Approved - knives withdrawn from private collections, checked, overhauled and certified by Coltelleria Collini

Intended use: Collection and EDC (Everyday Carry)
Production type: Industrial
Country of manufacture: USA
Blade: Tru-Sharp™ stainless steel
Blade finish: Mirror polished
Handle: Amber Bone Peach Seed Jig
Blade length: 69mm
Blade thickness: 2.3mm
Closed length: 107mm
Total length: 176mm
Closed thickness: 10mm
Weight: 56g
Locking mechanism: Back Lock
Clip: None
Packaging: Cardboard box with Case logos
Notes: Iconic Case model, available in limited quantities

KNIFE WITHDRAWN FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION
* Origin: Withdrawn from a private individual, previously purchased
* Conditions: in like-new condition
* Available on the market: No longer available
* Sharpening: Factory
* Marks on blade: None
* Marks on handle: None
* Box: /
* Sheath: hand-made leather in good condition
* Manuals, Certificates and Guarantees: No
* Checked and Certified by our internal laboratory

Intended use: collection/sports

Type of production: Handcrafted
Blade production: Cambodia
Blade: mirror-finish DNH7 carbon steel
Blade treatment: brut de forge
Handle: wood and horn
Blade length: approx. 120mm.
Blade thickness: approx. 5.5mm.
Total length: approx. 250mm.
Balance: -
Weight: approx. 228g.
Lock: 1.5cm set back
Sheath: Handcrafted leather
Notes: -

Citadel Knives and Swords is a sword and knife manufacturer based in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Despite the country's reputation as an exotic and remote location, the company is easily accessible, located close to the city's international airport. The workshop is modest but houses an impressive range of high-quality Japanese swords and knives.

Founded by Dominique Eluere in the 1990s, Citadel has combined the expertise of French and local craftsmen to produce blades that rival the best in the world. Eluere began by training Cambodian blacksmiths to make French table knives, later evolving into the production of Japanese swords.

The quality of Citadel swords is world renowned, thanks to the use of traditional Japanese techniques and a meticulous manufacturing process. Each katana is heat treated, creating a blade with varying hardness along the edge and spine, a hallmark of true katanas. The hilt is fully encased in high-quality stingray leather, a rarity compared to common panels.

Attention to detail extends to every element, with every component custom-made for each blade. This includes the tsuba (sword guard) and habaki (blade collar), both of which are hand-crafted and fitted, ensuring perfect fit and functionality.

In addition to katanas, Citadel also produces European swords and knives, maintaining the same philosophy of quality and functionality. Production is artisanal, with particular attention to polishing and finishing, often done by hand with sandpaper and whetstones.

Citadel is proud of its Cambodian roots, with local workers looking up to Eluere as a father figure and deeply involved in maintaining the company's high standards.

In short, Citadel Knives and Swords represents a perfect fusion of tradition, craftsmanship and innovation, offering products that are truly functional works of art. These tools, while expensive, represent an investment in quality and craftsmanship that is hard to match.

Knife withdrawn from a private collection - Model discontinued by WE KNIFE - Like new condition, with original packaging - Checked, certified by our internal laboratory Collini Cutlery

Intended use: Sports / Collection

Type of production: Industrial
Country of production: China
Blade: CPM-S35VN 59 / 61HRC stainless steel
Blade treatment: dual tone, satin & black PVD
Handle: 6AL4V titanium machined with numerical control
Blade length: 77mm.
Blade thickness: 4mm.
Length closed: 101mm.
Total length: 178mm.
Weight: 114g.
Closing: Framelock
Clip: 6AL4V titanium
Packaging: cardboard box with We Knife Co. logos
Notes: Carson Flipper opening system on ceramic ball bearings

Piscitelli - Hunt horn hammered blade - CCC03/2 - handmade knife KNIFE WITHDRAWN FROM PRIVATE COLLECTION

• Type: Previously Purchased
• Condition: like new
• Available in commerce: NO the craftsman stopped producing knives a few years ago
• Sharpening: Original
• Marks on blade: NO
• Marks on handle: NO
• Packaging: YES
• Checked and Certified by our internal laboratory

Typical knife for the hunter. It is a robust and concrete knife. The tip is slightly lowered to work in cavities, and the blade has a deep curve for skinning.

Features:

• steel: AISI 420
• hardness: 54/56 HRC
• total length: 18cm
• blade length: 7.5cm
• blade thickness: 2mm
• weight: 68gr
• fittings: horn
• notes: handcrafted
• accompanied by a warranty certificate

Piscitelli has been making knives in Frosolone for three generations, a small town in the Molise hinterland known for its knife-making. The Art, Style and Tradition allow us to give importance and originality to our creations handed down from generation to generation.

Giovanni Piscitelli, born in Frosolone (IS). The passion for collection and hunting knives I inherited from my father (master craftsman) from whom I also inherited the most sophisticated techniques. My knives are unique pieces, strictly handcrafted.

When producing a knife, there are many elements that make a difference. In addition to a difference in value in the choice of materials, it is the labor required to perform certain operations, closely connected to the construction complexity that makes the knife more valuable. The reasons that justify the differences can also lie in the processing of the blade, or of the handle (elements that it is good to remember are modeled and finished exclusively by hand).