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Laguiole en Aubrac's internationally awarded forge is a benchmark for traditional French craftsmanship.

This traditionally designed Laguiole knife bears the LOG (Laguiole Origine Garantie) quality mark, which means it was made entirely by hand in Laguiole by a master blacksmith in accordance with strict quality criteria and LOG production specifications. Depending on the version, it requires from 109 to 216 working steps.

Intended use: regional/collectible

Type of production: handcrafted
Blade: stainless steel Sandvik 12C27
Country of manufacture: France
Handle: ebony wood with mammoth fossil ivory insert
Blade length: 104mm.
Blade thickness: 3mm.
Length closed: 119mm.
Total length: 220mm.
Weight: 104g.
Closure: rear retention spring
Clip: -
Scabbard: -
Notes: -

KNIFE WITHDRAWN FROM PRIVATE COLLECTION
* Type: Previously Purchased
* Condition: Overall in good condition.
* Commercially available Discontinued
* Sharpening: Factory sharpened, improvable
* Marks on blade: No
* Marks on handle: Slight, on nickel silver heads.
* Box: Absent
* Scabbard: Original, leather, with a few small marks due to age.
* Manuals, Certificates and Warranties: Absent
* Checked and Certified by our in-house laboratory


Particular knife developed with the help of experienced falconers and especially Horst Niesters in the early 1970s.
The blade was designed to chop up food for raptors and to intercept game brought back by raptors during hunting trips. In the center of the blade is a small semicircular notch that serves to signal to the falconer that the edge is sharp from the tip of the blade to that exact point; the rest of the blade is kept blunt to protect the raptors.
PUMA's falconer's knife is designed to be very handy and absolutely practical, making it a reliable companion for hunting prey.


Intended Use: Collection / Vintage / Hunting

Type of production: semi-crafted
Country of manufacture: Germany
Blade: 440C stainless steel
Blade finish: satin-finished
Handle: wooden, with nickel silver guard and pommel
Blade length: 125mm.
Blade thickness: 3mm.
Total length: 242mm.
Balance: backward
Weight: 130g.
Sheath: leather
Packaging: -
Notes: Vintage 1970s knife - Withdrawn from private collection - Overall in very good condition

KNIFE WITHDRAWN FROM PRIVATE COLLECTION
* Type: Previously Purchased
* Condition: Overall in fair condition, marks on the blade due to use and years since its production
* Commercially available: no longer in production, difficult to find, probably dating back to the 1980s or 1990s
* Sharpening: not original, the knife has been used and resharpened
* Marks on the blade: scratches, logo a little discoloured, dots due to cleaned oxidation
* Marks on the handle: yes, due to use and insertion in the sheath
* Box: unboxed
* Scabbard: original, leather and fur (presumably reindeer)
* Manuals, Certificates and Warranties: absent
* Checked and certified by our in-house laboratory

Intended use: hunting/collecting

Type of production: handcrafted
Blade: Sandvik 12C27 stainless steel
Blade treatment: polishing
Country of manufacture: Finland
Handle: bone (presumably reindeer)
Blade length: 100mm
Blade thickness: 3mm
Length closed: -
Total length: 200mm
Balance: set back approx. 10mm
Weight: 82g (121g including scabbard)
Scabbard: leather with engravings
Notes: in view of the time that has elapsed and the difficulty of finding reliable production information, the above data are to be considered indicative

Laguiole en Aubrac's internationally awarded forge is a benchmark for traditional French craftsmanship.

This traditionally designed Laguiole knife bears the LOG (Laguiole Origine Garantie) quality mark, which means it was made entirely by hand in Laguiole by a master blacksmith in accordance with strict quality criteria and LOG production specifications. Depending on the version, it requires from 109 to 216 working steps.


Intended use: regional/collectible

Type of production: handcrafted
Blade: stainless damasci steel
Country of manufacture: France
Handle: raw buffalo horn
Blade length: 104mm.
Blade thickness: 3mm.
Length closed: 119mm.
Total length: 220mm.
Weight: 104g.
Closure: rear retention spring
Clip: -
Scabbard: -
Notes: -

KNIFE WITHDRAWN FROM PRIVATE COLLECTION
* Type: Previously Purchased
* Condition: Overall in good condition.
* Commercially available: Discontinued, replaced by later Gen.
* Sharpening: Professionally re-sharpened.
* Marks on blade: A few small abrasions.
* Marks on handle: Small marks on hardware and clip.
* Box: No
* Scabbard: -
* Manuals, Certificates and Warranties: No
* Checked and Certified by our in-house laboratory




Intended Use: Tactical / Collection 

Type of production: Midtech (semi-craft)
Country of manufacture: USA
Blade: Stainless steel CPM-20CV
Blade treatment: Stonewashed
Handle: 2mm-thick black G10 glove on 1mm-thick 6AL4V titanium liner. Frame in 6AL4V titanium, billet, 3mm thick with Hinderer Lockbar Stabilizer. 17-4PH stainless steel spacers and hardware.
Blade length: 76mm.
Blade thickness: 3mm.
Length closed: 105mm.
Total length: 178mm.
Thickness when closed: 13mm.
Weight: 100g.
Closure: frame lock type
Clip: stainless steel 17-4PH
Notes: knife from private collection, previously purchased

KNIFE WITHDRAWN FROM PRIVATE COLLECTION
* Type: Previously Purchased
* Condition: Overall in very good condition.
* Commercially available Discontinued since 2000
* Sharpening: Factory.
* Marks on blade: Small marks due to blade opening.
* Marks on handle: Small marks on metal pins.
* Box: Yes, original
* Scabbard: -
* Manuals, Certificates and Warranties: -
* Checked and Certified by our in-house laboratory



Intended Use: Sporting / EDC / Collection

Production Type: Industrial
Country of Production: Japan
Blade: Stainless steel AUS-8
Blade Finish: Satin finish
Handle: G-10 with stainless steel liners
Blade length: 73mm.
Blade thickness: 3mm.
Length closed: 100mm.
Total length: 170mm.
Weight: 65g.
Closure: Back Lock
Clip: painted stainless steel, removable
Packaging: white cardboard box, no logos, with serial number, production code and Spyderco bar code
Notes: Knife produced in June 1997 - remained in production only from 1997 to 2000, experimental version of the Calypso Jr. model.

Fans and collectors of the Osborne family, one of Benchmade's most iconic models, will notice the classic inverted blade shape paired with a brand new pattern on the Damasteel® blade. Called Ægir ™, the motif is inspired by Norse mythology and takes design cues from the Baltic Sea. The new design has carbon "Arctic Storm" grips with flowing blue accents and gold-plated floating rear spacers that give this limited edition Osborne a cool look, like the icy waters off the Swedish coast. This one of a kind knife completes the 940 Osborne family with an eye-catching style to augment the EDC collection.

Intended use: Collection / EDC

Type of production: Industrial
Country of production: USA
Blade: Damasteel steel
Blade finish: Damascus
Handle: Arctic Storm Fat Carbon w / Aqua Anodized Bolsters
Blade length: 74mm.
Blade thickness: 2.7mm.
Closed Length: 97.5mm.
Total length: 172mm.
Thick when closed: 10mm.
Weight: 63g.
Closure: AXIS Lock
Clip: Removable and reversible, in stainless steel
Packaging: "Gold Class" cardboard box with Benchmade logos
Notes: Limited Edition 2022, each piece is numbered on the blade

Knife withdrawn from private collection. Very rare model made by Extrema Ratio with Borut Kincl ( Slovenian martial arts master and trainer of police and military special forces) no longer in production since 2009 - Overall in very good condition. Complete with cardboard box. Checked and certified by our in-house laboratory Coltelleria Collini.

Intended use: tactical/military

Type of production: industrial
Blade: stainless steel N690Co 58HRC
Blade Production: Italy
Handle: PVD
Blade length: 95mm.
Blade thickness: 3mm.
Length closed: 140mm.
Total length: 235mm.
Balance: -
Weight: 195g.
Closure: Liner Lock
Clip: reversible and removable stainless steel
Sheath: -
Notes: safety catch when knife is open

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Knife from a private collection - First series, first generation, the first and original "Made in USA" Trailmaster from 1988 - Overall in good condition, shows small signs of oxidation on the blade and some minor signs of time on the leather sheath - Product does not appear to have the original factory sharpening, but still has no signs of wear - Supplied with its own original leather sheath, but lacking box and manuals - Checked and certified by our in-house lab.

Intended use: collection

Type of manufacture: Industrial
Country of manufacture: USA
Blade: Carbon V steel
Blade treatment: satin finish
Handle: kraton and brass
Blade length: 240mm.
Blade thickness: 8mm.
Total length: 370mm.
Balance: advanced
Weight: 515g.
Sheath: black leather
Packaging: without original box
Notes: knife from private collection, first series, produced in 1988, overall in good condition.

Vintage knife produced in Portland in 1972 characterized by an extremely penetrating full flat type of sharpening, designed specifically for hunting use - Knife withdrawn from private collection - Overall in very good condition - Never used, a few small marks on the leather sheath, due to the passage of time - Free of packaging - Checked and certified by our internal laboratory Coltelleria Collini

Intended use: Collection / Vintage / Hunting

Type of production: industrial
Country of manufacture: USA
Blade: 440C stainless steel
Blade finish: mirror polish
Handle: stainless steel guard and pommel, brass spacers, macassar ebony handle
Blade length: 115mm.
Blade thickness: 3mm.
Total length: 225mm.
Balance: backward
Weight: 191g.
Sheath: leather
Packaging: -
Notes: Vintage knife from 1972 - Withdrawn from private collection globally in very good condition - Unpacked

Knife taken from private collection - Rare Spyderco model produced in December 1997 - Absolutely like new, with original box, never taken out of the box and never used - Checked and certified by our internal laboratory.

Intended Use: Collection/Sporting

Production Type: Industrial
Country of Production: Japan
Blade: AUS-8 Stainless Steel
Handle: Micarta and Steel
Blade Length: 82mm.
Blade Thickness: 3mm.
Length closed: 114mm.
Total length: 196m.
Weight: 98g.
Closure: Liner Lock
Clip: Stainless steel
Package: original box with Spydero logos
Notes: knife made in 12/97, new, never used, with original box.

Rare hunting knife produced around the 1980s by the Indian company from Maniago. This extremely innovative knife for the years of production, is characterized by a handle entirely made of aluminum with natural horn insert. Excellent blade geometry for hunting and outdoor use

Intended use: Collection

Type of production: semi-artisanal
Blade: 440 stainless steel
Production Lama: Italy
Handle: aluminum and horn
Blade length: 90mm.
Blade thickness: 3mm.
Closed length: 125mm.
Total length: 220mm.
Balancing: -
Weight: 125g.
Closure: back lock
Clip:
Sheath: -
Note: -

Rare hunting knife produced around the 1980s by the Indian company from Maniago. This extremely innovative knife for the years of production, is characterized by a handle entirely made of aluminum with natural horn insert. Excellent blade geometry for hunting and outdoor use

Intended use: Collection

Type of production: semi-artisanal
Blade: 440 stainless steel
Production Lama: Italy
Handle: aluminum and horn
Blade length: 90mm.
Blade thickness: 3mm.
Closed length: 125mm.
Total length: 220mm.
Balancing: -
Weight: 125g.
Closure: back lock
Clip:
Sheath: -
Note: -

Intended use: Tactical / Collection

Type of production: Industrial
Country of production: USA
Blade: Reverse Tanto in CPM-S90V steel (59-61 HRC)
Blade finish: DLC
Handle: DLC Titanium
Blade length: 86mm.
Blade thickness: 3mm.
Closed length: 113mm.
Total length: 200mm.
Thick when closed: 10.4mm
Weight: 95g.
Closure: AXIS Lock
Clip: Removable and reversible, in stainless steel
Packaging: Cardboard box with Benchmade logos
Notes: design by Osborne - Limited Edition 2000 pieces

Intended use: Sports / Tactical

Type of production: Industrial
Country of production: USA
Blade: M390 stainless steel
Blade treatment: Blackwash
Handle: Carbon fiber
Blade length: 89mm.
Blade thickness: 3mm.
Length closed: 118mm.
Total length: 207mm.
Thick when closed: 11.5mm.
Weight: 84g.
Closing: Sub FrameLock
Clip: Removable and multi-position, in Teflon coated stainless steel
Packaging: cardboard box with Kershaw logos
Notes: Sprint Run Edition - Carson Flipper type opening system on KVT ball bearings

Intended use: Sports / Tactical

Type of production: Industrial
Country of production: USA
Blade: CPM-20CV stainless steel
Blade treatment: Black TiNi
Handle: aeronautical aluminum 6061-T6 Black TiNi
Blade length: 89mm.
Blade thickness: 3mm.
Length closed: 118mm.
Total length: 207mm.
Thick when closed: 11.5mm.
Weight: 96.4g.
Closing: Sub FrameLock
Clip: Removable and multi-position, in stainless steel
Packaging: cardboard box with Kershaw logos
Notes: Sprint Run Edition - Carson Flipper type opening system on KVT ball bearings

Intended use: Tactical

Type of production: Industrial
Blade production: USA
Blade: Reverse Tanto in CPM-S90V steel (59-61 HRC)
Blade treatment: -
Handle: Titanium
Blade length: 86mm.
Blade thickness: 3mm.
Length closed: 113mm.
Total length: 200mm.
Thick when closed: 10.4mm
Balancing: -
Weight: 95g.
Closing: AXIS Lock
Clip: Removable and reversible, in stainless steel
Sheath: -
Packaging: Cardboard box with Benchmade logos
Notes: design by Osborne - Limited Edition 2000 pieces

Knife withdrawn from a private collection - Rare model made by the famous knifemaker Brian Tighe in 2005 - Like new condition. Never re-sharpened - Checked and certified by our internal Collini Cutlery laboratory.

Intended use: collection

Type of production: custom
Blade production: U.S.A.
Blade: BG-42 stainless steel
Blade treatment: Satin
Handle: titanium and carbon fiber
Blade length: 85mm.
Blade thickness: 3mm.
Length closed: 112mm.
Total length: 198mm.
Thick when closed: 14mm
Balancing: -
Weight: 103g.
Closure: Liner Lock
Clip: titanium
Sheath: -
Note: -

Knife withdrawn from a private collection - Rare model made by the famous knifemaker Brian Tighe in 2005 - Like new condition. Never re-sharpened - Checked and certified by our internal Collini Cutlery laboratory.

Intended use: collection

Type of production: custom
Blade production: U.S.A.
Blade: BG-42 stainless steel
Blade treatment: Satin
Handle: titanium
Blade length: 953mm.
Blade thickness: 3mm.
Length closed: 120mm.
Total length: 220mm.
Thick when closed: 10mm
Balancing: -
Weight: 108g.
Closure: Frame Lock
Clip: titanium
Sheath: -
Note: -

Gold Edition 2019 Benchmade - Special edition of the Griptilian limited to 200 pieces

Intended use: Collection

Blade: custom Damasteel Fjåril (Swedish for butterfly) Pattern
Country of production: USA
Handle: Gray / blue G10
Blade length: 87mm.
Blade thickness: 3mm.
Length closed: 117mm.
Total length: 205mm.
Weight: 118g.
Closure: Axis Lock
Clip: removable and reversible in stainless steel
Sheath: -
Packaging: cardboard box with Benchmade logos
Notes: Design by Mel Pardue

With the Rockstead brand of Ishida Co. of Sakai, Japan, the best industrial knives currently in production are currently marketed.

Created by Katsumi Kitano, who for over 20 years has been producing quality knives so as to have been awarded the highest recognition among artisan knives in Japan, they are exceptional both in cutting capacity, penetration and hold of the thread and in innovation for the materials used and for construction techniques.

Intended use: Collection / Sports

Type of production: Midtech
Country of production: Sakai - Japan
Blade: ZDP189 stainless steel hardened to 66.4HRC
Blade treatment: mirror polished
Handle: anodised titanium and carbon fiber
Blade length: 89mm.
Blade thickness: 3mm.
Closed length: 120mm.
Total length: 216mm.
Thick when closed: 15.8mm.
Weight: 133g.
Opening: through ambidextrous pin
Washers: in steel
Closure: FrameLock with wing in SKD11 at 61HRC
Clip: removable, in 420J2 stainless steel with PVD treatment
Packaging: Wooden box with Rockstead logos, certified with serial number and steel hardness test
Notes: Serial number # 028 - Date of production April 23, 2019

Intended use: Regional / Collection
Type of production: handmade
Blade: Japanese "sanmai" laminated steel with external damask cheeks and VG10 to 61HRC cutting edge
Country of production: France
Handle: Camel bone
Blade length: 100mm.
Blade thickness: 3mm.
Length closed: 120mm.
Total length: 220mm.
Weight: 104g.
Closure: back retention spring
Clip: absent
Sheath: absent

Intended use: Sports / Tactical

Type of production: Industrial
Country of production: USA
Blade: CPM-S90V stainless steel
Blade treatment: Tan DLC
Handle: titanium with matt black DLC treatment
Blade length: 99mm.
Blade thickness: 3mm.
Length closed: 123mm.
Total length: 213mm.
Thick when closed: 12mm.
Weight: 152g.
Closure: Framelock
Clip: Removable, reversible, stainless steel
Packaging: cardboard box with Zero Tolerance logos
Notes: KVT opening on ball bearings - Carson Flipper opening system - Sprint Run 2018 edition available while stocks last

Intended Use: Sport / Collection

Type of production: Industrial
Country of production: USA
Blade: CTS Maxamet Tool Steel 67/68HRC
Handle: FRN Lightweight
Blade length: 75mm.
Blade thickness: 3mm.
Closed Length: 98mm.
Overall length: 175mm.
Thick when closed: 14mm.
Weight: 70g.
Locking System: Back Lock
Clips: stainless steel
Packaging: cardboard box with logos Spyderco
Notes: limited edition sprint run

Purpose: Sportsman / Collectibles

Type of production: industrial
Blade: Clad - Centrally-laminated steel in Aogami SuperBlue Steel at 65 / 66HRC and outer cheeks in stainless steel 420J1
Blade treatment: satin finish
Country of production: Japan
Handle: Gray FRN with drowned stainless steel liners
Blade Length: 95mm.
Blade thickness: 3mm.
Closed length: 125mm.
Total length: 220mm.
Closed thickness: 15.5mm.
Weight: 94g.
Closing: Back Lock
Clip: removable, multiposition, stainless steel
Packing: Cardboard box with Spyderco logos
Notes: Sprint Run Limited Edition, made in only 1200 specimens featuring a carbon steel centered steel core and stainless steel cheeks

Intended use: sports / tactical

Type of production: Industrial
Production Country: USA
Blade: In-CPM S90V stainless steel
Blade Treatment: matt black DLC
Handle: titanium with matt black DLC treatment
Blade length: 99mm.
Blade thickness: 3 mm.
Closed Length: 123mm.
Overall length: 213mm.
Thickness when closed: 12mm.
Weight: 152g.
Closure: Framelock
Clip: Removable, reversible, stainless steel
Packaging: cardboard box with Zero Tolerance logos
Notes: Sprint Run in 2017 in a limited edition - Opening KVT on ball bearings - Opening Carson Flipper System

Intended Use: Regional / Collection

Type of production: Hand
Blade: sanmai steel with sharp VG10 burnished and damask cheeks to 32 layers
Production Country: France
Handle: Carbon fiber with aluminum liners
Blade length: 100mm.
Blade Thickness: 3mm.
Closed Length: 120mm.
Overall length: 220mm.
Weight: 70g.
Closure: retaining spring
Clip: absent
Sheath: absent
Notes: -

Intended Use: Regional / Collection

Type of production: Hand
Blade: laminated damascus steel and VG10 Japanese
Production Lama France
Handle: Giraffe bone with pink / purple color
Blade length: 100mm.
Blade Thickness: 3mm.
Closed Length: 120mm.
Overall length: 220mm.
Weight: 104g.
Closure: retaining spring
Clip: absent
Sheath: absent
Notes: -

Intended Use: Collection

Type of production: made entirely by hand
Production Country: Germany
Blade: integral, stainless steel RWL-34 to 62 / 64HRC
Blade treatment: -
Handle: Full, in RWL-34 stainless steel inserts with blond horn
Blade length: 70mm.
Blade thickness: 3mm.
Handle thickness: 7.5mm.
Overall length: 165mm.
Weight: 76g.
Sheath: leather, hand-stitched
Notes: Made entirely by hand by Dietmar F. Kressler

Extrema Ratio - Panther Designed Borut Kincl - knife
Knife collaboration between Extrema Ratio and Borut Kincl trainer official special forces Slovenes "ESD"
Intended use: Tactical / Military
Type of production: industry
Blade: stainless steel N690Co 58HRC
Production Lama: Italy
Handle: Anticorodal
Blade length: 95mm.
Blade Thickness: 3mm.
Length closed: 140mm.
Overall length: 235mm.
Balancing: -
Weight: 210g.
Lock: Liner Lock
Clip: reversible and removable stainless steel
Sheath: -
Notes: safety locks to open knife

Intended Use: Collection

Type of production: industrial
Blade: D.P.S.15 rolled stainless steel damascus with VG-10 58HRC cutting edge
Country of manufacture: Japan
Handle: brushed titanium
Blade length: 97mm.
Blade thickness: 3mm.
Length closed: 107mm.
Total length: 222mm.
Weight: 119g.
Closure: Back Lock
Clip: removable, multi-position, stainless steel
Packaging: leatherette zippered pouch with Spyderco logos
Notes: the blade is made of a special 31-layer steel produced by Takefu Special Steel Company Ltd.

Intended Use: Regional / Collection

Type of production: craft
Blade: Black Damascus Handforged
Production Lama: France
Handle material: cow horn tip with central inserts in Black Damascus, double liners in steel and 24k gold.
Blade length: 100mm.
Blade Thickness: 3mm.
Closed Length: 120mm.
Overall length: 220mm.
Balancing: -
Weight: 116g.
Closure: rear spring retention
Clip: -
Sheath: -
Note: gift box in leather with logos Laguile en Aubrac - Specimen in limited and numbered edition, serial number # 01

The symbolic meaning of love knife, so you call the knife produced specifically to be exchanged between engaged, is twofold: - given to man symbolizes the incitement to the courage, virility, to prevail in the social context - given the woman takes the significance of accepting the commitment to defend their honor and the faith given to the blood. For both finally assume the archaic ritual significance to sanction the signing of a contract not yet institutionalized.

The handle is decorated with classic "dice eyes" that are meant to turn the knife in a valuable amulet against the evil eye. After marriage these knives were usually hung on the wall above the bed.

Blade: Stainless Steel 420
Handle: white deer with .925 silver and onyx stones set
Blade length: 105m.
Blade Thickness: 25mm.
Closed Length: 134mm
Overall length: 240mm.
Weight: 102g.