"Handmade" knife: Pialincu in Pistachio Wood
Imagined and designed in Corsica by passionate professional cutlers who have combined their know-how: Antoine and Camille Zuria in Bonifacio (Corsica), Gilles® Fontenille Pataud in Thiers and Robert Beillonnet, M.O.F 1997 and 2000.
This "handmade" knife is called the "Pialincu", in homage to the ancestral Bonifacian peasant * who left the citadel before daybreak to go, at the step of his donkey, to the "Piale", this close Bonifacian countryside where each family owned a small piece of land surrounded by dry stone walls. The Pialincu spent his day there, making the most of this arid land to feed his family. His knife never left him.
This "Pialincu" knife measures 10.5 cm when closed, which is rare and suitable for small hands, especially those of women. Its mechanism is made of a single piece with a safety catch on the back. Its handle is made of natural wood (olive, oak, juniper, heather root, etc.), horn (cow, ram) or bone. Its blade is made of “14C28N” or “RWL34” stainless steel. There are more prestigious models mounted with a "Damascus" blade.
Blade:
- Swedish stainless steel 14C28N thickness 3 mm in the heel. Hardness: 58 - 59 Hrc
- Special steel RWL34 thickness 3 mm in the heel. Hardness: 58 - 59 Hrc
Size & weight: 10.5 cm closed, 19 cm open, about 100 g
Handle: Pistachio wood, colors ranging from dark brown to golden with possible green reflections. Each round is unique.*
Spring and technique: Locking of rear pump blade (lock-back), fixed stop for the blade: this does not strike the bottom of the knife when closing
Forged, chiseled and polished interior spring.
Supplied with belt pouch
* The last Bonifacian Pialincu was called Dominique Zuria. He died in 2010. This knife is dedicated to him.