Knives from the San Giorgia auction

Marcus · 4th July 2017, 09:47 PM

After a long wait, the pieces I purchased at the San Giorgia auction arrived. The auction photos and original thread is here:
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=22641

The auctioneers are based in Genoa and they feature a book titled "Il Costello Genovese". I got a copy of the book in the hope that it might include knives similar to the ones I bought. It did not, so I would assume that the three knives that appear to be Italian are not from Genoa.

As Fernado pointed out in the original thread, based on a figure in "Armi Bianche dal Mediebo all'Eta Moderna", this one with the hooked grip is probably from Sicily.

4th July 2017, 09:47 PM	#1
Marcus Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 420	Knives from the San Giorgia auction After a long wait, the pieces I purchased at the San Giorgia auction arrived. The auction photos and original thread is here: http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=22641 The auctioneers are based in Genoa and they feature a book titled "Il Costello Genovese". I got a copy of the book in the hope that it might include knives similar to the ones I bought. It did not, so I would assume that the three knives that appear to be Italian are not from Genoa. As Fernado pointed out in the original thread, based on a figure in "Armi Bianche dal Mediebo all'Eta Moderna", this one with the hooked grip is probably from Sicily. Attached Images

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