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KNIFE RETRIEVED FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION
* Origin: Acquired from a private owner, previously purchased
* Condition: Overall in excellent condition, sheath lanyard slightly worn (detailed photo available)
* Availability: Discontinued, limited edition of 15 pieces
* Factory Edge: Yes
* Blade Marks: None
* Handle Marks: None
* Box: Not included
* Sheath: Included
* Manuals, Certificates & Warranty: Not included
* Inspected and Certified by our internal laboratory

Japanese steel meets Italian excellence

For this 2021 collaboration between Coltelleria Collini of Busto Arsizio and Fox Knives of Maniago, we decided to offer the 609OD Bushman, an outstanding bushcraft knife produced by Fox Knives of Maniago, using high-performance Japanese V-Toku2 Sanmai steel (5mm) from Takefu Steel instead of the D2 steel used in the standard model.

Specifically, we used high-carbon V-Toku2 at 62/63HRC for the central core and stainless SUS410 for the outer layers, ensuring exceptional cutting ability, penetration, and edge retention. At the same time, the blade offers high corrosion resistance and increased toughness due to the laminated structure and external stainless steel.

Technical Specifications

Like the ancient swords of the Japanese Samurai.

The laminated steel—imported into Italy by Collini Steel directly from Takefu Steel in Japan—follows the ancient Japanese tradition of crafting legendary Samurai swords. As early as the 1100s, Japanese blacksmiths combined different materials to create Katana swords with incredible cutting power, strength, and flexibility, unmatched at the time. This revolutionary forging technique has allowed Samurai swords to survive to this day as some of the most fascinating objects ever created.

By applying this tradition to modern metallurgy, we now have technologically advanced steels that have been tested and widely used in knife-making by renowned brands such as Fallkniven, Cold Steel, Mcusta, Kai, Sog, Zwilling, Rockstead, and more.

San Mai Steel Features: This consists of different types of metals fused together to create a composite steel that enhances and intensifies the individual strengths of each material:

• Longer-lasting cutting edge: High-performance, high-carbon core steels (VG10, CoS, Shiro) or sintered steels (SPG2) provide exceptional hardness and cutting performance after heat treatment.
• Increased toughness: Inspired by Japanese sword-making, the multi-layered steel is highly resistant to breakage due to the toughness of the core steel and the flexibility of the outer stainless steel layers.
• Improved corrosion resistance: The outer stainless steel layers provide high corrosion resistance. The galvanic combination of Takefu Steel’s materials further enhances resistance along the edge.
• Ease of reworking after heat treatment: Unlike standard steels, the outer layers retain some softness even after hardening, allowing for easier processing, drilling, and welding.
• Enhanced aesthetics: Multi-layered or Damascus-patterned knives are visually striking, elegant, and highly sought after by collectors worldwide.

For more information: Collini Steel

KNIFE WITHDRAWN FROM PRIVATE COLLECTION
* Origin: Withdrawn from a private collection, previously purchased.
* Condition: Like new
* Commercially available: Discontinued
* Sharpening: Original
* Marks on blade: None
* Marks on handle: None
* Box: Absent
* Scabbard: Original, like new
* Manuals, Certificates and Warranties: - -
* Checked and Certified by our in-house laboratory.

The Viper Tank is a fixed-blade knife designed to deliver exceptional performance in tactical and outdoor situations. Made in Italy from high-quality materials, this knife combines strength and functionality, making it ideal for outdoor enthusiasts.

The D2 steel blade provides excellent cutting power, while the ergonomic micarta handle ensures a firm and comfortable grip. The MO.L.L.E.-compatible Cordura sheath completes the equipment, allowing safe and convenient carrying.

Intended Use: Utility

Production type: Industrial
Country of production: Italy
Blade: D2 steel at 58/59HRC
Blade Treatment: Aspis Coating
Handle: Canvas Micarta
Blade Length: 155mm.
Blade thickness: 5.8mm.
Total length: 297mm.
Weight: 415g.
Sheath: black Cordura, by Vega Holster, with MOLLE attachments
Packaging: -
Notes: Design by Tommaso Rumici - previously purchased knife, from a private collection

KNIFE RETRIEVED FROM PRIVATE COLLECTION

• Origin: Retrieved from a private individual, previously purchased
• Condition: In excellent condition
• Commercial Availability: NOT available on the market
• Blade Edge: Original
• Blade Marks: None
• Handle Marks: None
• Box: -
• Sheath: Original
• Manuals, Certificates, and Warranty: -
• Checked and Certified: By our internal laboratory

The Viper Tank Black Aspis VT4004BK is a fixed-blade knife designed to deliver exceptional performance in tactical and outdoor scenarios. Made in Italy with high-quality materials, this knife combines durability and functionality, making it ideal for outdoor enthusiasts and military use. The D2 steel blade with black PVD coating ensures corrosion resistance and excellent cutting ability, while the ergonomic handle in brown canvas impregnated with phenolic resin provides a firm and comfortable grip. The Cordura® sheath compatible with the MO.L.L.E. system completes the equipment, allowing safe and practical transport.

Intended Use: Sporting/Utility

• Type of Production: Industrial
• Blade Production: Italy
• Blade: D2 steel at 58/59HRC
• Blade Treatment: Aspis Coating
• Handle: Canvas Micarta
• Blade Length: 155mm.
• Blade Thickness: 5.8mm.
• Closed Length: -
• Total Length: 297mm.
• Closed Thickness: -
• Balance: -
• Weight: 415g.
• Lock: -
• Clip: -
• Sheath: Black Cordura, by Vega Holster, with MOLLE attachments
• Packaging: 
• Notes: Design by Tommaso Rumici

From the collaboration between FOX and WANDER TACTICAL comes the new URO. 

This knife combines a sturdy blade with an ergonomic handle, ideal for tackling a wide range of tasks. The handle design ensures a firm and secure grip even in cold or wet hand conditions proving to be an excellent choice both as a tactical tool and for outdoor activities.

Intended Use: Utility / Tactical / Outdoor

Production type: Industrial
Country of Production: Italy
Blade: Niolox 59/61HRC stainless steel with Acid Wash finish
Handle: Micarta
Blade Length: 155mm.
Blade thickness: 5.8mm.
Total length: 300mm.
Balance: advanced
Weight: 405g.
Sheath: made of Kydex, with Tek-Lok type attachment
Packaging: cardboard box with Fox logos
Notes: design by Wander Tactical 

We are thrilled to unveil an exceptional creation in the knife world: the special edition Wander Tactical, Bushcraft XL model. This masterpiece, produced in only 3 unique specimens, is a true embodiment of elegance and resilience. Each knife boasts a Raw Finish blade, showcasing artisanal craftsmanship, and an exclusive Santos Rosewood handle, which not only enhances the aesthetic but also ensures a comfortable and secure grip.

This series is extraordinarily limited, with only 3 pieces produced, making each knife a valuable collectible. The piece we introduce is number 1 in the series, authenticated by a certificate of authenticity.

The Bushcraft XL is more than just an aesthetic jewel; it's a robust and reliable tool, perfect for your outdoor excursions and activities. Whether on a wilderness expedition or a bushcraft activity, this knife delivers high-level performance. Its uniqueness and rare availability also make it a highly valuable item for collectors.

Enhance your collection with the Bushcraft XL, a symbol of artisanal excellence that blends superior functionality and timeless design.

Type of Production: Handcrafted
Blade Production: Italy
Blade: D2 steel at 59/60HRC
Blade Treatment: Raw
Handle: Santos Rosewood
Blade Length: 160 mm.
Blade Thickness: 5mm.
Total Length: 310mm.
Balance: set back, about 2 cm
Weight: 400g.
Sheath: Kydex, thermoformed, with Tek-Lok type attachment
Packaging: accompanied by a polypropylene case
Notes: limited series of three different pieces

We are thrilled to unveil an exceptional creation in the knife world: the special edition Wander Tactical, Bushcraft XL model. This masterpiece, produced in only 3 unique specimens, is a true embodiment of elegance and resilience. Each knife boasts a Raw Finish blade, showcasing artisanal craftsmanship, and an exclusive Santos Rosewood handle, which not only enhances the aesthetic but also ensures a comfortable and secure grip.

This series is extraordinarily limited, with only 3 pieces produced, making each knife a valuable collectible. The piece we introduce is number 1 in the series, authenticated by a certificate of authenticity.

The Bushcraft XL is more than just an aesthetic jewel; it's a robust and reliable tool, perfect for your outdoor excursions and activities. Whether on a wilderness expedition or a bushcraft activity, this knife delivers high-level performance. Its uniqueness and rare availability also make it a highly valuable item for collectors.

Enhance your collection with the Bushcraft XL, a symbol of artisanal excellence that blends superior functionality and timeless design.

Type of Production: Handcrafted
Blade Production: Italy
Blade: D2 steel at 59/60HRC
Blade Treatment: Raw
Handle: Santos Rosewood
Blade Length: 160 mm.
Blade Thickness: 5mm.
Total Length: 310mm.
Balance: set back, about 2 cm
Weight: 400g.
Sheath: Kydex, thermoformed, with Tek-Lok type attachment
Packaging: accompanied by a polypropylene case
Notes: limited series of three different pieces

Intended Use: Multirole / Utility

Type of production: Handcrafted
Country of Production: Italy
Blade: D2 steel at 59/60HRC
Blade Finish: Raw
Handle: Micarta
Blade length: 147mm.
Blade thickness: 5mm.
Total length: 295mm.
Balance: advanced
Weight: 395g.
Sheath: made of thermoformed Kydex
Packaging: certificate of guarantee and authenticity
Notes: handcrafted knife

Type of production: Artisan
Country of production: Italy
Blade: in D2 steel at 59 / 60HRC
Blade finish: Marble
Handle: Micarta
Blade length: 147mm.
Blade thickness: 5mm.
Total length: 295mm.
Balancing: advanced
Weight: 395g.
Sheath: in Kydex, thermoformed, with belt loop compatible with M.O.L.L.E.
Packaging: without packaging, supplied with its own certificate of authenticity
Notes: Each knife is unique and handcrafted

Type of production: Artisan
Country of production: Italy
Blade: D2 steel at 59 / 60HRC
Blade finish: Raw
Handle: Micarta
Blade length: 155mm.
Blade thickness: 5.5mm.
Total length: 255mm.
Balancing: advanced
Weight: 475g.
Sheath: in Kydex, thermoformed
Packaging: -
Notes: Each knife is unique and handcrafted; there may be slight differences in finishes, colors and materials compared to the photographed product.

Production type: Handcrafted
Country of Production: Italy
Blade: D2 steel at 59/60HRC
Blade finish: Marble
Handle: Micarta
Blade length: 152mm.
Blade thickness: 5mm.
Total length: 297mm.
Balance: Advanced
Weight: 409g.
Sheath: Kydex, thermoformed, with M.O.L.L.E. compatible belt loop.
Package: unpacked, supplied with its own certificate of authenticity
Notes: Each knife is unique and handcrafted

Production type: Handcrafted
Country of Production: Italy
Blade: D2 steel at 59/60HRC
Blade finish: Black Blood
Handle: Micarta
Blade Length: 152mm.
Blade thickness: 5mm.
Total length: 297mm.
Balance: Advanced
Weight: 409g.
Sheath: Kydex, thermoformed, with M.O.L.L.E. compatible belt loop.
Package: unpacked, supplied with its own certificate of authenticity
Notes:Each knife is unique and handcrafted

Japanese steel blends with Italian excellence

For this 2021 collaboration, between the Collini Cutlery of Busto Arsizio and the Fox of Maniago, we have decided to propose the 609OD Bushman model, an excellent bushcraft knife produced by Fox of Maniago, using Japanese V-Toku2 steel in Sanmai. produced by Japanese Takefu Steel instead of the D2 used in the production model.

Specifically, we used V-Toku2 carbonaceous at 62 / 63HRC for the central plate and SUS410 stainless steel for the two external plates, in order to guarantee a very high cutting capacity, penetration and sealing of the wire together with an ease of re-sharpening. and maintenance but at the same time the blade has a remarkable resistance to corrosion and an important increase in resilience given by the type of external steel and by the laminated structure.

Technical features

Intended use: bushcraft - outdoor - collection
Type of production: Industrial
Production Lama: Italy
Blade: fulltang, in Japanese laminated steel (San Mai) with V-Toku2 (carbonaceous) cutting edge at 62 / 63HRC and external SUS410 (stainless steel) scales
Blade treatment: satin
Handle: micarta
Blade length: 160mm.
Blade thickness: 5mm.
Total length: 290mm.
Thick when closed: -
Balancing: advanced
Weight: 369g.

Sheath: in leather, belt, ambidextrous, for horizontal or vertical carrying
Packaging: cardboard box with Fox logos
Bevel: flat with scandi-like sharpening, convex
Notes: Special and limited edition - since the cutting edge is made of carbon steel it is advisable, in order to keep the blade in perfect condition, to protect the edge with a light surface of oil.

As in the ancient Japanese Samurai swords.

The rolled steel - imported into 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. In fact, as early as 1100 the expert Japanese blacksmiths combined different materials together to give the Katana swords incredible cutting capabilities combined with a resistance and flexibility previously unknown. It is thanks to this revolutionary construction technique that Samurai swords have been preserved to this day, becoming one of the most fascinating objects made by man. Following this tradition applied to modern metallurgy, today we are able to have technologically advanced steels already tested and used in cutlery also by famous brands such as Fallkniven, Cold Steel, Mcusta, Kai, Sog, Zwilling, Rockstead, etc.

Characteristics of San Mai 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 damascus pattern at the end of the processing are aesthetically elegant, refined and highly appreciated by collectors all over the world.

For more information: collinisteel

Type of production: Custom
Country of Production: Italy
Blade: D2 steel at 59/60HRC
Blade finish: Black Blood & Raw
Handle: Micarta
Blade Length: 155mm.
Blade thickness: 5.5mm.
Total length: 255mm.
Balance: Advanced
Weight: 475g.
Sheath: Kydex, thermoformed
Packaging: -
Notes: Each knife is unique and handcrafted, there may be slight differences in finishes, colors and materials compared to the product photographed.

Type of production: Artisan
Country of production: Italy
Blade: in D2 steel at 59 / 60HRC
Blade Finish: Icebrush
Handle: Micarta
Blade length: 155mm.
Blade thickness: 5.5mm.
Total length: 255mm.
Balancing: advanced
Weight: 442g.
Sheath: in Kydex, thermoformed
Packaging: -
Notes: Each knife is unique and handcrafted; there may be slight differences in finishes, colors and materials compared to the photographed product.

Intended use: Hard Utility / Collection

Type of production: Handmade
Country of production: Italy
Blade: 59 / 60HRC D2 steel
Blade finish: Raw
Handle: Micarta
Blade length: 155mm.
Blade thickness: 5.5mm.
Total length: 255mm.
Balancing: advanced
Weight: 475g.
Sheath: in Kydex, thermoformed
Packaging: -
Notes: Each knife is unique and handcrafted; there may be slight differences in finishes, colors and materials compared to the photographed product.

Type of production: Artisan
Blade production: Italy
Blade: D2 steel to 59 / 60HRC
Blade Treatment: Ice Blood
Manicure: Micarta Black
Blade Length: 150mm.
Blade thickness: 6.5mm.
Total Length: 285mm.
Balancing: backward
Weight: 508g.
Sheath: in Kydex, thermoformed
Packing: -
Notes: Special Edition made in one single "One of a Kind"

Type of production: Custom made
Blade production: Italy
Blade: D2 steel to 59 / 60HRC
Blade Treatment: GunKote
Manicure: Jade G10
Blade Length: 150mm.
Blade thickness: 6.5mm.
Total Length: 285mm.
Balancing: backward
Weight: 508g.
Sheath: in Kydex, thermoformed
Packing: -
Notes: "One of a Kind"  Special Edition

Intended use: Utility / Sub

Type of production: Industrial
Production Lama: Italy
Blade: Stainless Steel N690Co 58 / 60HRC
Treatment Lama: Black CeraKote based nano-ceramic
Handle: thermoplastic rubber TPR
Blade length: 153mm.
Blade thickness: 5mm.
Overall length: 277mm.
Weight: 245g.
Sheath: FRN and 1000D Nylon MOLLE compatible
Packaging: cardboard box with logos Fox FKMD
Note: Break glass in stainless steel 420, with interchangeable aluminum cap included in the package. Developed in collaboration with MemoTek

Viper - Tank - Stone Washed - VT4004SW - knife

Intended Use: Sport / Utility

Type of production: Industrial
Production Blade: Italy
Blade: Stainless D2 to 58/59HRC
Treatment Blade: Stone Washed
Handle: Canvas Micarta
Blade length: 155mm.
Blade thickness: 5.8mm.
Length closed: -
Overall length: 297mm.
Thick when closed: -
Balancing: -
Weight: 415g.
Closure: -
Clip: -
Sheath: Black Cordura, by Vega, with attacks SPRINGS
Packaging: Cardboard box, cover letter, certificates of warranty
Notes: Design by Thomas Rumici

Viper - Tank - Black Aspis - VT4004BK - knife

Intended Use: Sport / Utility

Type of production: Industrial
Production Blade: Italy
Blade: Stainless D2 to 58/59HRC
Treatment Blade: Aspis Coating
Handle: Canvas Micarta
Blade length: 155mm.
Blade thickness: 5.8mm.
Length closed: -
Overall length: 297mm.
Thick when closed: -
Balancing: -
Weight: 415g.
Closure: -
Clip: -
Sheath: Black Cordura, by Vega, with attacks SPRINGS
Packaging: Cardboard box, cover letter, certificates of warranty
Notes: Design by Thomas Rumici