Few days ago Paolo, a buddy of mine, sent me an e-mail: “would you like a Senese”? The Senese is a traditional italian knife, used since ages by the agrarians of my country of origin, Siena.
Of course I want it.
So, here we are:




Specs:
Total lenght 160 mm
Blade lenght 70 mm
Blade thickness 2 mm
Steel 420 (?)
Handles Cow’s horn
Blade-lock ---
Wheigt 50 g (roughly)

The knife was made by Coltellerie Conaz from Scarperia (FI), probably at mid ‘80s


Few more pics




This knife has a good cutting capacity, it’s light, and reasonable cheap


The common man who used this kind of knife was a real survivor, like Ciolino, here a pics form here and his wife (I guess) of 1920 circa whit their “car”


Ciolino was an agrarian who lived on the sourroundings of a small Tuscany’s village


Certainly, a Senese knife was part of his EDC (!)
Ciao,
Alfredo