Our Italian Switchblade Knives are manufactured in Italy by the oldest Switchblade knife makers in the business in the same way they have been made for decades. The Italian Switchblades knives we sell are not reproductions from Taiwan or China they are authentic original Italian Switchblades, stilettos and leverlocks.  While these knives are sharp and fully functional they are sold as curios, collectibles, conversation pieces and novelties. Being largely hand made there will be slight variations from piece to piece especially when a natural scale material is used such as Buffalo horn or Stag antler. These Italian stilettos are individually made mostly by hand and neither the design or the construction lend themselves to many useful tasks beyond opening mail or retrieving the last olive from a jar. They are what they are and most people that know Italian Stilettos understand that. They are collectibles. Collected for their novelty and not their perfect fit, finish and construction.  Don't expect perfection because most of these Italian knives are not perfect but ARE the real thing. A PERFECT hand made stiletto goes for between $75 to $200.00 PER INCH.