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KNIFE WITHDRAWN FROM PRIVATE COLLECTION
* Type: Previously Purchased
* Condition: Like new
* Commercially available On order
* Sharpening: Factory
* Marks on blade: No
* Marks on handle: No
* Packaging: Zip pouch, original
* Scabbard: Leather, pocket size, original
* Manuals, Certificates and Warranties: Certificate of guarantee and authenticity present.
* Checked and Certified by our in-house laboratory

Intended use: sports/collection

Type of production: handcrafted
Country of production: Italy
Blade: stainless steel M390 60/61HRC
Blade finish: satin finish
Handle: titanium
Blade length: 176mm.
Blade thickness: 2.5mm.
Length closed: 99mm.
Total length: 175mm.
Weight: 64g.
Closure: Frame Lock
Clip: removable, titanium
Scabbard: Leather pouch
Packaging: Zip pouch and certificate of authenticity and warranty 
Notes: Designed and made entirely by hand in Italy by Franco "Frank" Bonassi, Decemnre 2019 example with serial number T27 - Previously purchased, from private collection

Knife from private collection - Vintage model (presumably early 90's) from Maison Coutellerie Thiers - In very good condition, never used for cutting, still shows some small signs of wear due to past time - Supplied with original leather sheath, with some small signs of wear - Checked and certified by our in-house laboratory.

Intended Use: Collection/Sportsman

Type of manufacture: Industrial
Country of Production: France
Blade: Stainless steel Z70CD15 (440A)
Blade finish: satin-finished
Handle: stainless steel and dark green stamina wood
Blade length: 70mm.
Blade thickness: 2.5mm.
Total length: 175mm.
Weight: 95g.
Closure: Back Lock
Clip: not present
Sheath: leather, with belt loop
Notes: knife from private collection in excellent condition

KNIFE WITHDRAWN FROM PRIVATE COLLECTION
* Type: Previously Purchased
* Condition: Overall in good condition.
* Commercially available Discontinued
* Sharpening: Factory
* Marks on blade: No
* Marks on handle: Slight: a few small scratches and abrasions on corners and clip; small oxidation marks on hardware
* Box: Present and original (full set).
* Scabbard: -
* Manuals, Certificates and Warranties: Present (full set)
* Checked and Certified by our in-house laboratory



Tactical knife/EDC produced in the late 1990s and designed by martial arts expert James Keating,

Master of Defense, an eclectic American brand now discontinued and later taken over by Blackhawk! Blades, produced several lockable and fixed knives of tactical and military types, all made in collaboration with well-known Knifemakers such as Elishewitz, Janich, Keating, Ayoob, Watson and Casillas.

Intended Use: Tactical/Collection
Production Type: Industrial
Country of manufacture: USA
Blade: stainless steel 154CM 
Handle: aircraft grade aluminum with non-slip Kraton inserts
Blade length: 75mm.
Blade thickness: 3.5mm.
Length closed: 107mm.
Total length: 183mm.
Thickness when closed: 13mm
Weight: 90g.
Closure: Liner Lock
Clip: removable, stainless steel
Packaging: cardboard box with Master of Defense logos

KNIFE WITHDRAWN FROM PRIVATE COLLECTION
* Type: Previously purchased and used.
* Condition: Overall in good condition.
* Commercially available Not available (limited run sprint run in K390 steel).
* Sharpening: Re-sharpened
* Marks on blade: Small marks, especially near the tip, left side
* Marks on handle: Signs of wear on the titanium clip, a major scratch on the right side of the handle, above the frame
* Box: Present and original, in cardboard.
* Scabbard: -
* Manuals, Certificates and Warranties: Present
* Checked and Certified by our in-house laboratory


Intended Use: Sporting/Collection

Type of Production: Industrial
Country of Production: Italy
Blade: In cold work tool steel Bohler K390 hardened to 64/65HRC
Blade finish: Microbead blasted and matted
Handle: Titanium
Blade length: 74mm.
Blade thickness: 3.5mm.
Total length: 175mm.
Weight: 74g.
Closure: Titanium Frame Lock with steel clapper
Clip: Titanium 6Al4V
Packaging: Cardboard box with LionSteel logos
Notes: Opening on IKBS ball bearings with carson flipper system - DIffers from the standard model in both the steel used, the upper blade profiling, the finish of the blade, the packaging, and the lack of possibility to customize the opening system by removing the flipper - previously purchased knife from a private collection

KNIFE WITHDRAWN FROM PRIVATE COLLECTION
* Type: Previously Purchased
* Condition: Like New
* Commercially available: Discontinued since 2014, limited to only 150 numbered pcs.
* Sharpening: Factory
* Marks on blade: None
* Marks on handle: None
* Box: Present - Original
* Scabbard: -
* Manuals, Certificates and Warranties: Warranty certificate with serial number, date of manufacture and signature.
* Checked and Certified by our in-house laboratory



Intended Use: Tactical / EDC

Production Type: Industrial
Country of Production: USA
Blade: sintered stainless steel CPM-154CM
Blade Finish: Stone Washed
Handle: G10
Blade length: 70mm.
Blade thickness: 5mm.
Total length: 178mm.
Thickness when closed: 17mm.
Weight: 190g.
Closure: Subliminal Frame Lock
Clip: Removable and reversible, stainless steel
Packaging: Cardboard box with Quartermaster logos, warranty certificate with date of manufacture, serial number and signature
Notes: ORB Pivot System ball bearing opening system - 2014 limited edition specimen of only 150, individually numbered on blade and box (specimen number #91)

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. Overall in very good condition, including thread. Complete with original Spyderco cardboard box. Checked and certified by our in-house laboratory Coltelleria Collini.

The very popular Native 5 Lightweight combined with the extraordinary corrosion resistance of the nitrogen-based LC200N steel.

Intended use: Sporting / Collection

Production Type: Industrial
Blade Production: USA
Blade: Nitrogen-based LC200N stainless steel
Blade Treatment: -
Handle: FRN Lightweight
Blade length: 75mm.
Blade thickness: 3mm.
Length closed: 102mm.
Total length: 175mm.
Thickness when closed: 15.5mm.
Balance: -
Weight: 70g.
Closure: Back Lock
Clip: Stainless steel
Packaging: Cardboard box with Spyderco logos
Notes: -

Knife taken from a private collection. Overall in very good condition, including the edge: there are a few small marks on the right side of the blade (see photo). Complete with Spyderco cardboard box but belonging to another Native 5 model (C41SBK5). Checked and certified by our in-house laboratory Coltelleria Collini.

Intended use: Sporting / Collection

Production Type: Industrial
Blade Production: USA
Blade: CPM-S35VN Powder Steel
Blade Treatment: TiNi
Handle: FRN Lightweight
Blade length: 75mm.
Blade thickness: 3mm.
Length closed: 102mm.
Total length: 175mm.
Thickness when closed: 15.5mm.
Balance: -
Weight: 70g.
Closure: Back Lock
Clip: Stainless steel
Packaging: Cardboard box with Spyderco logos, however belonging to another Native 5 model (C41SBK5)
Notes: -

Withdrawn from a private collection, this American Buck Model 500 made in 1987 turns out to be exclusive because of the gold leaf engraving on the blade commemorating the Loon, the iconic swimming bird of Ontario, Canada, and the limited edition of only 250 pieces - Like-new condition, never used, with original Buck warranties and manuals and accompanying 1987 Canadian $1 coin, also dedicated to the Loon - Checked and certified by our in-house Coltelleria Collini laboratory.

Intended Use: Collection

Type of production: Industrial
Blade Production: USA
Blade: Engraved 420HC stainless steel
Blade Finish: Polishing
Handle: Walnut wood and Alpacca (Nickel and Silver alloy)
Blade Length: 78mm.
Blade thickness: 2.5mm.
Length closed: 111mm.
Total length: 187mm.
Thickness when closed: 18mm.
Weight: 135g.
Closure: Back Lock
Package: wooden box, original care and maintenance manuals and warranty certificate of the time
Notes: Limited edition made in only 250 numbered examples on the blade (example 169 of 250) - 1987 specimen withdrawn from private collection, in like-new condition.

Knife from private collection - Like new, never used, with original box, manuals and warranty certificates in excellent condition - Made in 1997 - "First Production Run" edition - All in mint condition. Checked and certified by our in-house laboratory.

Intended Use: Collector/Sportsman

Type of production: Industrial
Country of Production: USA
Blade: 440 stainless steel at 60HRC
Blade finish: microbead blasting
Handle: Nylon and Glass Fiber
Blade Length: 77mm.
Blade thickness: 2.5mm.
Total length: 195mm.
Weight: 81g.
Closure: Strut'N'Cut (modified back lock) or Slipjoint
Clip: removable and reversible, made of Nylon and Glass Fiber
Packaging: cardboard box with Meyerco logos
Notes: Like-new knife from private collection, dating from 1997 "First Production Run" edition, winner of Most Innovative American Knife of the Year at the Blade Show in Altlanta

Trivia:
In 1996 Blackie Collins was inducted into the Cutlery Hall of Fame. - The Strut'N'Cut knife is inspired by the soft suspension of Blackie Collins' Ducati motorcycle - In 1996 he partnered with Bill Meyer to create the Meyerco knife company. The two were immediate pioneers in the knife world, being the first company to launch an assisted-opening knife. Today Meyerco is credited with the invention of the spring-loaded knife. - Blackie Collins holds over 60 patents for knife mechanisms and many design patents for cutlery products. He was a cutlery legend and will be greatly missed.

Knife taken from private collection. Out of production (marketed from 2008 to 2010), like new, supplied with original Spyderco box. Checked and certified by our internal laboratory. 

Intended use: sporting

Production type: Industrial
Country of Production: USA
Blade: Stainless steel CPM-S30V
Blade treatment: Satin finish
Handle: G-10
Blade Length: 76mm.
Blade thickness: 3mm.
Length closed: 103mm.
Total length: 178mm.
Thickness when closed: 15mm.
Weight: 70g.
Closure: Slipjoint
Clip: removable, stainless steel
Package: cardboard box with Spyderco logos
Notes: discontinued knife (produced from 2008 to 2010) now out of production - like new, taken from private collection

Custom by Kevin Wilkins from 2005 from a private collection provided with original certificates signed by the craftsman.

Slight regrinding, perfectly centered blade with good retention from closed, fluid opening movement and blade without any horizontal or vertical clearance once opened. The frame lock engages in the first quarter of the race without any uncertainty and without sticking.

Globally in good condition, it shows some small marks on the G11 handles and on the back and belly of the liners. A small abrasion on the blade, on the right side near the tip of the knife.

Intended use: collection

Type of production: artisanal
Country of production: Germany
Blade: CPM-S90V stainless steel
Finish: Satin
Handle: jade Titanium and G11
Blade length: 75mm.
Blade thickness: 3.8mm.
Length closed: 110mm.
Total length: 188mm.
Thick when closed: 15.8mm
Weight: 158g.
Closure: Liner Lock
Clip: -
Sheath: -
Notes: with original warranty certificates - produced in March 2005 - from a private collection