Engraved Folding Dagger
OVERVIEW
This folding dagger by Claude Riboni features a Damascus blade with false top edge. The handle has anodized titanium scales with engraved sterling silver overlays, titanium liners and a stainless steel backspacer. The scales have a unicorn engraved on one side and a dragon on the other. The edge of the frame is marked "B. INC. POZZI" which is Daniele Pozzi who the engraver. Nice detent, lockup and blade seating. Comes with a zippered case. Excellent condition. What a stunning piece. Comes with a COA dated 2016.
PRODUCT DETAILS
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Blade Length3.5
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Overall Length8.125
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Closed Length4.625
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Weight (oz)4.7
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SourcePreviously Owned
ADDITIONAL SPECS
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Blade MaterialDamascus
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Blade DetailsDagger
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Handle MaterialMetallic
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Other DetailsEngraved
ABOUT THE MAKER
Riboni, Claude
Pozzi, Daniele
Daniele Pozzi was born in Brescia in 1984. The son and grandson of painters, he’s developed a flair for drawing, modelling and moulding since his early childhood, and attended the Olivieri Arts High School in Sarezzo (BS), standing out in these subjects. After graduation in 2002, he followed goldsmith’s art classes at the C.A.P.A.C. Vocational School in Milan: embossing, chiselling, design, engraving and gem setting, with further apprenticeships in workshops of specialised craftsmen in Italy and, as regards gem setting, in Lyon and Vicenza.All his engravings are based on customised drawings, following a thorough research on subjects and ornaments. Once the drawing is transferred onto a object, various techniques are used to make the object more and more sophisticated: burin for details, hammer and awl to create a greater depth, chiselling to model a low-relief (both in steel and in gold), gold inlays (both pure and coloured) and gem setting (precious or semi-precious gemstones).