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KNIFE WITHDRAWN FROM PRIVATE COLLECTION
* Origin: Withdrawn from a private collection, previously purchased
* Condition: Never used, complete with all accessories, knife like new, a few small scratches on the leather sheath
* Available on the market: Available
* Sharpness: Factory sharp
* Marks on blade: None
* Marks on handle: None
* Box: Present and complete
* Sheath: Present, with a few small scratches
* Manuals, certificates, and warranties: Present
* Checked and certified by our in-house laboratory

Intended use: Utility/Outdoor

Type of production: Industrial
Country of production: Italy
Blade: Niolox 59/61HRC stainless steel with Black Idroglider finish
Handle: Bison Micarta
Blade length: 110mm.
Blade thickness: 5mm.
Total length: 230mm.
Balance: advanced to 1cm
Weight: 235g.
Sheath: leather
Packaging: cardboard box with Fox logos
Notes: previously purchased knife from a private collection

KNIFE WITHDRAWN FROM PRIVATE COLLECTION
* Origin: Withdrawn from a private collection, previously purchased.
* Condition: Overall in very good condition.
* Commercially available: Discontinued
* Sharpening: Factory sharpened
* Marks on blade: A few small marks from time.
* Marks on handle: None
* Box: Espotive box present, with a few small marks due to time
* Scabbard: Present
* Manuals, Certificates and Warranties: -
* Checked and Certified by our in-house laboratory

2014 knife created through a collaboration between Fox and Hill Knives that commemorates the ISAF (International Security Forces) and ANSF (Afghan National Security Forces) memorial unveiled Sept. 22, 2013, in Kabul, Afghanistan, to honor fallen military personnel during peacekeeping operations in the country. The monument, with inscriptions in English, Pashtu and Dari, is a tribute to the different nationalities involved in the missions. The unveiling ceremony was attended by dignitaries from the Afghan government, security forces and ISAF, underscoring the value of remembrance and the sacrifices made.

Intended Use: Tactical/Collection

Type of production: Industrial
Country of Production: Italy
Blade: Stainless steel N690Co
Blade finish: hard ceramic coated
Handle: G10
Blade length: 150mm.
Blade thickness: 6.3mm.
Total length: 279mm.
Weight: 220g.
Sheath: made of Kydex, with MOLLE clip
Packaging: Cardboard box / display box with ISAF and Fox Knives symbols and logos
Notes: Designed by Hill Knives - previously purchased knife from a private collection

KNIFE WITHDRAWN FROM PRIVATE COLLECTION
* Provenance: withdrawn from a private, previously purchased.
* Condition: Overall in good condition.
* Commercially available: Knife originally produced in 2014, currently discontinued
* Sharpening: Factory sharpened
* Marks on blade: None
* Marks on handle: A few small marks given by time.
* Box: Absent
* Scabbard: /
* Manuals, Certificates and Warranties: /
* Checked and Certified by our in-house laboratory

Intended Use: Sporting

Production Type: Industrial
Country of Production: USA
Blade: Stainless steel 154CM
Blade finish: Satin finish
Handle: FRN (Fiberglass Reinforced Nylon)
Blade length: 88mm.
Blade thickness: 3.2mm.
Length closed: 118mm.
Total length: 203mm.
Weight: 80g.
Closure: Back Lock
Clip: Removable and reversible, stainless steel
Notes: design by Mike Vellenkamp

KNIFE WITHDRAWN FROM PRIVATE COLLECTION
* Provenance: withdrawn from a private, previously purchased.
* Condition: Overall in good condition.
* Commercially available: Knife originally produced in 2014, currently discontinued
* Sharpening: Factory sharpened
* Marks on blade: None
* Marks on handle: A few small marks given by time.
* Box: Absent
* Scabbard: /
* Manuals, Certificates and Warranties: /
* Checked and Certified by our in-house laboratory

Intended Use: Sporting

Production Type: Industrial
Country of Production: USA
Blade: Stainless steel 154CM
Blade finish: Satin finish
Handle: FRN (Fiberglass Reinforced Nylon)
Blade length: 88mm.
Blade thickness: 3.2mm.
Length closed: 118mm.
Total length: 203mm.
Weight: 80g.
Closure: Back Lock
Clip: Removable and reversible, stainless steel
Notes: design by Mike Vellenkamp

KNIFE WITHDRAWN FROM PRIVATE COLLECTION
* Origin: Withdrawn from a private collection, previously purchased.
* Condition: Overall in very good condition.
* Commercially available: still in production.
* Sharpening: Professionally re-sharpened.
* Marks on blade: None
* Marks on handle: a few small marks on clip, hardware, and aluminum spacer
* Box: Absent
* Scabbard: /
* Manuals, Certificates and Warranties: Absent
* Checked and Certified by our in-house laboratory

Intended Use: Tactical

Production type: Industrial
Country of Production: Italy
Blade: N690Co 58HRC steel with Grade 5 titanium back (49-50HRC)
Blade finish: stonewashed
Handle: G10
Blade length: 91mm.
Blade thickness: 5mm.
Length closed 127mm.
Total length: 216mm.
Thickness when closed: 25mm.
Balance: Backward, 3cm from the top of the guard.
Weight: 186g.
Latch: Liner Lock, with manual insertion safety
Clip: Stainless steel, reversible
Notes: previously purchased knife, withdrawn from private collection

KNIFE WITHDRAWN FROM PRIVATE COLLECTION
* Type: Previously purchased.
* Condition: Never used, but with three marks on titanium anodization.
* Commercially available: In production
* Sharpening: Factory
* Marks on blade: None
* Marks on handle: 3 scratches on blue anodizing.
* Box: Present
* Scabbard: Pouch with zipper.
* Manuals, Certificates and Warranties: Present
* Checked and Certified by our in-house laboratory

Intended Use: Sporting

Production type: Industrial
Country of Production: Italy
Blade: M390 59/61HRC stainless steel
Blade finish: Satin finish
Handle: Blue Anodized Titanium with AISI 303 stainless steel hardware
Blade Length: 60mm.
Blade thickness: 3mm.
Length closed: 90m.
Total length: 150mm.
Thickness when closed: 11mm.
Weight: 95g.
Closure: FrameLock
Clip: flush, AISI 302 stainless steel, removable and reversible
Sheath: zippered pouch, leatherette
Packaging: cardboard box with Fox Knives logos 
Notes: Design by Antonio Di Gennaro - Opening movement on ball bearings - Carson Flipper opening system

KNIFE WITHDRAWN FROM PRIVATE COLLECTION
* Condition: Used, but in good condition, with some minor signs of wear and tear.
* Commercially available: Discontinued
* Sharpening: Professionally re-sharpened.
* Marks on blade: a few small signs of wear and tear. 
* Marks on handle: a few small signs of wear and tear.
* Packaging: / 
* Scabbard: /
* Manuals, Certificates and Warranties: / /
* Checked and Certified by our in-house laboratory.

Profiles is the name of this tactical model designed by Mike Vellekamp. The main features that distinguish it are definitely the shape of the blade and the perfect handle grip.

Intended Use: Tactical/CQC

Type of production: Industrial
Country of manufacture: Italy
Blade: N690Co 58-60HRC steel
Blade Finish: Burnished
Handle: G10
Blade length: 100mm.
Blade thickness: 3mm.
Length closed: 125mm.
Total length: 225mm.
Weight: 132g.
Closure: Liner Lock
Clip: stainless steel, removable and reversible
Notes: previously purchased knife, withdrawn from a private collection

KNIFE WITHDRAWN FROM PRIVATE COLLECTION
* Origin: Collected from a private individual, previously purchased and used.
* Condition: In acceptable condition, shows several signs of wear and oxidation to the blade coating.
* Commercially available: Professionally resharpened.
* Marks on blade: several signs of use and oxidation marks that do not impair its functionality or undermine its sturdiness in use
* Marks on handle: normal signs of use.
* Box: absent
* Scabbard: Present, in good condition.
* Manuals, Certificates and Warranties: Absent
* Checked and Certified by our in-house laboratory

Intended Use: Hiking / Utility

Type of production: industrial
Blade: stainless steel N690Co 58/60HRC
Country of manufacture: Italy
Handle: forprene, removable
Blade length: 220mm.
Blade thickness: 6mm.
Total length: 357mm.
Balance: forward, 45mm from the lower guard branch
Weight: 380g.
Sheath: made of 1000D OD Green cordura, MOLLE compatible
Notes: Foxionic surface treatment at 72/75HRC

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 ...

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

Knife Withdrawn from Private Collection
Type: Previously Purchased
Condition: Excellent
Available in the market: No
Sharpening: Original
Marks on the blade: No
Marks on the handle: No
Packaging: Yes
Sheath: In Kydex
Manuals, Certificates, and Warranties: Yes
Checked and Certified by our internal laboratory
Intended Use: Tactical/CQC

Type of Production: Industrial
Blade Production: Italy
Blade: Full tang in N690Co steel 58/60HRC
Blade Treatment: Teflon Coating
Handle: G-10
Blade Length: 75mm.
Blade Thickness: 4mm.
Closed Length: -
Total Length: 195mm.
Thickness when closed: -
Balance: Backward, at 3cm.
Weight: 170g.
Lock: -
Clip: on the sheath
Sheath: in Kydex
Packaging: Gray cardboard box with Fox logos
Notes: -

KNIFE WITHDRAWN FROM PRIVATE COLLECTION
* Origin: Withdrawn from a private collection, previously purchased.
* Condition: Previously used, with some marks on the handle. 
* Commercially available: Discontinued
* Sharpening: Factory.
* Marks on blade: None
* Marks on handle: A few small marks given by time.
* Box: /
* Scabbard: /
* Manuals, Certificates and Warranties: /
* Checked and Certified by our in-house laboratory

Intended Use: Sporting

Production type: Industrial
Country of Production: Italy
Blade: Stainless steel N690Co
Blade finish: Satin finish
Handle: Stainless steel and briar
Blade Length: 55mm.
Blade thickness: 1.5mm.
Length closed: 74mm.
Total length: 128mm.
Thickness when closed: 13mm.
Weight: 36g.
Closure: Frame Lock
Clip: Removable, stainless steel
Notes: special collaboration between Spyderco (who designed the knife) and Fox (who made it, using materials typical of Mediterranean culture such as olive wood and amboine briar) knife previously purchased, from a private collection