Coltello Storico Genovese - Genovese Knife - Coltelli dell'Artigiano - Scarperia - Handle in Deer Horn - Made in Italy

"GENOVESE" – THE HISTORIC GENOVESE KNIFE

The historic Genoese folding knife has a handle made of fine deer horn and bolster facets that make it inimitable, it has a sturdy build and its brushed c70 steel blade measures 135 mm.

ARTISANAL PRODUCT: THE LUXURY OF A UNIQUE HANDMADE PIECE

From the encounter between the raw material and the skilful hand of the man, high quality masterpieces are born, synonymous with creativity and elegance. The raw materials are carefully selected and modeled in a workmanlike way, the removal of the material, the forging of the blade and the cutting of the horn are still carried out according to traditional methods, guaranteeing the quality of manufacturing. Small imperfections and shapes that are never exactly the same as those shown in the photographs, testify to the artisan essence of the products, born to be beautiful to look at and to last over time, perfectly embodying the ideal of luxury of the unique handmade piece.

THE HISTORIC GENOVESE KNIFE

In the 1600s and 1700s, but even earlier, Genoa was at the forefront of the production and trading of forbidden bladed weapons. Indded, these Genoese knives had deadly blades, similar to stilettos, and they were banned by the government of the Republic and many of the former Italian states. There was a time when the knifemaker's guild, founded in Genoa in 1262, had up to 329 members. There was a knifemakers' wharf at the end of Via San Lorenzo, there was a knifemakers' "escarpment" and they had a "loggia" teeming with shops where blades were sharpened and made using steel from inland ironworks, which in turn were supplied with iron ore from Elba. We can assume that there was no Genoese commoner or nobleman who did not possess a typical stiletto knife, tucked into his trousers, or concealed inside another apparently harmless weapon with a rounded tip, perhaps disguised as a tool for sewing sails. The Genovese knife was the "sword of the people", the weapon of assassins long before guns. The statue of the Virgin, first erected in 1654, was teetering at one point and when it was removed, knives were found wedged under two tonnes of marble. They had been left as a votive offering by 17th-century workers.

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