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Switchblade: The Ace Of Blades | 
 enlarge | Author: Ragnar Benson
Publisher: Paladin Press
Category: Book
List Price: $15.00
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Avg. Customer Rating:  7 reviews
Sales Rank: 803519
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 104
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 8.3 x 5.4 x 0.3
ISBN: 0873645006
Dewey Decimal Number: 621.932
EAN: 9780873645003
ASIN: 0873645006
Publication Date: March 1989
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Condition: Cover has very light shelf wear. Ships daily.
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Product Description
Snap. For most people, the click of a switchblade is an ominous sound. Once the symbol of the street hoodlum, these knives are experiencing renewed interest from those who understand the value of a good one-handed blade. Now get solid information on laws, uses, types of mechanisms and more.
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 A solid history of switchblades and their marketing August 10, 2004
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Originally published in 1989, and now revised and updated by edged-weapons expert Michael D. Janich, Switchblade: The Ace Of Blades is a solid history of switchblades and their marketing for automatic knife collectors, historians, and users. From the evolution of new locking and release mechanisms, to the differences between modern gravity, butterfly, and one-handed opening knives, switchblade law. A sprinkling of black-and-white diagrams and photographs enhance this superlative reference and resource.
 Switchblade : The Ace Of Blades May 3, 2003
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Don't bother with this one. The illustrations are poor and there should have been more photographs of interesting knives. The material is very general and sketchy. A book that goes into a great amount of detail on any particular part of the subject would be more interesting and useful. I think most people would prefer a book showing in detail the mechanics of switchblades and some of the pattent drawings. A book about collectable button knives and their values might be popular too. I would like to read more about the Estes Kefauver and the motivations of other people in office that write and pass stupid laws regulating pocket knives.
 Switchblade: Ace of Blades November 25, 2000
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
My seven year old nephew could have done a better editing job. If the text weren't such a compilation of useless nonsense, I'd say the Paladin editor (if there actually is one)owes Mr. Benson an apology. This book was so horribly put together (misplaced paragraphs, missing words, sentence fragments, etc.) I almost want to believe that this was a vanity printing. If so, I hope the author didn't pay too much.
 nice, general review of subject matter July 27, 2000
9 out of 10 found this review helpful
This book explains the history, legal, and mechanical aspects of switchblades. I found it to be interesting to the point where I read it in one sitting. Some parts weren't as good as others; however, I do not regret adding a copy to my library.
Switchblade -- Ragnar Benson March 5, 2000
8 out of 11 found this review helpful
One of the few times I have felt that I have truely wasted my money -- I learned more about switchblades by looking at the ones I have. Drawings are minimal, with essential information left to the imagination. Sad that it is not more informative in detail.
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