Emmanuel Esposito Custom Knife

Italy

Blade Length:	3 3/8 inches	Overall Length:	7 3/4 inches
Closed Length:	4 3/8 inches	Sheath/Case:	Leather Pouch

Blade Steel:	ATS-34
Bolster/Guard:	416 Stainless
Handle Material:	Presentation Grade Black-lip Pearl

Comments: Born in Torino Italy, 23 year old knife making sensation Emmanuel Esposito is already one of the finest and most talented knife makers in the world. Making knives since 2002, Emmanuel studied mechanics at school and worked in the family machine shop where he developed a love of precision machining and intricate mechanisms.

The name of this remarkable model is the Pike after the extraordinary long thin pearl inlays that fill the inter-frame pocket. We have absolutely no idea how this remarkable work is done and we hope you will agree there is absolutely nothing like it anywhere! When was the last time you were able to say that about a custom knife?

Emmanuel prefers natural materials such as Black and White Pearl as well as Antique Tortoise, and names Charly Bennica, Jurgen Steinau and Richard Hodgson as makers he admires. He also favors aggressive modern designs and is back-ordered one year on deliveries at the moment.

Emmanuel makes both folders and integral fixed blades, and specializes in knives that may be taken apart and that have complex mechanisms. The folders in particular feature a unique and patented ball-bearing pivot system that provides unparalleled strength regardless of blade position.

He was a member of the Italian Knife Makers Guild (Corporazione Italiana Coltellinai) and generally attends only two shows each year. He counts among his Knife Making friends Charly Bennica, Antonio Fogarizzu, Salvatore Puddu and Francesco Pachi is sort of a who is who of important European knife makers.

Ever wish you purchased a Ron Lake on the ground floor before he became a legend? I know I do so don't let this opportunity to discover the next folding knife making legend before the rest of the world finds out too!