survival knives

Recommended use: hiking / heavy utility

Type of production: Industrial
Country of production: Italy
Blade: full tang, in Sleipner 60 / 61HRC steel
Blade finish: Satin
Handle: Micarta
Blade length: 180mm.
Blade thickness: 5.5mm.
Total length: 315mm.
Balancing: advanced
Weight: 410g.
Sheath: Kydex and Nylon, modular, multiposition, MOLLE compatible
Packaging: Cardboard box with Lion Steel logos
Note: -

KNIFE RETIRED FROM PRIVATE COLLECTION
* Type: Previously Purchased
* Condition: In like new condition
* Commercially available: NO
* Sharpening: factory sharpened
* Marks on blade: None
* Marks on handle: None
* Box: Present and complete
* Scabbard: present
* Manuals, Certificates and Guarantees: -
* Checked and Certified by our internal laboratory

Intended use: Survival/Utlity

Type of production: Industrial
Country of production: Italy
Blade: N690Co stainless steel
Blade treatment: Satin finish
Handle: Forprene
Blade length: 190mm.
Blade thickness: 5mm.
Total length: 320mm.
Balancing: Advanced to 3cm. from the guard branch
Weight: 370g.
Sheath: in Nylon with removable survival kit
Packaging: cardboard box with Fox logos
Notes: designed and developed in collaboration with Alfredo Doricchi

The survival kit contains:
* water container
* nylon strap
* mini compass
* candle
* Flint
* wire saw
* fishing kit
* multi-tools
* matches
* needle and thread kit
* razor blade
* emergency whistle
* copper wire
* SOS mirror
* pencil
* fluorescent light stick

Intended Use: Excursionism / Heavy Duty

Type of production: Handcrafted
Country of Production: Italy
Blade: D2 steel at 59/61HRC
Blade Finish: Raw Finish
Handle: Micarta
Blade Length: 180mm.
Blade thickness: 6.5mm.
Total length: 340mm.
Balance: backward
Weight: 729g.
Sheath: made of Kydex, thermoformed, with MOLLE-compatible belt oaxant
Packaging: warranty certificate
Notes: Each knife is unique and handcrafted in every part

The Smilodon, commonly known as the saber-toothed tiger, was an extinct large feline that lived during the Pleistocene, between 2.5 million and 10,000 years ago. It was a member of the felid family and was distinguished by its unique features, particularly its huge saber-shaped upper canines.

The Smilodon was larger than present-day tigers, with a length of about 1.6-1.8 meters and a height at withers of about 1 meter. Its weight could range from 200 to 400 kilograms. The Smilodon's most distinctive feature were its upper canines, which could reach a length of more than 20 centimeters. These canines were extremely sharp and adapted for grasping and stinging prey. Smilodon is believed to have been a specialized predator, hunting large mammals such as Pleistocene herbivores. Its hunting technique was probably based on a powerful pounce and the use of its canines to maul the throat of prey. It is likely that its powerful bite was capable of severely damaging the bones of its victims.

Despite its impressive appearance, Smilodon was not closely related to present-day tigers, but represented a separate evolutionary branch. It is thought to have become extinct due to climate change and the disappearance of its main prey at the end of the Pleistocene.


Exclusive knife in entirely handmade "Smoke Gray" coloration, part of a batch of products made especially for the Atlanta 2023 Blade Show.

Intended Use: Excursionism / Heavy Duty

Type of production: Handcrafted
Country of production: Italy
Blade: D2 steel at 59/60HRC
Blade finish: Smoke Gray
Handle: Micarta
Blade Length: 190mm.
Blade thickness: 6.5mm.
Total length: 365mm.
Balance: backward
Weight: 682g.
Sheath: made of Kydex, thermoformed
Packaging: unpacked - supplied with certificate of originality and Wander Tactical warranty
Notes: This knife is part of an exclusive batch of knives made entirely by hand and customized one by one designed for the Atlanta 2023 Blade Show.

Intended use: Hiking / Heavy Duty

Type of production: Artisanal
Country of production: Italy
Blade: D2 steel at 59/60HRC
Blade Finish: Black Blood
Handle: Micarta
Blade length: 190mm.
Blade thickness: 6.5mm.
Total length: 365mm.
Balance: backwards
Weight: 682g.
Sheath: in Kydex, thermoformed
Packaging: Certificate of guarantee
Notes: Each knife is unique and handcrafted in every part

Knife from a private collection - presumably produced in the early 1980s - overall in excellent condition, with factory sharpening - accompanied by original leather sheath - checked and certified by our in-house laboratory.

* Type: Previously purchased
* Condition: in like new condition
* Available on the market: no longer in production, difficult to find, dating back to the 80s
* Sharpening: Original
* Marks on the blade: no
* Marks on the handle: no
* Box:-
* Sheath: in leather
* Manuals, Certificates and Warranties: -
* Checked and certified by our internal laboratory

Carl Schlieper Stahlwarenfabrik & Export was originally a trading company founded between 1754 and 1798 in Remscheid in Germany. Products included freehand knives, tools and razors. A branch of the company in Solingen was engaged in the production of knives including slipjoint, automatic knives, daggers, machetes, bowie, razors and kitchen knives. Over the years various brands and 22 patents held by the company have been created and thousands of pieces sold worldwide. Carl Schlieper was liquidated for bankruptcy in 1993. The production of the brand was subsequently acquired by Freidrich Olbertz in Solingen.

Intended use: Collection / Survival

Type of production: industrial
Blade: 440A Ice Tempered stainless steel
Country of production: Germany
Handle: brass, coated with synthetic material, hollow inside (useful space approx. 50mm. X 14mm.) With screw cap
Blade length: 185mm. (length of serration on the back 95mm.)
Blade thickness: 4.8mm.
Total length: 304mm.
Balancing: on the guard
Weight: 400g.
Sheath: in leather, with pocket containing a sharpening stone
Notes: knife from the early 1980s, from a private collection, overall in excellent condition

Intended Use: Excursionism / Heavy Duty

Type of production: Handcrafted
Country of Production: Italy
Blade: D2 steel at 59/60HRC
Blade Finish: Row Finish
Handle: Micarta
Blade Length: 180mm.
Blade thickness: 6.5mm.
Total length: 340mm.
Balance: backward
Weight: 605g.
Sheath: Kydex
Packaging: warranty certificate
Notes: Each knife is unique and handcrafted in every part

Knife from a private collection - presumably produced in the early 1980s - overall in excellent condition, with factory sharpening - accompanied by original leather sheath - checked and certified by our in-house laboratory.

Carl Schlieper Stahlwarenfabrik & Export was originally a trading company founded between 1754 and 1798 in Remscheid, Germany. Products included knives, tools and freehand razors. A branch of the company in Solingen was involved in the production of knives including slipjoint, automatic knives, daggers, machetes, bowies, razors, and kitchen knives. Over the years, several trademarks were created and 22 patents held by the company and millions of pieces sold worldwide. Carl Schlieper was liquidated by bankruptcy in 1993. Production of the brand was later acquired by Freidrich Olbertz in Solingen.

Intended use: Collection/Survival

Type of production: industrial
Blade: stainless steel 440A Ice Tempered
Country of manufacture: Germany
Handle: brass, synthetic coated, hollow inside (usable space approx. 50mm. x 14mm.) with screw cap
Blade length: 185mm. (serrated length on back 95mm.)
Blade thickness: 4.8mm.
Total length: 304mm.
Balance: on the guard
Weight: 400g.
Sheath: leather, with pocket containing a sharpening stone
Notes: knife from the early 1980s, from a private collection, overall in very good condition

Knife withdrawn from private collection - Overall in excellent condition, still with factory sharpening, a few small signs of oxidation - Distinguished by Copper Brush finish, not usual to find on Wander models and very rare ivory white G-10 handle - Checked and certified by our in-house laboratory.

Type of Production: Handcrafted
Country of Production: Italy
Blade: D2 steel at 59/60HRC
Blade Finish: Copper Brush
Handle: G-10
Blade Length: 180mm.
Blade thickness: 6.5mm.
Total length: 340mm.
Balance: backward
Weight: 605g.
Sheath: made of Kydex, thermoformed, with Tek-Lok type attachment
Packaging: -
Notes: supplied with certificate of authenticity and warranty dated 12/20/2020 - knife withdrawn from private collection, overall in excellent condition

We don't know where your next expedition will take you, but one thing's for sure: there's nothing more important than reliable, quality gear. In designing our flagship P500, we combined the seemingly incompatible. We ground the high-quality Swedish Sleipner steel blade at two different angles. Near the handle is a high sharpness suitable for normal cutting and finer work, while the front has a very durable low, bellied sharpness that shifts the knife's center of gravity significantly toward the tip allowing you to use it on hardwoods and materials with great power. For safe and controlled work, the back of the "five hundred" handle also widens significantly which, in combination with the grippy G10 composite surface, forms a secure and comfortable grip. 

Intended use: hiking / utility

Type of production: Industrial
Blade production: Czech Republic
Blade: Full tang, made of Sleipner 58HRC steel
Blade Finish: Stonewashed
Handle: G-10
Blade length: 190mm.
Blade thickness: 5mm.
Total length: 330mm.
Weight: 377g.
Scabbard: Black leather
Package: Cardboard box with ANV logos
Notes: -

Knife withdrawn from a private collection in excellent condition, re-sharpened - Complete with original certificate - Checked and certified by our in-house Coltelleria Collini laboratory.

Type of production: Artisan
Production Lama: Italy
Blade: in D2 steel at 59 / 60HRC
Blade treatment: Row Finish
Handle: Micarta
Blade length: 180mm.
Blade thickness: 6.5mm.
Total length: 340mm.
Balancing: set back
Weight: 605g.
Sheath: in Kydex, thermoformed, with Tek-Lok type attachment
Packaging: -
Note:

In collaboration with Wander Tactical we have decided to propose their heavy duty, the Smilodon model, in an exclusive satin blade version that uses the famous Japanese steel San Mai produced by Takefu Steel. Specifically, for the central plate we used the 61.5HRC CoS (Cobalt Special, mechanically considered 25% higher than the already highly appreciated VG10) and the 420J2 (at 56 HRC) for the two side plates in order to guarantee a very high cutting capacity, but at the same time a remarkable resistance to abrasion, resilience and oxidation resistance.

Type of production: Artisan
Lama production: Italy
Blade: integral, in Japanese rolled stainless steel (San Mai) with 61.5HRC CoS cutting in cryogenic quenching
Blade treatment: satin
Handle: Micarta
Blade length: 180mm.
Blade thickness: 6.5mm.
Total length: 340mm.
Balancing: set back
Weight: 605g.
Sheath: Kydex, thermoformed, with Tek-Lok type connection
Package: -
Notes: unique and exclusive piece.

In collaboration with Wander Tactical we have decided to propose their heavy duty, the Smilodon model, in an exclusive satin blade version that uses the famous Japanese steel San Mai produced by Takefu Steel. Specifically, for the central plate we used the 61.5HRC CoS (Cobalt Special, mechanically considered 25% higher than the already highly appreciated VG10) and the 420J2 (at 56 HRC) for the two side plates in order to guarantee a very high cutting capacity, but at the same time a remarkable resistance to abrasion, resilience and oxidation resistance.

Type of production: Artisan
Lama production: Italy
Blade: integral, in Japanese rolled stainless steel (San Mai) with 61.5HRC CoS cutting in cryogenic quenching
Blade treatment: satin
Handle: Micarta
Blade length: 180mm.
Blade thickness: 6.5mm.
Total length: 340mm.
Balancing: set back
Weight: 605g.
Sheath: Kydex, thermoformed, with Tek-Lok type connection
Package: -
Notes: unique and exclusive piece.

Intended use: Survival / utlity

Type of production: Industrial
Production Country: Italy
Blade: Stainless Steel N690Co
Blade treatment: Black Idroglider
Handle: Forprene
Blade length: 190mm.
Blade thickness: 5mm.
Overall length: 320mm.
Balancing: Advanced to 3cm. by guard branch
Weight: 370g.
Sheath: Nylon
Packaging: cardboard box with Fox logos
Notes: designed and developed in collaboration with Alfredo Doricchi

Intended use: Survival / utlity

Type of production: Industrial
Production Country: Italy
Blade: Stainless Steel N690Co 58/60 HRC
Blade treatment: Black Hidroglider
Handle: Micarta
Blade length: 180mm.
Blade thickness: 5mm.
Overall length: 310mm.
Balancing: Advanced to 2cm. by guard branch
Weight: 330g.
Sheath: Nylon, from thigh
Packaging: cardboard box with Fox logos
Notes: -

Intended use: Survival / utlity

Type of production: Industrial
Production Country: Italy
Blade: Stainless Steel N690Co 58/60 HRC
Blade treatment: Satin finish
Handle: Micarta
Blade length: 180mm.
Blade thickness: 5mm.
Overall length: 310mm.
Balancing: Advanced to 2cm. by guard branch
Weight: 330g.
Sheath: Nylon, from thigh
Packaging: cardboard box with Fox logos
Notes: -

Intended use: Survival / utlity

Type of production: Industrial
Production Country: Italy
Blade: Stainless Steel N690Co
Blade treatment: Satin finish
Handle: Forprene
Blade length: 190mm.
Blade thickness: 5mm.
Overall length: 320mm.
Balancing: Advanced to 3cm. by guard branch
Weight: 370g.
Sheath: Nylon
Packaging: cardboard box with Fox logos
Notes: designed and developed in collaboration with Alfredo Doricchi

Thought to be the ultimate survival tool, the Smilodon is remarkably well balanced and offers incredible cutting power on the timber thanks to its bevelled double-concave. In urban areas it can be used as breaching tool, but having regard to its ergonomics can also be employed to use less demanding and complex.

Use: Heavy Duty / Survival Tool

Type of production: handmade
Production Country: Italy
Blade: full tang in D2 steel, cryogenic treatment, to 59 / 61HRC
Blade treatment: row finish
Handle: Micarta
Blade length: 180 mm.
Blade thickness: 6 mm.
Overall length: 340 mm.
Balancing: slightly advanced than the guard branch
Weight: 595 g.
Sheath: Artisan, Kydex thermoformed, with Tek-Lok attack
Packaging: -
Notes: each knife is unique as it is handmade, there may therefore be slight differences compared with the photographed model, also with regard to shades of colors of blade and handle.

Intended Use: Survival / Utlity

Type of production: Industrial
Production Blade: Italy
Blade: Stainless Steel N690Co
Treatment Blade: Black Idroglider
Handle: Forprene
Blade length: 180mm.
Blade thickness: 6.5mm.
Length closed: -
Overall length: 310mm.
Thick when closed: -
Balancing: Advanced to 2.5cm. the branch of guard
Weight: 352g.
Closure: -
Clip: -
Sheath: Nylon compatible M.O.L.L.E.
Packaging: cardboard box with Fox logos
Notes: Survival Kit in aluminum box sealed, with its MOLLE compatible nylon sheath

The survival kit contains:
* Container for water
* Nylon strap
* Mini Compass
* candle
* Flint
* Saw wire
* Fishing kit
* Multi-tool
* matches
* Needle and thread kit
* blade
* Emergency whistle
* Copper wire
* SOS mirror
* pencil