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The World Ski Championships will take place this year in Savoie, Courchevel and Méribel. It was therefore an obvious choice for the brand to join the event and present a unique limited edition knife.

The N°08 Courchevel Méribel 2023 has an 8.5 cm stainless steel blade, a Virobloc safety ring and a beech handle. The latter is decorated by pad printing with the official graphics of the event.

An unmissable memory of this winter that combines know-how and passion for the mountains!

Intended use: Sport / Collection

Type of production: Industrial
Lama production: France
Blade: Sandvik 12C27 stainless steel
Blade treatment: satin
Handle: Wood
Blade length: 82mm.
Blade thickness: 1.5mm.
Closed length: 108mm.
Total length: 190mm.
Closed thickness: 20mm.
Balancing: -
Weight: 58g.
Closure: Virobloc
Clips: -
Scabbard: -
Packaging: Cardboard box with Opinel logos
Note:

15085 LIMITED EDITION ARTIST SERIES
Striking the perfect balance between art and function, the Limited Edition Artist Series highlights four iconic game species and the environments in which they live. In collaboration with independent artist Casey Underwood, each Crooked River Mini has been embellished with detailed images of elk, deer, ducks, and pheasants.

ARTIST INFORMATION
Casey Underwood is an artist who loves the outdoors and resides in Bozeman, Montana. Casey began working full-time in 2015 and has since become one of the most recognizable artists in the outdoor industry. As a prolific illustrator, he has amassed a collection of work that includes more than 100 species of fish and wildlife. Commercially, his freelance drawings are often commissioned by some of the outdoor industry's leading brands. Sharp edges, layers of color, and dashed lines are some of the defining characteristics of Casey's style. When he is not in his studio creating new work, he is likely fishing, hunting, or skiing!


Intended Use: Collection / Hunting

Production Type: Industrial
Country of manufacture: USA
Blade: CPM-S30V 58/60HRC steel
Blade finish: Stonewashed, laser engraved
Handle: Wood, aluminum
Blade length: 86.4mm.
Blade thickness: 2.9mm.
Length closed: 114mm.
Total length: 200mm.
Weight: 93.3g.
Closure: AXIS Lock
Clip: Removable and reversible, stainless steel
Packaging: Cardboard box with Benchmade logos
Notes: Limited Edition "Artist Series 2022" by Casey Underwood

15085 LIMITED EDITION ARTIST SERIES
Striking the perfect balance between art and function, the Limited Edition Artist Series highlights four iconic game species and the environments in which they live. In collaboration with independent artist Casey Underwood, each Crooked River Mini has been embellished with detailed images of elk, deer, ducks, and pheasants.

ARTIST INFORMATION
Casey Underwood is an artist who loves the outdoors and resides in Bozeman, Montana. Casey began working full-time in 2015 and has since become one of the most recognizable artists in the outdoor industry. As a prolific illustrator, he has amassed a collection of work that includes more than 100 species of fish and wildlife. Commercially, his freelance drawings are often commissioned by some of the outdoor industry's leading brands. Sharp edges, layers of color, and dashed lines are some of the defining characteristics of Casey's style. When he is not in his studio creating new work, he is likely fishing, hunting, or skiing!


Intended Use: Collection / Hunting

Production Type: Industrial
Country of manufacture: USA
Blade: CPM-S30V 58/60HRC steel
Blade finish: Stonewashed, laser engraved
Handle: Wood, aluminum
Blade length: 86.4mm.
Blade thickness: 2.9mm.
Length closed: 114mm.
Total length: 200mm.
Weight: 93.3g.
Closure: AXIS Lock
Clip: Removable and reversible, stainless steel
Packaging: Cardboard box with Benchmade logos
Notes: Limited Edition "Artist Series 2022" by Casey Underwood

15085 LIMITED EDITION ARTIST SERIES
Striking the perfect balance between art and function, the Limited Edition Artist Series highlights four iconic game species and the environments in which they live. In collaboration with independent artist Casey Underwood, each Crooked River Mini has been embellished with detailed images of elk, deer, ducks, and pheasants.

ARTIST INFORMATION
Casey Underwood is an artist who loves the outdoors and resides in Bozeman, Montana. Casey began working full-time in 2015 and has since become one of the most recognizable artists in the outdoor industry. As a prolific illustrator, he has amassed a collection of work that includes more than 100 species of fish and wildlife. Commercially, his freelance drawings are often commissioned by some of the outdoor industry's leading brands. Sharp edges, layers of color, and dashed lines are some of the defining characteristics of Casey's style. When he is not in his studio creating new work, he is likely fishing, hunting, or skiing!


Intended Use: Collection / Hunting

Production Type: Industrial
Country of manufacture: USA
Blade: CPM-S30V 58/60HRC steel
Blade finish: Stonewashed, laser engraved
Handle: Wood, aluminum
Blade length: 86.4mm.
Blade thickness: 2.9mm.
Length closed: 114mm.
Total length: 200mm.
Weight: 93.3g.
Closure: AXIS Lock
Clip: Removable and reversible, stainless steel
Packaging: Cardboard box with Benchmade logos
Notes: Limited Edition "Artist Series 2022" by Casey Underwood

15085 LIMITED EDITION ARTIST SERIES
Striking the perfect balance between art and function, the Limited Edition Artist Series highlights four iconic game species and the environments in which they live. In collaboration with independent artist Casey Underwood, each Crooked River Mini has been embellished with detailed images of elk, deer, ducks, and pheasants.

ARTIST INFORMATION
Casey Underwood is an artist who loves the outdoors and resides in Bozeman, Montana. Casey began working full-time in 2015 and has since become one of the most recognizable artists in the outdoor industry. As a prolific illustrator, he has amassed a collection of work that includes more than 100 species of fish and wildlife. Commercially, his freelance drawings are often commissioned by some of the outdoor industry's leading brands. Sharp edges, layers of color, and dashed lines are some of the defining characteristics of Casey's style. When he is not in his studio creating new work, he is likely fishing, hunting, or skiing!


Intended Use: Collection / Hunting

Production Type: Industrial
Country of manufacture: USA
Blade: CPM-S30V 58/60HRC steel
Blade finish: Stonewashed, laser engraved
Handle: Wood, aluminum
Blade length: 86.4mm.
Blade thickness: 2.9mm.
Length closed: 114mm.
Total length: 200mm.
Weight: 93.3g.
Closure: AXIS Lock
Clip: Removable and reversible, stainless steel
Packaging: Cardboard box with Benchmade logos
Notes: Limited Edition "Artist Series 2022" by Casey Underwood

Antonini artisans from Maniago have created an exclusive and limited series of OLD BEAR knives using the famous Japanese SANMAI steel in VG10 with 67 layers. This beautiful project combines the tradition of a successful knife, patented and built in Italy, with the history and qualitative excellence of Japanese steel, made with a production process that dates back to that used for the famous Japanese swords.

The thickness of the blade goes from 2 mm of the standard models to 2.5 mm of this exclusive series, in order to make the knife more robust and performing.

To make the knife even more exclusive, for each of the three sizes offered, 60 exclusive pieces have been created, with progressive numbering engraved on the blade

Type of production: semi artisanal
Production Lama: Italy
Blade: San Mai 67 VG10 damask stainless steel (60/61 HRC)
Handle: in walnut wood
Blade length: 80mm.
Blade thickness: 2.5mm.
Closed length: 109mm.
Thick when closed: 22mm.
Total length: 190mm.
Weight: 46g.
Closure: viro block

The handles are made of antique and oiled walnut wood. Being a model without return spring, the fixing of the blade to the handle is ensured by a solid brass safety ring equipped with a special locking device (covered by patent n.1187282 filed again in 1985 by the Todesco company of Maniago which is an active partner of this project) which can be activated both in the open position and in the closed position.

As early as 1100, expert Japanese blacksmiths combined different materials together to give Katana swords cutting, strength and flexibility previously unknown. Inspired by this tradition, Berkel has created a series of Japanese SanMai steel knives.

The blade consists of a core layer of extremely hard VG-10 steel, which keeps it sharp for a long time, and two outer plates made of 33-layer damask stainless steel per side, for greater resistance to corrosion and torsion.

Characteristics of SanMai steel: These are different types of metals bonded together to create a composite that encloses and intensifies the strengths of the metals individually taken:

- Longer life of the cutting edge
thanks to the use of very high quality steels with high carbon content (VG10, CoS, Shiro) or sintered (SPG2), in the heart of the sheet (Core Steel), the blade, once hardened, achieves decidedly hardness and cutting performance higher than those achieved with the use of traditional steels.

- Greater resilience
built with the principle of Japanese swords, 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 side facing (Stainless Steel).

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

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

- Improvement of the aesthetic result
The knives made with multi-state steel or with a damascus pattern at the end of the processing are aesthetically elegant, refined and highly appreciated by collectors all over the world.

For more information: Collini Steel

Boker Tiger-Damascus adds a very special model to the series of pocket knives steeped in history. Collector's knife with a historical past, a true piece of living history, which combines high quality craftsmanship with authentic materials. Known worldwide as the Tiger, the Panzerkampfwagen VI was used by the Wehrmacht from the late summer of 1942. It is considered to be one of the most famous tanks in history, despite its modest production number of only 1350 units and consequent low importance. strategic. The development of the heavy tank can be traced back to 1937 and series production began in August 1942. Today there are only seven units preserved, on display worldwide.

The tank parts used for the knife blade come from a Tiger I of the Schwere Panzerabteilung 502, which was destroyed in combat in Latvia in the summer of 1944 in a wooded area near the town of Bauska. Based on the wreck found at the original excavation site, it was determined that this Tiger was one of the first models produced.

The straight-cut Boker Tiger-Damascus features a unique Damascus blade made from the steel from the tank destroyed in Bauska. The non-stainless damask mosaic is hand-forged by Chad Nichols and resembles the tank tracks left in the ground by the Tiger's heavy tracks. Unlike conventional damask, damask mosaic production does not create layers, but complex damask bars are hand forged into a mosaic with an elaborate and very complicated process. The blade operates on ball bearings and is locked open by a sturdy steel framelock with stonewash finish.

The overall shape of the knife pays homage to the famous lines of the tank, while the decorative pin screw is modeled on the main drive pinion.

The slightly shaped micarta canvas handle scales feature precisely milled grooves, reminiscent of the characteristic surface texture of the Zimmerit coating of German armored vehicles.

Intended use: Collection

Type of production: Industrial
Country of production: Germany
Blade: Damascus steel from pieces of the Tiger
Handle: in steel and micarta
Blade length: 85mm.
Blade thickness: 3.6mm.
Total length: 198mm.
Weight: 141g.
Clip: in stainless steel
Closure: Frame Lock
Packaging: PVC display case that lets the knife "float" inside, making it visible from all sides
Notes: Certificate of Guarantee - Gray cotton case

With a stainless steel blade with a polyglass finish, this knife offers exceptional cutting and ease of maintenance. The shape of the handle developed by Opinel guarantees the user an ideal grip. Always equipped with its Virobloc safety ring, the N ° 08 guarantees good reliability. Padouk is highly resistant to moisture.

Intended use: Sports / Collection

Type of production: Industrial
Production Lama: France
Blade: Sandvik 12C27 stainless steel
Blade treatment: mirror
Handle: Padouk wood
Blade length: 82mm.
Blade thickness: 1.5mm.
Closed length: 108mm.
Total length: 190mm.
Thick when closed: 20mm.
Balancing: -
Weight: 58g.
Closing: Virobloc
Clip: -
Sheath: -
Packaging: Cardboard box with Opinel logos and black case
Note:

Intended use: Sports / Collection

Type of production: Industrial
Lama production: France
Blade: Sandvik 12C27 stainless steel
Blade treatment: mirror polished
Handle: Beli wood
Blade length: 82mm.
Blade thickness: 1.5mm.
Length closed: 108mm.
Total length: 190mm.
Thick when closed: 20mm.
Balancing: -
Weight: 58g.
Closing: Virobloc
Clip: -
Sheath: -
Packaging: Cardboard box with Opinel logos and black case
Notes: Limited edition 3500 pieces, not numbered

Intended use: Sports / Collection

Type of production: Industrial
Lama production: France
Blade: Sandvik 12C27 stainless steel
Blade treatment: Satin
Handle: Brown laminated birch wood
Blade length: 82mm.
Blade thickness: 2mm.
Length closed: 108mm.
Total length: 190mm.
Thick when closed: 20mm.
Balancing: -
Weight: 44g.
Closing: Virobloc
Clip: -
Sheath: -
Packaging: Cardboard box with Opinel logos
Note:

Opinel is a French company founded by the Opinel family based in Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, which since 1890 produces and distributes quality knives.
The structure of the Opinel knife is simple, with a steel or carbon blade and the stabilized wooden handle, covered with a special protective paint.
Opinel knives are lightweight, easy-to-handle and affordable, and are therefore among the best-selling in the world.

N.08
Type of production: industrial
Blade production: France
Blade: stainless steel
Manicure: in walnut wood
Blade Length: 80mm.
Blade thickness: 1.2mm.
Closed length: 105mm.
Closed thickness: 17.5mm.
Overall length: 181mm.
Weight: 24g.
Closure: viro block

From the famous French company Opinel, a particular issue of a folding has become a timeless classic. A knife studied for the opening of oysters and shells, thanks to the shape of the blade and to its generous thickness.
Blade in Sandvik stainless steel (carbon content 0.4%)
Exclusive Virobloc to lock the blade in closing and opening.

Ranked # 9
Type of production: industry
Production Lama France
Blade: stainless steel
Handle: bubinga wood
Blade length: 65mm.
Blade Thickness: 2.2mm.
Length closed: 118mm.
Thick when closed: 22mm.
Overall length: 180mm.
Weight: 62g.
Closing: Virobloc

Opinel - Les Effilés rosewood 8 stainless knife

Ranked # 8
Type of production: industrial
Production Blade: France
Blade: stainless steel
Handle material: Rosewood
Blade length: 75mm.
Blade Thickness: 2mm.
Closed Length: 103mm.
Thick when closed: 125mm.
Overall length: 185mm.
Weight: 30g.
Closure: viro block

Three Pianelle R-TPC20 - knife

Craft knife regional product in Scarborough in use in southern Italy
The handle in a single block of polished cow horn, carries on pin the characteristic round escutcheon in brass.

Blade: Stainless ino 440
Blade length: 8.5 cm
Overall length 20 cm
Weight: 38 gr.
Handle: horn cattle

Knife typical of the city of Siena and the Tuscan countryside, in use since the first half of the nineteenth century. It is characterized by a blade with a typical scimitar or "French" shape.

Intended use: gentleman / collection

Type of production: Industrial
Lama production: Italy
Blade: 440A stainless steel 55 / 57HRC
Blade treatment: -
Handle: bovine horn horn tip (ATTENTION: since it is a natural material, the color may change with respect to the knife photographed)
Blade length: 85mm.
Blade thickness: 3mm.
Length closed: 115mm.
Total length: 200mm.
Thick when closed: 17mm.
Balancing: -
Weight: 104g.
Closure: double retention spring on the internal liners
Clip: -
Sheath: suede leather bag with Viper logos
Packaging: black cardboard case with silver logos, warranty certificates
Notes: numbered copies with limited edition of 1,000 pieces - Design by Fabrizio "Silvester" Silvestrelli