italian regional knives

Piscitelli - Hunt horn hammered blade - CCC03/2 - handmade knife KNIFE WITHDRAWN FROM PRIVATE COLLECTION

• Type: Previously Purchased
• Condition: like new
• Available in commerce: NO the craftsman stopped producing knives a few years ago
• Sharpening: Original
• Marks on blade: NO
• Marks on handle: NO
• Packaging: YES
• Checked and Certified by our internal laboratory

Typical knife for the hunter. It is a robust and concrete knife. The tip is slightly lowered to work in cavities, and the blade has a deep curve for skinning.

Features:

• steel: AISI 420
• hardness: 54/56 HRC
• total length: 18cm
• blade length: 7.5cm
• blade thickness: 2mm
• weight: 68gr
• fittings: horn
• notes: handcrafted
• accompanied by a warranty certificate

Piscitelli has been making knives in Frosolone for three generations, a small town in the Molise hinterland known for its knife-making. The Art, Style and Tradition allow us to give importance and originality to our creations handed down from generation to generation.

Giovanni Piscitelli, born in Frosolone (IS). The passion for collection and hunting knives I inherited from my father (master craftsman) from whom I also inherited the most sophisticated techniques. My knives are unique pieces, strictly handcrafted.

When producing a knife, there are many elements that make a difference. In addition to a difference in value in the choice of materials, it is the labor required to perform certain operations, closely connected to the construction complexity that makes the knife more valuable. The reasons that justify the differences can also lie in the processing of the blade, or of the handle (elements that it is good to remember are modeled and finished exclusively by hand).

The symbolic meaning of love knife, so you call the knife produced specifically to be exchanged between engaged, is twofold: - given to man symbolizes the incitement to the courage, virility, to prevail in the social context - given the woman takes the significance of accepting the commitment to defend their honor and the faith given to the blood. For both finally assume the archaic ritual significance to sanction the signing of a contract not yet institutionalized.

The handle is decorated with classic "dice eyes" that are meant to turn the knife in a valuable amulet against the evil eye. After marriage these knives were usually hung on the wall above the bed.

Blade: Stainless Steel 420
Handle: white deer with .925 silver and onyx stones set
Blade length: 105m.
Blade Thickness: 25mm.
Closed Length: 134mm
Overall length: 240mm.
Weight: 102g.