Stiletto Ivory cm 32,5 by Lelle Floris

[Sardinian Knives]

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knife for true connoisseurs of beauty

Lelle Floris is a Sardinian craftsman born in Ghilarza. He belongs to the third generation of a family of knife makers and gunsmiths who are very well known in Sardinia. He began to build knives of various types from an early age with preference for stilettos, switchblades and ancient historical types, both Italian and Spanish from different periods of the last two centuries. The creation of these knives in particular is the result of a careful study of the originals and their size, materials, weight as well as their construction techniques. All processes faithfully reflect what was done by the skilled craftsmen of that time. He obviously chooses carbon steel for the blade in order to have the distinctive patina of antiquity that it forms over the years. For the handles only natural materials are used, such as bone, horns, ivory and wood. The use of machines is limited exclusively to a bench drill and to very few others, the rest is done entirely by hand with simple tools. Each creation is therefore unique and unrepeatable. His knives are appreciated by collectors around the world, especially from the United States, Russia, Germany and Austria

[natcherly]

Importing any knife with real ivory scales into the US would be fraught with peril. Current laws on ivory are very strict. It seems mere possession is a crime unless the object is seriously old. Beautiful knife though....

[Sardinian Knives]

I wish to specify that this ivory is a mammoth fossil ivory. This type of ivory is not illegal

[john]

Beautiful! as always!

[Billyfish]

I wish to specify that this ivory is a mammoth fossil ivory. This type of ivory is not illegal

It's a beautiful knife but it would still probably need a CITES certificate establishing the fact that it is indeed mammoth fossil ivory and signed by recognized experts in this field of study to enter the US without being seized by our customs.

I have a few edged weapons that I will never be able to sell because their hilts are either Ivory or Rhinoceros.
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