Italian Traditional Knives!!

seas165 said:
This thread is great. I learned a lot reading through it. Here is my Gigi Sechi pattada
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It's a pleasure to see it again 😁

This one is arrived today. It's just perfect, efficiente discreet, etc

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This was a pretty awesome week for me in regards to knives, first a handmade slip sheath by G2 and then these suddenly showed up at my door, 6 weeks after ordering.

For Scarperian knives, IMHO, L'Artigiano is the top of the game. It's hard to find a flaw in these, the grinds are spot on, nearly perfect blade centering, the blade faces expertly satin finished, the spines mirror finished. Overall executed very well along with being made to order. The only gripe is that the joints are extremely thirsty when they arrive. A drop of mineral oil makes them smooth as silk, but they do have fairly stout springs.

*Edited to add that another benefit of this manufacturer is that they use 440C, as opposed to 440A, which is virtually all of the competition.

Marremano a Foglia

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Tried to show the contrasting mirror finished spine.... Mr. Hemingway's portrait can barely be seen in the spine.PXL_20221127_203949795.PORTRAIT~2.jpg
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This blade has a very thin, high hollow grindPXL_20221127_210205668~2.jpg

Maremma Pianella
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Comparison to the same model by Consigli. The L'Artigiano is a bit more refined.PXL_20221127_210659703~2.jpgPXL_20221127_210748776~2.jpg

Last, their take on a Napoletano, this they refer to this as the antique version. Basically the same as the Maremma Pianella, without the swedge and a bit easier to open! PXL_20221127_204919935.PORTRAIT~2.jpg
 
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waynorth waynorth Very interesting and agéd example :cool: That bucolic worker will have trimmed many a stubborn vine in bleak winter to yield a beautiful crop of grapes and wine come autumn:thumbsup: Horn is really close to the soil, literally as the animal may have gored the earth from time to time .
 
Will Power said:
waynorth waynorth Very interesting and agéd example :cool: That bucolic worker will have trimmed many a stubborn vine in bleak winter to yield a beautiful crop of grapes and wine come autumn:thumbsup: Horn is really close to the soil, literally as the animal may have gored the earth from time to time .
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Thanks, Will!! I owned a few grapevines at one time!! If you pruned them correctly , you would get a great crop the next year!!
Risorge translates to "He resurrects" !! Maybe it stands for resurrecting the crop year after year!!??😄Grapes 1.jpg
 
This one was brought over from Palermo with my great grandfather. I have no idea what it’s name would be.
 

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waynorth said:
Is it a folder?? It looks like a Stivale!! A boot knife!! (pronounced - Stee-Vah'-lay!!
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It is a folder. The spring is a damn bear trap. To be honest it’s a little sketchy opening and closing it. I want to clean it up but I’m afraid of having it loose it’s luster.
 
waynorth said:
The original finish is sacred!!! Don't lose it!!

My Stivale! It probably had a legislated "Lentile" on the blade tip which was ground off!
Big knife!!
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Is the line down the middle of the blade a blood groove? If so I’ve never seen one on a pocket knife let alone a folder. I won’t clean it. It’s staying just the way it is.
 
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