Unfortunately, also in the world of blades, there is the counterfeit market of main brands knives.
Generally these fakes are being offered on Chinese online stores, but also on several online stores apparently beyond suspicion.
As a first suggestion you have to be wary of products sold at excessively low prices, in addition, if the seller does not guarantee the authenticity of the knife, it is better to look more closely at every detail of the product, comparing them with the photos of original products that are always on producers offical websites.
Unfortunately, it is becoming increasingly difficult to distinguish original products from fakes, because in the latter are given false information - written on blades or packaging - about places of production (although the fake knives are made in China - and Asia in general - they are marked with the place of production which appears onto original models); it is notice that also fake knives have serial numbers, just like the originals.
Here are some conterfeit knives of prestigious brands. In some cases we make comparison with the original product.

We make an appeal to knives enthusiasts to be careful not to raise the counterfeit market that are hurting honest businesses in favor of those who enrich themselves by doing commercial parasitism by exploiting innovative and inventive efforts of others to gain benefit in a completely illegitimate way.

 

Alessandra De Santis

Generalities on steels

Steel can be defined as an iron-carbon alloy with a carbon content less than 2.06%. In practice, however, other elements are always present in non-negligible quantities, so to constitute a complex alloy.

Quaranta Vitalij

"From my Russian roots my artefacts draw their unique style, whereas from Italy, my foster land, they draw the technique and precision renowned all over the world" V.Quaranta

Panja Pojiew

Panja Pojiew, engraver from Thailand, has moved his first steps in the art of engraving in 2010, when he started to learn the scrimshaw technique.

Nardelli Stefano

Born in Trento in 1982 Stefano Nardelli made his teenage dream of becoming a helicopter pilot come true and this is his current profession.

Montejano Antonio Nieto

Master craftsman from Albacete and engraver of international fame using the "strong water" technique.

Gamba Lorenzo

Lorenzo Gamba was born in Marone (Brescia, Italy) on 1954.When he was only 16 years old, with the help of his uncle, he was introduced to the art of engraving.

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