May 2013

Intended use: Sports / Collection

Type of production: Industrial
Country of production: Italy
Blade: M390 stainless steel
Blade treatment: Satin finish
Handle: in anodized titanium and carbon fiber
Blade length: 60mm.
Blade thickness: 4mm.
Closed length: 88m.
Total length: 148mm.
Thick when closed: 11mm
Weight: 78g.
Closure: Frame Lock with stainless steel flap
Clip: in anodized titanium, machined from solid
Packaging: Cardboard box with Fox Knives logos
Notes: Opening via Carson Flipper system - Movement on ball bearings - Design by Jesper Voxnaes - Titanium version of the SURU Carbon Fiber model, winner of the Blade Show 2018 as "Overall Knife of the Year"

With this exclusive edition of Coltelleria Collini in collaboration with Fox, it was decided to combine a multi-award-winning model such as the Suru with a Japanese steel from powders (sintered) and laminated (SanMai) by Takefu Steel.

For this project we have chosen to use Super Gold2 (SPG2) steel at 62 / 63HRC for the cutting edge of the blade in order to guarantee exceptional cutting performance and duration of the sharpening, while guaranteeing at the same time a remarkable resilience and resistance to oxidation given by the lamination process of the blade.

Intended use: Sports / Collection

Type of production: Industrial
Country of production: Italy
Blade: Japanese laminated stainless steel (San Mai) with sintered cutting edge in SPG2 at 62 / 63HRC
Blade treatment: Satin finish
Handle: titanium and carbon fiber
Blade length: 60mm.
Blade thickness: 4mm.
Closed length: 88m.
Total length: 148mm.
Thick when closed: 11mm
Weight: 78g.
Closure: Frame Lock with stainless steel flap
Clip: flush, removable, in stainless steel
Packaging: Cardboard box with Fox Knives logos
Notes: Opening via Carson Flipper system - Movement on ball bearings - Design by Jesper Voxnaes - Aluminum version of the SURU Carbon Fiber model, winner of the Blade Show 2018 as "Overall Knife of the Year" - Exclusive version Coltelleria Collini, Sprint Run, with Japanese stainless steel by Takefu Steel SPG2 Laminate.

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.

- Longer tool life
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 on 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, on a galvanic level, a structure that improves corrosion resistance even on the wire.

- Easy processing even after heat treatment
although steel normally becomes harder after quenching, 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.

Intended use: Sports / Collection

Type of production: Industrial
Country of production: Italy
Blade: M390 58 / 60HRC stainless steel
Blade treatment: Satin finish
Handle: Titanium with Sandblasted finish
Blade length: 75mm.
Blade thickness: 4mm.
Length closed: 110mm.
Total length: 185mm.
Weight: 140g.
Closing: Fingers Safe Opening System
Clip: Titanium machined from solid
Packaging: box with Fox Knives logos, pouch with zip
Notes: Design by Denis Simonucci - Winner of the 2019 Blade Show in Atlanta as "Knife of the year" and "Imported knife of the year"

Model winner of the 2016 Blade Show as "American Made Knife of the Year"

The model photographed is the Limited Edition 2019

After more than 40 years of service in the US Army Special Forces, Curtis Iovito and Mark Carey founded Spartan Blades LLC in North Carolina.

Curtis, who for years had been designing and designing knives for friends in the special forces and Mark, who had always been involved in military equipment and tactics when he worked in the "Green Berets", decided to combine their skills and their passion with the goal to build innovative and functional knives using materials of the highest quality and made entirely in the United States.

Intended use: Collection / Sports
Type of production: Semi-Industrial
Country of production: USA
Blade: CPM-S35VN stainless steel
Blade treatment: Stone Washed
Handle: titanium 6AL-4V
Blade length: 100mm.
Blade thickness: 4mm.
Length closed: 125mm
Total length: 225mm.
Weight: 168g.
Closure: FrameLock
Clip: in anodized titanium
Packaging: cardboard box with Spartan Blades logos
Notes: Design by William Harsey - 2019 limited edition anodized with engravings

Target: Tactical / CQB

Type of production: Industrial
Country of Origin: Taiwan
Blade: 440C stainless steel
Blade Treatment: Stone Washed
Handle: 440C stainless steel
Blade Length: 53mm.
Blade thickness: 5mm.
Total length: 135mm.
Balance: -
Weight: 57g.
Sheath: Neck, in Kydex
Packing: Cardboard box with Boker Plus logos
Notes: DJ Urbanovsky Design

Intended use: Tactical

Type of production: Industrial
Country of production: Maniago - Italy
Blade: stainless steel N690Co
Blade treatment: Blackwashed
Handle: G10
Blade Length: 66mm.
Blade thickness: 3mm.
Closed length: 120mm.
Total length: 184mm.
Closed thickness: 15mm.
Weight: 102g.
Opening: Emerson Wave type system
Washers: Brass
Closure: Liner Lock
Clip: Stainless steel removable and reversible
Packing: Cardboard box with Bastinelli Knives logos
Notes: Doug Marcaida and Funker Tactical - Produced by Fox FKMD

Use target: neck knife

Type of production: Industrial
Country of production: Maniago - Italy
Blade: stainless steel N690Co
Blade treatment: Stone Washed
Handle: stainless steel N690Co
Blade Length: 38mm.
Blade thickness: 4mm.
Total length: 99mm.
Balance: -
Weight: 23g.
Sheath: Neck, in Kydex
Packing: Cardboard box with Bastinelli Knives logos
Notes: Produced by Fox FKMD

After over 40 years of service in the US Army Special Forces, Curtis Iovito and Mark Carey founded Spartan Blades LLC in North Carolina.

Curtis, who for years has designed and designed knives for friends in special forces, and Mark, who has always been engaged in military and tactical equipment when working in the "Green Berets", decides to combine their skills and passion with the " The goal of building innovative and functional knives using high quality materials and entirely made in the United States.

Purpose of use: Sportsman
Type of production: Semi-Industrial
Country of Origin: USA
Blade: Stainless steel CPM-S35VN
Blade treatment: stonewash
Manicure: Titanium 6AL-4V
Blade Length: 70mm.
Blade thickness: 3.5mm.
Closed length: 100mm
Total Length: 170mm.
Weight: 81g.
Closure: FrameLock
Clip: Titanium 6AL-4V
Packing: Cardboard box with Spartan Blades logos
Notes: GTC Alpha Ball Bearing Opening - Carson Flipper System Opening - Design by Keith Edick and Curtis Iovito

Intended use: Sports

Type of production: Industrial
Country of production: Italy
Blade: stainless steel N690Co
Surface treatment: Stonewashed
Handle: Titanium anodized
Blade length: 8.9mm.
Blade thickness: 3mm.
Closed Length: 112mm.
Overall length: 200mm.
Thick when closed: 14.5mm
Weight: 128g.
Closing: Frame Lock
Clip: Titanium anodized
Packaging: cardboard box with Fox Knives logos
Notes: Design by Bob Terzuola

This small titanium folder is the result of a desire by Spartan Blade to produce a high quality slip joint folder using as few small moving parts as possible. While attending the 2012 IWA Show in Germany, we spoke with several people who simply couldn’t own one of our larger folders due to the restrictions of knives with locks, one handed opening, and long blades. During the show, Mark and Curtis were visiting the Nuremburg Toy Museum and were impressed by some of the very small high-tech mechanisms used to make toys. It was then the idea hit them to make a slip joint that didn’t require several small fine blanked parts, allowing for a more modern look and function than the classic slipjoint. Now they had a great idea but not the full mechanism to make it work.

Later, Spartan met with Les Halpern of Halpern Titanium and explained their idea for a small modern slip joint. He became very excited as he had an idea for a similar knife using what he called “A good idea” for a mechanism. Les did some drawings explaining his idea for eliminating the traditional back spring. Normally, slip joint blades are held in position by a strong "back spring" which assists them with bias to the open or closed position. Les’ idea was to make the frame the spring with the same bias in open or closed position.

This folder eliminates the need for a back spring by using what we call an “Integral Frame Slipjoint”, the dorsal side of the frame is cut to work as a spring and holds a pin that creates a bias to close and open. The blade is opened by pushing on the tab on the blade (it is not a flipper tab!) with one hand and pulling with the thumb and forefinger on the triangle cut-out of the opposite side and hand. Additionally, the pin "locks" into the blade when held firmly by the users thumb and forefinger in in position of use but is free to rotate upon release of the frame handle.

Intended use: Sport / Collection
Production Type: Semi-Industrial
Production Lama USA
Blade: stainless steel CPM-S35VN
Treatment Lama: stonewash
Handle: titanio
Blade length: 48mm.
Blade thickness: 2 mm.
Closed Length: 74mm
Overall length: 121mm.
Thick when closed: 7mm
Balancing: -
Weight: 36g.
Closing: Integral Frame Slipjoint (opening and closing two-handed block blade)
Clip: Titanium
Sheath: -
Packaging: Cardboard box with logos Spartan Blades
Notes: WINNER - BLADE 2014 Most Innovative American Made Knife of the Year

TiSpine Matte Bronze - TS-1BM - knife

Intended Use: Sport / Collection

Type of production: Industrial
Production Blade: Italy
Blade: Stainless steel Elmax 59/60HRC
Treatment Blade: -
Handle: Titanium Monolithic 6Al4V
Blade length: 85mm.
Blade thickness: 3.5mm.
Closed Length: 113mm.
Overall length: 195mm.
Thick when closed: 10mm.
Balancing: -
Weight: 100g.
Lock: Frame Lock
Clip: Stainless Steel
Sheath: -
Packaging: cardboard tube wrapped in protective plexiglass, with logos Lion Steel
Notes: -

TiSpine Grey Matte - TS-1GM - knife

Intended Use: Sport / Collection

Type of production: Industrial
Production Blade: Italy
Blade: Stainless steel Elmax 59/60HRC
Treatment Blade: -
Handle: Titanium Monolithic 6Al4V
Blade length: 85mm.
Blade thickness: 3.5mm.
Closed Length: 113mm.
Overall length: 195mm.
Thick when closed: 10mm.
Balancing: -
Weight: 100g.
Lock: Frame Lock
Clip: Stainless Steel
Sheath: -
Packaging: cardboard tube wrapped in protective plexiglass, with logos Lion Steel
Notes: -

Destinazione d'uso: Sportivo/Escursionismo

Tipo di produzione: Industriale
Produzione Lama: China
Lama: in acciaio inox 5Cr13
Trattamento Lama: Verniciatura
Manicatura: Polimeri gommati
Lunghezza lama: 89mm.
Spessore lama: 6mm.
Lunghezza chiuso: -
Lunghezza totale: 242mm.
Spessore da chiuso: -
Bilanciatura: -
Peso: 590g.
Chiusura: -
Clip: -
Fodero: in Nylon, da cintura, con chiusura a velcro
Confezione: Scatola di cartone con loghi Gerber e Bear Grylls
Note: Piccolo manuale di sopravvivenza incluso

Destinazione d'uso: Escursionismo Leggero

Tipo di produzione: Industriale
Produzione Lama: China
Lama: in acciaio al carbonio 1055
Trattamento Lama: Verniciatura
Manicatura: Polimeri gommati
Lunghezza lama: 236mm.
Spessore lama: 2.5mm.
Lunghezza chiuso: -
Lunghezza totale: 380mm.
Spessore da chiuso: -
Bilanciatura: -
Peso: 385g.
Chiusura: -
Clip: -
Fodero: Cordura
Confezione: Scatola di cartone con loghi Gerber e Bear Grylls
Note: Piccolo manuale di sopravvivenza incluso