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The ASTOR is our first folding knife in collaboration with prolific knife maker Les George, winner of Blade Show 2021 as "Imported Knife of the Year."

The ASTOR was built as a sturdy working knife! With its sturdy G-10 grips, thick liner-lock and high-strength CTS-XHP steel blade, the ASTOR is the perfect knife for those jobs that require a little extra toughness.

All of our Bronze Field Grade productions incorporate our new "Oil Infused Bronze Bushing System" or "OIBBS"! Our sintered bronze bushings are impregnated with oil, which reduces friction on the blade, thus ensuring that the blade opens smoothly, even when firmly held. This system is especially useful for low speeds, intermittent use and irregular loads such as those found on folding knives.

Intended Use: Sporting

Production type: Industrial
Country of manufacture: Taiwan
Blade: CTS-XHP 58/60 HRC stainless steel
Blade treatment: Stonewashed
Handle: G10
Blade length: 89mm.
Blade thickness: 4mm.
Length closed: 118mm.
Total length: 209mm.
Weight: 145g.
Closure: Liner Lock
Clip: stainless steel, removable and reversible
Packaging: cardboard box with Spartan Blades logos
Notes: The Field Grade series with Bronze-colored box, identifies the Asian production of Spartan Blades entrusted to Pineland Cutlery (a company formed by Spartan Blades and Ka-Bar). In this series one can find the most iconic designs of Spartan Blades offered at very aggressive and competitive prices.

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 ...

Logan is not a common liner, but hides an epic revolution in the constructive concept!

Unlike traditional liners, Logan has no moving pins, but is born from a 5th titanium monolith. The accurate CNC milling machines produce Logan's body: solid, lightweight, slim and highly functional where the blade rotates on the pin, one With the base, to ensure a high strength and sturdiness. The retractable screws in the body give Logan the ultimate touch of clean elegance.

Purpose: Sportsman / EDC

Type of production: Industrial
Country of production: Maniago - Italy
Blade: D2 Steel at 61HRC hardened vacuum
Blade treatment: beaded blast
Handle: Titanium monolithic 6AL4V and G10
Blade Length: 95mm.
Blade thickness: 3mm.
Closed length: 113mm.
Total length: 205mm.
Closed thickness: 9mm.
Weight: 96g.
Opening: In one hand, with removable T-pin, on the back of the blade
Washers: Teflon
Closure: Liner Lock
Clip: Stainless steel, removable and reversible
Sheath: Upholstered zip pocket
Packing: Cardboard box with Mercury logos
Notes: Design by Moreno Franzin

Blade: 61HRC RWL34 Stainless Steel
Handle: Walnut, Damascus and Titanium
Blade Lenght: 75mm.
Blade Thickness: 4mm.
Overall Lenght: 180mm.
Weight: 110g.
Lock: Liner lock
Clip: -
Sheath: -
Notes: Handmade in Italy by CIC Master Sergio Consoli