The 11 inch batwing is among the less common rizzuto knives and more desired. These were made in the early period when rizzys had a mid lock design, but those were vastly different. They were made in the 1960s in what seems to be the mid period, but haven’t seen them in step bolster. For …
This size less common than the 9 inch standard guard. It appears to be a later knife with none of the characteristics such as step bolsters. The 11 inch rizzuto was also made with batwing guards.
This is perhaps one of the most frequently encountered of the rizzuto knives. It stands to reason that of all the rizzys, these were produced in the greatest numbers. The standard guard is as seen in the images below. Black is the most common and after that is less often seen white. There are also …
The mustache guard rizzuto is less common due to its guards which are shaped obviously like a mustache instead of the standard guard. These seem to have the lighter acrylic handle material.
