mexican vs. italian.......

i found these sitting in a drawer in the garage.......i have not seen either of these in years. the one on the left is mexican/tijuana circa 1976, first surf trip to mexico. that`s not the only things i bought in mexico that day. i drank and smoked the other stuff and that young girl in the bar is probably around in her mid-sixties by now........... the other is italian circa late 1950`s that i got as a present in 1968 from one of my dad`s associates that he worked for in staten island on the docks. this guy asked my dad if he could give me a present, he said every kid should have his own puerto rican cockroach sticker......... not very politically correct. but then again my dad said he was a dirty greasy whop and that i should take the knife cause someday i might have to stab him with it....such is the case.

the blade on the italian is a harder forged steel and the cut is cleaner. it is really illegal because of the length of the blade. cops love to confiscate these and keep them for themselves. the mexican blade closes by pressing the button but the italian needs to have the latch by the blade lifted. less of a chance of the blade accidently closing when you stick it into somebody. the italian also has a nice wooden handle that gets a great finish once it starts getting worked in unlike the plastic mexican handle........ i love them both equally for different reasons that i won`t tell you about.........