Year 2021

Intended use: Sports / EDC

Type of production: Industrial
Country of production: Maniago - Italy
Blade: Bohler M390 Microclean stainless steel, HRC 59/61
Blade treatment: Satin finish
Handle: titanium with blue carbon fiber grips
Blade length: 71mm.
Blade thickness: 3mm.
Closed length: 112mm.
Total length: 184mm.
Thick when closed: 14mm.
Weight: 75g.
Closure: Slipjoint
Clip: titanium
Sheath: in leather
Packaging: Cardboard box with Viper Knives logos
Notes: Design by Sacha Thiel

Intended Use: Tactical/Collection

Production type: Custom
Country of Production: Usa
Blade: Stainless steel CPM S35 VN 
Blade finish: Tumbled
Handle: Blue anodized titanium, flamed
Blade Length: 95mm.
Blade thickness: 5mm.
Total length: 227mm.
Thickness when closed: 13mm.
Weight: 245g.
Locking mechanism: Frame Lock
Clip: Titanium, flamed
Package: Tactical polymer case, with Medford logos
Notes: Designed and built by Greg Medford

Intended Use: EDC/Sporting

Production type: Industrial
Country of Production: Italy
Blade: Stainless steel M390 59/60HRC 
Blade treatment: Satin
Handle: Titanium billet
Blade length: 80mm.
Blade thickness: 3.5mm.
Total length: 180mm.
Thickness when closed: 18mm.
Weight: 88g.
Closure: SlipJoint with steel knocker
Clip: Retractable, machined from solid wood.
Package: cardboard box with LionSteel logos
Notes: -

Intended use: Collection

Type of production: Artisan by CIC Master Sergio Consoli
Production Lama: Italy
Blade: In spirograph damascus steel
Blade treatment: -
Handle: bronze bolsters, timascus with titanium spacers
Blade length: 95mm.
Blade thickness: 4mm.
Total length: 225mm.
Weight: 243g.
Closure: Liner Lock
Clip: titanium
Notes: Handmade by Master Sergio Consoli - knife number 454 made in 2018

Acknowledgments

Currently I make a limited number of knives a year and participate in some exhibitions, where among other things I have won my first prizes:

in 2005 at LAME SOTTO I PORTICI in Romano di Lombardia (BG) I was awarded as "best table on display"

always in the same year at the CULTER-EXPO in Novegro (MI) as "best folding knife"

I was also ranked second in the competition organized by the magazine LAME D'AUTORE as the best fixed hunting blade

then in 2007 at "Scarperia" I won the third prize for best folding

but above all again in 2007, to my great satisfaction, I reached the degree of MASTER OF THE ITALIAN KNIVING CORPORATION, a recognition received at the first exam.

Presentation of the craftsman

Creating a knife by hand is what I consider a real art form.
The satisfaction of seeing an object that comes from one's own hands, that takes shape and reaches mechanical, artistic and aesthetic perfection is what pays me back the most for all the hours of work and effort it takes to create a knife completely. by hand.

The passion for "cutting tools" has always been in me since I was a child and grew with me until the almost sudden decision to build my first knife myself, it was a "need", almost an inner necessity that I couldn't put off, my hands and my mind had to start creating, of course, what I had always been passionate about ... the knife!

I started at 40, in 2003, practically self-taught, I had no experience of manual work, but I had been a mechanical designer for many years and this allowed me to perfectly know the technique and all the various stages of mechanical processing.

Currently I am a member, with the rank of Master, which is the highest, of the Italian Knives Guild, an association recognized all over the world for the seriousness and above all quality of execution that all its members must maintain over time.

What I do now is what I consider my art form ..., to create "handcrafted, hunting and collectible knives".

They are knives made entirely by hand, only with an infinite series of files, a small drill for the holes and a sander for the concave grinding of the blades, nothing else!
I mainly make folding knives, which satisfy my desire to build perfect mechanical objects and perfection in the smallest details, even inside where they are not seen, is what distinguishes a knife created by hand, from one made industrially .

The mechanics then must be made in the best possible way, without counting the hours of work, only in this way the final result is guaranteed.

Of course, over the years I have refined my technique and currently I have improved the mechanics even more by inserting a system of ball bearings on the blade rotation, which guarantee an absolutely perfect seal and allow the blade to close and open without the slightest friction. and with an incredible sweetness.

With regard to the blades then, I am experimenting with new types of hardening, which give hardnesses of 62-63 HRC and allow an exceptional edge hold and cutting quality for all types of use.

I make practically all the knives on an initial design of mine, they are all unique pieces made completely by hand down to the smallest details, one at a time, only in this way, in my opinion, a knife can be considered "artisanal".

Regarding the materials I use, I can say that for the blades I prefer RWL34 steel which is sintered from powders and guarantees the total absence of internal defects, sometimes I also use damascus, both stainless steel and carbon, for the uniqueness 'that give the knife, since each damask is always different from another.

For the handles, one of the most beautiful materials is the mammoth tooth, which can be found in a variety of wonderful colors, I also use fossil mammoth ivory, various briars, titanium and carbon fiber.

Most of the knives, however, are made entirely of steel, in order to then be engraved, always and strictly by hand, to transform the knife even more into a real work of art ...

Intended use: Tactical / EDC

Type of production: semi artisanal
Country of production: USA
Blade: CPM-S35V steel
Blade treatment: Black PVD
Handle: anodized titanium with a thickness of 3.5mm per folder
Blade length: 75mm.
Blade thickness: 4.5mm.
Closed length: 97mm.
Total length: 170mm.
Thick when closed: 12.5mm.
Balancing: backward
Weight: 142g.
Opening: Ambidextrous thumbstood on the blade
Washers: in brass
Closure: Framelock
Clip: in titanium, removable
Packaging: tactical case in polymer with Medford logos
Notes: Skull Crasher on Shank - Designed and built by Greg Medford

With this exclusive edition of Coltelleria Collini in collaboration with Fox we have chosen to combine the pocket knife Baby Core by Vox with a Japanese powder steel (sintered) and rolled steel (SanMai) by Takefu Steel.

For this project we have chosen to use the Super Gold2 (SPG2) steel at 62/63HRC for the cutting edge of the blade in order to ensure exceptional cutting performance and durability of the sharpening, while ensuring a remarkable resilience and resistance to oxidation given by the lamination process of the blade.

Intended Use: Sporting / Collection

Production type: Industrial
Country of Production: Italy
Blade: Rolled Japanese stainless steel (San Mai) with sintered cutting edge in SPG2 at 62/63HRC
Blade Finish: Satin
Handle: FRN (Fiberglass Reinforced Nylon) with stainless steel liners
Blade length: 65mm.
Blade thickness: 3mm.
Length closed: 85m.
Total length: 144mm.
Thickness when closed: 14mm
Weight: 79g.
Closure: Liner Lock in AISI 420 stainless steel
Clip: flush, AISI 302 stainless steel, removable and reversible
Packaging: Cardboard box with Fox Knives logos
Notes: Design by Jesper Voxnaes - Opening movement on ball bearings - Carson Flipper opening system - Exclusive version by Coltelleria Collini, Sprint Run, with Japanese Takefu Steel SPG2 Rolled Stainless Steel.

The rolled steel - imported in Italy by Collini Steel directly from the Japanese Takefu Steel - is based on the ancient Japanese tradition in the creation of the famous Samurai swords. As early as 1100, expert Japanese blacksmiths combined different materials to give Katana swords incredible cutting capabilities combined with previously unknown strength and flexibility. It is thanks to this revolutionary construction technique that the Samurai swords have been preserved until our days becoming one of the most fascinating objects made by man. Following this tradition applied to modern metallurgy, we are now able to have technologically advanced steels already tested and used in cutlery by famous brands such as Fallkniven, Cold Steel, Mcusta, Kai, Sog, Zwilling, Rockstead, etc.

- Longer cutting edge life
thanks to the use of high quality steels with high carbon content (VG10, CoS, Shiro) or sintered (SPG2), in the core steel, the blade, once hardened, reaches hardness and cutting performances definitely higher than those reached with the use of traditional steels.

- Greater resilience
Built on the principle of Japanese swords, the multilayer steel is difficult to break thanks to the toughness of the central steel (Core Steel) and the elasticity of the steel used for the lateral coating (Stainless Steel).

- Improved corrosion resistance
The steel used for the outer layers (Stainless Steel) gives the blade a high resistance to corrosion. The combination of the two or more materials used by Takefu Steel generates, at a galvanic level, a structure that improves corrosion resistance even on the edge.

- Easy machining even after heat treatment
Although steel normally becomes harder after hardening, the lateral steel used in multilayer machining does not lose its softness and allows easy machining, drilling or welding even after heat treatment. For optimum blade performance, cryogenic treatment is recommended.

- Improved aesthetic performance
Knives made of multi-state steel or damask pattern at the end of the processing are aesthetically elegant, refined and highly appreciated by collectors all over the world.

Coltelleria Collini is the official distributor for Italy of MCUSTA Japanese knives

Intended use: sports / collection

Type of production: industrial cutting - handcrafted assembly and finishing
Blade: SanMai steel with VG-10 stainless steel edge at 59 / 60HRC and external cheeks in 33-layer nickel damascus
Production Lama: Japan
Handle: Micarta
Blade length: 45mm.
Blade thickness: 3mm.
Closed length: 70mm.
Total length: 118mm.
Balancing: -
Weight: 44g.
Closure: Liner Lock
Clip: in deep pocket steel
Sheath:
Note: -