BIG Vintage PINO Italy Hand-forged Carbon Steel Chef's Butcher Knife RAZOR SHARP

Please read our Terms below for details. This is one WHOPPER of a chopper. For the purpose of this sale we've had it professionally edged--by Ross Cutlery of downtown Los Angeles, the best in the business--and as such it's now RAZOR keen in a way that very, very few knives ever can be.

It's guaranteed to thrill. Though it dates to the 1950's, this incredibly beautiful and well-made carbon steel butcher knife has never been used.

As you can see in the photos it has picked up some spots of minor rust and discoloration from decades of storage but still is 100% in every way. It was produced in Maniago, Italy's cutlery-making capital--by Pino, a company that never imported their wares into this country but which enjoyed a superb reputation in Italy itself.

This exact design is unique to Italy and could best be characterized as the perfect hybrid between the classic French butcher knife and the classic Swiss cleaver. Heavier than the knife but lighter than the cleaver, its blade is a wickedly sharp force to be reckoned with. Some Italian makers (like Alexander or Sanelli) still produce one something like it, though with plastic handles and stainless steel blades. It comes to us as part of a much larger collection of VERY fine Italian chef's cutlery pieces, some of which are rustic pieces, made by their original owners, and some, like this one, are pieces that would become the showpieces of most serious cutlery collections. Like their collector counterparts, any professional chef would be DELIGHTED to own and use such a fine, professional grade piece of cutlery.

It was made with a beautifully grained genuine cherry-wood handle--large, pleasingly curved, and beautiful to behold--fixed onto the tang of its entirely hand-forged blade's tapered tang using hand-forged brass and steel birdseye rivets. Though its blade is shiny like stainless, its blade is carbon (non-stainless) steel, and it WILL rust if not properly maintained. This minor inconvenience is more than offset by the superior performance of carbon steel, as any chef over the age of 50 can tell you. WE, however, have done that for you, finishing this edge so perfectly razor sharp that one could literally use it to shave. We STRONGLY advise exercising the utmost caution in using such a knife as this or a careless user may very well find himself in the ER needing fingers. Like all of the finest knives in the world, it's full of the details which fully demonstrate the beauty of real craftsmanship in cutlery. It's as fine a knife to hold and feel as it is to use, perfectly balanced, heavy duty without ever feeling heavy. Measures 18.5" long with 12" by 3.25" blade and more than 1/8" thick at its spine, tapering toward the edge, toward the pommel and toward the point; weight is 15.8 ounces--just under a POUND. For usage, there's NONE finer, or simply makes a VERY fine addition to any collection. And remember--we never regret the extravagances we allow ourselves in life, only the bargains.

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If you dislike this or find this unfair, PLEASE shop elsewhere; we only want happy customers and it's our feeling that no one should be able to claim dissatisfaction with this policy, since we're stating it up front. It's not an attempt to profit, simply the only way my elderly bones can continue to offer so many items. WE SELF-INSURE using our business policy. I will gladly send you the forms necessary to file. Late, so again, we ask you in advance to please forgive our humanity. We take customer service very seriously and want to do whatever it takes to meet your needs. If you're not in total agreement with us here or disagree for any reason, we can only urge that you PLEASE shop elsewhere. International packages will be calculated on the basis of a MINIMUM ONE POUND weight. IMPORTANT: After TWELVE YEARS of doing everything we could to hold the line on int'l. If you're not in total agreement with us here or disagree for any reason, again, we can only urge you to PLEASE shop elsewhere. We'd like to sell'em cheaper.. But MY WIFE won't let me!! The item "BIG Vintage PINO Italy Hand-forged Carbon Steel Chef's Butcher Knife RAZOR SHARP" is in sale since Thursday, March 5, 2020. This item is in the category "Collectibles\Kitchen & Home\Kitchenware\Utensils\Cutlery". The seller is "ralph1396" and is located in Los Angeles, California. This item can be shipped worldwide.

Country/Region of Manufacture: Italy