Solid
folding knife of the type known as utility knife made in Premana, Italy by
Sanelli.
The Coltellerie Sanelli knife works were
founded in 1864 in Premana, a village set in the mountains near the lake of
Como, famed for its bladed tool manufactures. The saga began in 1860, when the
founder and head of the family made his way back to Premana after spending
several years in a workshop in Venice and others working as a knife-grinder on
a floating barge anchored near Castel Vecchio, in Verona. Still young and
enterprising, Sanelli cleaned up a disused old mill-race flowing down below the
village, which had been used to supply smelting kilns, and renovated it to
power an old water mill. This done, he set to work producing knives, in a
process that has been subjected to continuous improvement and specialization
ever since.
Mirror
polish main blade of the sheep foot type and secondary clip point blade,
accessories provided are a sturdy punch and a solid corkscrew. Blades are tanf
stamped *Sanelli Premana*
The knife
remains in excellent unused condition, blade are in full profile and open and close
properly. No damage to note to the scales
This folder
measures 9 cm long when folded and 16 cm when main blade is out