Passion for knives

The particular situation created in the early years of the 1914/18 war, now mired in increasingly complex and protected trenches and fortifications, favored the formation of men who, little by little, specialized in the coup.

Our assault units, the Arditi, had their dagger. It was obtained from the pieces cut away by the long blades of the Vetterli 1870 bayonets, which in the narrow trenches, in the corridors, between the reticulars were only an obstacle. It was certainly a rustic weapon, of recovery, not too beautiful but certainly inexpensive, light, not cumbersome and in expert hands also effective.

Today, on the occasion of the centenary, we remember this important page of Italian military history with a limited series of celebrations of 1918 copies. This version has a burnished blade, a polymer handle and a black cordura sheath.

Intended use: Tactical / Military / Collection

Type of production: Industrial
Country of production: Italy
Blade: stainless steel N690Co 58HRC
Blade treatment: Burnishing MIL-C-13924
Handle: Polymers
Blade length: 167mm.
Blade thickness: 6.3mm.
Total length: 270mm.
Weight: 224g.
Sheath: Nylon leg strap
Packaging: cardboard box with Extrema Ratio logos
Notes: Edition limited edition in 1918 copies - Edition to celebrate the hundred years of the Arditi of Italy