L’Artigiano Scarperia “ZUAVA DI SCARPERIA” – Hippo Tooth – 440C Steel – 100% Custom – handmade in Scarperia Italy

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L’Artigiano Scarperia “ZUAVA DI SCARPERIA” – Hippo Tooth – 440C Steel – 100% Custom – handmade in Scarperia Italy

The classic Zuava knife from Scarperia in satin finish stainless steel and hippo thooth handle, single spring, shod, with tapered cheeks on the plates and firmly rounded. A light, strong and reliable knife suitable for all uses, from hunting to the table.

The Zuava di Scarperia is an ancient knife that takes its name from the ancient French military corps of the Zouaves. Exclusively handmade since the end of the 1800s, it is the undisputed symbol of the centennial tradition of making knives in Scarperia. Indispensable object for cutting, eating, working and hunting, an intimate friend from whom we never separated, it was jealously guarded and considered very personal and accompanied entire generations in daily life until it became completely useless. The classic version with its 3mm blade in satin stainless steel and with the particularity of the handle in fine polished ox horn expertly worked and inlaid with steel plates, is a robust and reliable knife.