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Extrema Ratio, on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of COM.FO.SE., presents a version in a limited series of only 70 pieces, "A.S.F.K. X BRIGATAE ANNIVERSARIUM LIMITED EDITION". 

A.S.F.K. (Assault Special Forces Knife) is the dagger dedicated to and acquired by the Army Special Forces Command. This model recalls the tradition of arditism and the bloody trench battles punctuated by assaults with a bladed weapon. A.S.F.K. is a trench knife reimagined with a modern twist.

A.S.F.K. X BRIGATAE ANNIVERSARIUM LIMITED EDITION comes in an IP67-certified watertight Polypropylene technical case with pressurization valve that is weatherproof, dustproof and shockproof. Inside is a metal plate with the numbering of the series limited to only 70 pieces.

Intended Use: Tactical/Collection

Type of production: Industrial
Country of Production: Italy
Blade: Stainless steel N690Co 58HRC
Blade finish: Burnishing Geotech Camo
Handle: Forprene
Blade Length: 162mm.
Blade thickness: 6.3mm.
Overall length: 289mm.
Balance: backward
Weight: 413g.
Sheath: cordura, M.O.L.L.E. compatible.
Packaging: thermoplastic collectible case with logos 
Notes: limited and numbered edition made in only 70 pieces

KNIFE WITHDRAWN FROM PRIVATE COLLECTION
* Type: Previously Purchased
* Condition: Overall in very good condition.
* Commercially available Discontinued; Company no longer in operation as of 2017.
* Sharpening: Factory.
* Marks on blade: Normal marks, found on all Strider models with Tiger Stripe finish.
* Marks on handle: None
* Box: Originally sold unboxed
* Scabbard: Original, in Khaki-colored Cordura, by Eagle USA.
* Manuals, Certificates and Warranties:Originally sold without certificates or warranties.
* Checked and Certified by our in-house laboratory



Intended Use: Tactical / Collection

Type of manufacture:Midtech
Country of Production: USA
Blade: Stainless steel CPM-S30V
Blade Finish: Tiger Stripe
Handle: Black G-10 with GG (Gunner Grip) pattern
Blade length: 160mm.
Blade thickness: 6.3mm.
Total length: 298mm.
Weight: 353g.
Sheath: Khaki, cordura, by Eagle USA
Packaging: -
Notes: 2010 specimen in very good condition - Shows small scuff marks on the Tiger Stripe finish, which is common with any Strider model made with this matte blade finish - Strider knives have always been offered by the company without any box, packaging, manual or certificate - This historic company ceased operations in 2017, after a 25-year career - Mick Strider, the company's previous founding partner, is still in business and dedicated solely to making custom knives.

Japanese steel blends with Italian excellence

For this 2020 collaboration, exclusive of Collini Cutlery, we have decided to propose a series of best sellers produced by Extrema Ratio. Knives made with the famous San Mai steel produced by the Japanese Takefu Steel. Specifically, we used V-Toku2 carbonaceous at 62 / 63HRC for the central plate and SUS410 stainless steel for the two external plates, in order to guarantee a very high cutting capacity, penetration and sealing of the wire together with an ease of re-sharpening. and maintenance but at the same time the blade has a remarkable resistance to corrosion and an important increase in resilience given by the type of external steel and by the laminated structure.

Col Moschin model: for this First Production Run a run of 11 pieces was produced, numbered from 1 to 11.

Special purpose cutting knife, specially developed for the 9th Col Moschin Parachute Assault Regiment, elite unit of the Folgore brigade.

Use: tactical, sports, hiking, collection

Blade: integral, in laminated Japanese steel (San Mai) with V-Toku2 (carbonaceous) cutting edge at 62 / 63HRC and external SUS410 (stainless steel) scales
Handle: forprene
Blade length: 160mm.
Blade thickness: 6.5mm.
Total length: 290mm.
Balance: set back to 0.5cm. from the guard branch
Weight: 265g.
Sheath: modular tactical, from thigh or belt, in Nylon
Notes: Numbered edition - cardboard box with Extremaratio logos and certificate - being the cutting edge in carbon steel it is advisable, in order to keep the blade in perfect condition, to protect the edge with a light surface of oil.

As in the ancient Japanese Samurai swords.

Rolled steel - imported into Italy by Collini Steel directly from 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.

Characteristics of San Mai steel: These are different types of metals bonded together to create a composite that encloses and intensifies the strengths of the metals individually taken:

- 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 with 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 coating (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.

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Commissioned and officially adopted in 2002 by the famous 9th Regiment. Raiders "Col Moschin", this model expresses the quintessence of pure combat knife.

Inspired by daggers with asymmetric blade and straight handle but oriented Arditi, from which the Regiment traces its vestiges, it was reworked in a modern way.
The center of gravity is strong backlog, particularly the tip piercing. And 'light, handy and intuitive. Each new intruder receives one, and each new intruder is trained to use it.

All knives of this series have straight handles KRATON from ergonomic design whose shape and size favors besides a solid grip the rapid change of straight handle (Sabre Grip) to upside (Reverse Grip). An Allen screw stainless steel allows the campaign from disassembly for maintenance and lubrication of the through shank increasing the operational life of the knife.

The sheath and 'suitable all'aviolancio and underwater operations and amphibious and is' applicable to the belt or the accoutrements.

Intended Use: Collection / Tactical / Military

Production Country: Italy
Blade: N690Co 58HRC stainless steel
Surface treatment: Black PVD
Handle: Removable Kraton
Blade length: 160mm.
Blade Thickness: 6.3mm.
Overall length: 290mm.
Balancing: backward, 1 cm. the branch of the lower guard
Weight: 265g.
Sheath: tactical modular, from thigh or belt, Nylon
Notes: Limited Edition with exhibitor in Plexyglass

Warning: as these are handmade products, there may be variations with respect to the following and displayed in the picture below.

Blade: Carbon steel, with incisions
Conformation: Dui Chirra
Kauri: Discovered
Aunlo-Bal: -
Handle: wood engraved
Finishes: Brass
Blade length: 160 mm.
Blade thickness: 8 mm.
Overall length: 280 mm.
Karda: 55 mm.
Chakmak: 55 mm.
Weight: 224g. (308g inclusive sheath)
Sheath: engraved wood and brass
Notes: Original Nepalese knife entirely handmade

The design of this military knife, sponsored by COFS (Special Forces Operative Command) in the person of General Bertolini, had already been suggested by some collectors of white weapons of the time. The restyling of the famous "paratrooper assault dagger mod. 1939 ", constitutes an important piece of Italian military history.

The knife, while borrowing the line, the structure and the proportions from the original, has been strengthened, enriched with functional modifications and made with materials with modern military specifications. The result of these few modifications is an extremely functional and effective dagger. The sheath is ankle-shaped to be worn as Italian paratroopers usually wear a bayonet.

The 39-09 COMBAT version is the compact version with 160mm blade and side sheath.

Intended use: Tactical

Type of production: Industrial
Country of production: Italy
Blade: in N690Co 58HRC stainless steel
Blade treatment: MilSpec MIL-C-13924
Handle: Forprene
Blade length: 160mm.
Blade thickness: 6.3mm.
Length closed: -
Total length: 284mm.
Thick when closed: -
Balancing: -
Weight: 305g.
Sheath: Nylon
Packaging: Cardboard box with ExtremaRatio logos
Note: -

Sog - Bowie II - S1T-L - knife

Intended Use: sports / tactical / hunting

Type of production: industrial
Blade: AUS-8 stainless steel
Treatment Blade: nitriding titanium
Handle material: leather rings
Blade length: 160mm.
Blade thickness: 6mm.
Length closed: -
Total length: 278mm.
Balance: backward, at 1 cm from the branch guard
Weight: 298g.
Sheath: tactical leather
Notes: -