Coltelleria ed illuminazione

On December 19, 1941, in Eluet El Asel, about 400 men from the 1st Royal Carabinieri Battalion Paratrooper faced the assault of 4 battalions of Indian troops of the British Army. Jumping from their trenches by launching improvised devices, the "Desert Lions", as Radio London called them, made the defensive line impenetrable by allowing thousands of Italian-German troops to withdraw safely. This was the first page in the long history of Italian paratroopers.

The Tuscania Paratrooper Regiment asked that the Extra Ratio T911 be specifically made as a commemorative knife for its 80th anniversary.

The T911 is a medium-sized folding light and designed for professional use by military operators. It is equipped with a modified spear point blade, flat edge, in Bohler N690 cobalt steel heat-treated to a hardness of 58 HRC, for the best compromise between strength, ease of regrinding and thread hold. The blade is 76 mm long, 4 mm thick, has a stone washed finish and rotates around an adjustable pin which allows to obtain the best fluidity in opening. A brace allows you to lock the pin in the best position.

The handle is in Anticorodal aluminum alloy with high strength black anodized finish and is milled to facilitate the transition from "reverse grip" handle to saber handle.

The blade is opened by means of a pin operated with the thumb. The knife uses a liner lock type blade lock and a safe ensures maximum hold even during heavy use. The safety lever is colored red for better visibility and engages in an advanced position for more instinctive use.

In the handle are integrated a seat belt cutter with easily available and replaceable cutter-type blade, a tungsten glass breaker, a stainless steel knot loosener and a screwdriver for adjusting the pointing optics, in AISI 420 steel. The clip , reversible and fixed at the end of the handle, allows a very deep port in the pocket, for less visibility.

The knife can be dismantled for cleaning and maintenance. With a total length of 194 mm and a weight of 145g, the T911 is easy to wear both in uniform and in civilian clothes.

Intended use: Tactical / Emergency

Type of production: Industrial
Lama production: Italy
Blade: N690Co 58HRC stainless steel
Blade treatment: Stonewashed
Handle: Anticorodal
Blade length: 76mm.
Blade thickness: 4mm.
Length closed: 118mm.
Total length: 194mm.
Thick when closed: 24mm.
Weight: 145g.
Closing: Liner Lock
Clip: Stainless steel
Packaging: black cardboard box with Extrema Ratio logos
Notes: belt cutter, glass breaker, screwdriver for optics, stainless steel knot loosers

KNIFE WITHDRAWAL FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION
* Type: Previously purchased
* Condition: in like new condition
* Available on the market: no longer in production single piece produced in 2019
* Sharpening: Original
* Marks on the blade: no
* Marks on the handle: no
* Box: -
* Sheath: no
* Manuals, Certificates and Warranties: original
* Checked and certified by our internal laboratory

Intended use: Collection

Type of production: Artisan by CIC Master Sergio Consoli
Production Lama: Italy
Blade: full-tang stainless steel RWL-34 60 / 61HRC
Blade treatment: -
Handle: holographic resin handle with titanium spacer
Blade length: 85mm.
Blade thickness: 4mm.
Closed length: 120mm.
Total length: 205mm.
Thick when closed: 19mm.
Balancing: -
Weight: 132g.
Closure: Liner Lock
Clip: -
Sheath: -
Packaging:
Notes: Handmade by Master Sergio Consoli - knife number 480 made in 2019

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Intended use: sports

Type of production: Industrial
Country of production: USA
Blade: Sandvik 14C28N stainless steel
Blade treatment: Stonewashed
Handle: Stainless steel
Blade length: 117mm.
Blade thickness: 4mm.
Length closed: 150mm.
Total length: 260mm.
Weight: 168g.
Closing: T-latch
Clip: Absent
Sheath: Absent
Packaging: Cardboard box with Kershaw logos
Notes: Movement on KVT ball bearings

Intended use: Sports / Hiking

Type of production: Industrial
Country of production: Italy
Blade: in N690Co 58HRC stainless steel
Blade finish: Black Idroglider
Handle: G10 with 9 rubber O-rings
Blade length: 90mm.
Blade thickness: 4mm.
Total length: 210mm.
Weight: 149g.
Sheath: in kydex, Taco type, with multi-position Tek-Lok attachment
Packaging: Cardboard box with Fox logos
Notes: Design by Tommaso Rumici - Equipped with bit holder for screwdrivers, flat tip screwdriver, philips screwdriver - Rear carabiner

Intended use: Tactical

Type of production: Industrial
Country of production: Maniago - Italy
Blade: in N690Co 58HRC stainless steel
Blade treatment: Stonewashed
Handle: Micarta and Titanium
Blade length: 90mm.
Blade thickness: 4mm.
Length closed: 122mm.
Total length: 210mm.
Thick when closed: 13mm.
Weight: 124g.
Opening: through Carson-Flipper system
Washers: in steel, with ball bearings
Closing: Framelock, with removable stainless steel leaf
Clip: stainless steel, deep carry type
Packaging: Cardboard box with Fox FKMD logos; Nylon zip sheath
Notes: Design by Bastinelli Knives

Intended use: Collection

Type of production: Artisan by Maestro CIC Sergio Consoli
Lama production: Italy
Blade: full-tang in RWL-34 60 / 61HRC stainless steel
Blade treatment: -
Handle: carbon fiber
Blade length: 85mm.
Blade thickness: 4mm.
Length closed: 120mm.
Total length: 205mm.
Thick when closed: 19mm.
Balancing: -
Weight: 138g.
Closing: Liner Lock
Clip: carbon fiber
Sheath: -
Packaging:
Notes: Handmade by Maestro Sergio Consoli - knife number 271 made in 2009

Acknowledgments

I currently 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 the "best table on display"

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

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

then in 2007 at "Scarperia" I won the third prize as the best closable

but above all again in 2007, I achieved, to my great satisfaction, the level of MASTER OF ITALIAN COLTELLINAI CORPORATION, recognition received at the first exam taken.

Presentation of the craftsman

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

The passion for "cutting irons" has always been in me since I was a child and has grown with me until the almost sudden decision to build my first knife on my own, it was a "need", almost an inner need that I couldn't put it 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 manual work experience, but I had been a mechanical designer for many years and this allowed me to know perfectly the technique and all the various stages of mechanical processing.

Currently I am a member, with the rank of Maestro, which is the highest, of the Italian Knifemakers 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 "handmade, 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 make above all folding knives, which satisfy more my desire to build perfect mechanical objects and perfection in the smallest details, even inside where they cannot be seen, is what distinguishes a hand-made knife from an industrially made one .

The mechanics must then 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 even more the mechanics 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, I am experimenting with new types of hardening, which give hardnesses of 62-63 HRC and allow exceptional wire holding and cutting quality for all types of use.

Pathically I make all the knives on my initial design, 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 "handmade".

Regarding the materials that 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 damask, both stainless steel and carbon, for the uniqueness 'that they donate to 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 colors, all beautiful, I also use the fossil ivory of mammoth, various briars, titanium and carbon fiber.

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