctor he calls you. Thank you so much either way for being our American hero

Did my package make it?

Bolster swivel release...

Did you figure out the blue switch blade knife?

what is the best book on pocket knife ?

Can you please send me a picture of your knife books. Thank you

Hey Kevin I looked at your switchblade again and it does look like the one side is curved it should close by twisting the bolster guard now I have to ask did you try it? does the guard twist to close it??

Funny how you make it very clear that you only mess with USA knives, and they still send you stuff from other countries. Even China 🇨🇳 made.

Painful watching you close the stiletto!

Tunnel’ to Towers-good work👍🇺🇸