Approved - knives withdrawn from private collections, checked, overhauled and certified by Coltelleria Collini

KNIFE WITHDRAWN FROM PRIVATE COLLECTION
* Type: previously Purchased
* Condition: in good condition
* Commercially available: unique specimen
* Sharpening: original
* Marks on blade: some small oxidation marks (see photo)
* Marks on handle: /
* Packaging: /
* Scabbard: handmade, leather
* Manuals, Certificates and Warranties: Yes
* Checked and certified by our in-house laboratory
 
Gabriele Sammatrice/Sicilian Forge Custom Knives is a skilled craftsman who offers blades with character, strength and cutting edges of the highest level. He often uses A8 Modified tool steel: a very strong alloy steel. The most common use of this alloy is in striking blades. It has extreme toughness with good edge retention. The 8.5% chromium makes it almost stainless.

A8-mod is a modified version of AISI A8. It is a tool steel with a medium carbon content and alloyed with chromium, molybdenum and vanadium. This steel is an improvement on A8 steel, with good hardenability, toughness and dimensional stability to heat treatment.

Intended use: hunting/collecting
 
Type of production: artisan
Country of production: Italy
Blade: carbon steel A8 Mod.
Blade finish: satin-finished
Handle: maple wood
Blade length: 140mm.
Blade thickness: 6mm.
Total length: 260mm.
Weight: 294g - 504g including scabbard
Scabbard: handmade, leather
Packaging: /
Notes: previously purchased knife from a private collection
 

KNIFE WITHDRAWN FROM PRIVATE COLLECTION
* Type: Knife from the 1990s, previously purchased.
* Condition: In very good condition
* Commercially available: discontinued
* Sharpening: Factory sharpened
* Marks on blade: Small marks given by time.
* Marks on handle: None
* Box: -
* Scabbard: Present, but presumably not original although fully compatible.
* Manuals, Certificates and Warranties: - -
* Checked and Certified by our in-house laboratory

Intended Use: Tactical / Sporting

Production Type: Industrial
Country of Production: Japan
Blade: Stainless steel AUS-8A
Blade Finish: Satin finish
Handle: Kraton
Blade length: 140mm.
Blade thickness: 6mm.
Total length: 263mm.
Balance: advanced
Weight: 225g.
Scabbard: brown leather, belt-mounted, presumably not original but fully compatible
Packaging: -
Notes: previously purchased knife, from private collection

KNIFE WITHDRAWN FROM PRIVATE COLLECTION
* Type: Previously Purchased 
* Condition: Very good condition
* Sharpening: Original
* Marks on blade: None
* Marks on handle: None
* Packaging: -
* Scabbard: original, leather, in excellent condition.
* Manuals, Certificates and Warranties: -
* Checked and Certified by our in-house laboratory.

Designed specifically for the seven Mercury Program astronauts, the Model 17 accompanied these pioneers on the United States' first manned space flights. Astronaut Gordon Cooper contributed to the final design of this knife, making it not only a survival tool, but also a piece of history. Two examples of this knife, rich in historical value, are currently on display at the Smithsonian Institution.

Intended use: utility/military

Type of production: handcrafted
Country of manufacture: USA
Blade: 440B stainless steel
Blade finish: satin-finished
Handle: micarta, brass and duralumin
Blade length: 140mm.
Blade thickness: 5mm.
Total length: 256mm.
Balance: on the guard branch
Weight: 252g.
Sheath: Black Leather
Notes: previously purchased knife, withdrawn from private collection

KNIFE WITHDRAWN FROM PRIVATE COLLECTION
* Type: Previously purchased
* Condition: Overall in good condition.
* Commercially available Discontinued
* Sharpening: Professionally restored.
* Marks on blade: light
* Marks on handle: /
* Box: not present
* Scabbard: Original, Nylon, in very good condition.
* Manuals, Certificates and Warranties: not present.
* Checked and Certified by our in-house laboratory.

The design of this legendary knife was born out of the meeting of a former soldier and bodyguard to President Roosevelt, Rex Applegate, and William Ewart Fairbairn, who, together with Edward Anthony Sykes, had given birth to the progenitor of modern military fighters: the Fairbairn-Sykes that accompanied the British Commandos during World War II. In defining the forms of the new knife, the two started from the very limitations that had emerged from the wartime use of the Fairbairn-Sykes, particularly fragility, limited utility in cutting use, and the tendency of the round-section handle to rotate in the hand.

Intended Use: Tactical/Collection

Type of production: Industrial
Country of manufacture: Germany
Blade: 440C stainless steel
Blade finish: matte finish, anti-reflective
Handle: made of Delrin (thermoplastic material)
Blade length: 150mm.
Blade thickness: 4.4mm.
Total length: 278mm.
Weight: 238g.
Sheath: made of Nylon, for belt, for vertical carry
Packaging: absent
Notes: single edge knife - Previously purchased knife, from private collection

KNIFE WITHDRAWN FROM PRIVATE COLLECTION
* Type: Previously Purchased
* Condition: Like new
* Commercially available Discontinued
* Sharpening: Factory
* Marks on blade: No
* Marks on handle: No
* Box: Not present
* Scabbard: Original, like new
* Manuals, Certificates and Warranties: Not present
* Checked and Certified by our in-house laboratory


Intended Use: Tactical / Allround Utility

Production type: Industrial
Country of Production: Taiwan
Blade: D2 57/59HRC carbon steel
Blade Finish: Blackwashed
Handle: G10
Blade length: 148mm.
Blade thickness: 6mm.
Total length: 285mm.
Balance: slightly backward
Weight: 433g.
Sheath: made of kydex, with Tek-Lok type attachment
Packaging: -
Notes: previously purchased knife, from private collection

Knife withdrawn from private collection - Used, but overall in good condition - An iconic, iconic knife from the first decade of the 2000s, tested and selected by the U.S. Navy Seals - The knife already when new presented itself with an average low level of finish and with a rough micropeened blade already very delicate and marked, this knife, used in the field by an Italian soldier in theaters of war, shows signs of cosmetic wear on both blade and sheath that do not affect its functionality in the slightest - Factory sharpening still in excellent condition - Original amphibious scabbard, in very good condition - No box - Checked and certified by our in-house laboratory.

Intended Use: Tactical / Multirole

Type of Manufacture: industrial
Blade: A2 steel hardened to 57/58HRC
Country of Production: USA
Handle: made of Hytrel
Blade length: 140mm.
Blade thickness: 6.3mm.
Total length: 267mm.
Weight: 360g.
Sheath: amphibious, made of Hytrel
Packaging: without original packaging
Notes: used knife, withdrawn from private collection, overall in good condition

Knife withdrawn from private collection, presumably from the first half of the 1980s - In excellent condition, with no particular scratches or signs of wear, still has the original factory sharpening - Rare version with micarta handle and engraved head " De Oppresso Liber", the famous motto of the American Green Berets - Original leather sheath in excellent condition, accompanied by original sharpening stone that finds its place in the special pocket - Checked and certified by our in-house laboratory.

Intended use: collection

Type of manufacture: industrial
Blade: stainless steel AUS 8
Blade finish: satin finish
Country of manufacture: Seki - Japan
Handle: brown micarta
Blade length: 148mm. 
Blade thickness: 4mm.
Total length: 265mm.
Balance: on the guard branch
Weight: 238g.
Sheath: black leather, with sharpening stone
Notes: knife from a private collection from the first half of the 1980s, overall in very good condition