This is a very early rizzuto and considering how infrequently they show up, not many were produced. Rizzuto Estileto Milano is stamped on the tang, just above STAINLESS STEEL. It measures just under 11 inches not including the bale. The top bolsters are rectangular. Its kick spring is bar shaped instead of rod, a tendency seen in other early rizzys. It has a square sear and square catch. This model also has the smooth bale with just two grooves on each side by the pin. The scales are however the lighter acrylic instead of bakelite. This model is also single pin. Taken together, a tang stamped single pin acrylic scale with a smooth bale and square sear brings together many characteristics seen only on the earliest rizzuto knives likely made in the early 1960s. These are not easy to find.
