Italian Knife, Late 19th Century

Knife blade with a marked ricasso, an elegant asymmetrical line and its counter-edged edge on the last third. Unusually shaped silver guard reminiscent of older forms. Original horn fuse garnished with silver ferrules and fillets. The pommel is set with a silver coin of 50 centimes of lire with the portrait of Vittorio Emanuele II, dated 1863 and signed Ferraris. Vittorio Emanuele II (1820-1878) was Duke of Savoy, King of Sardinia, Prince of Piedmont and Count of Nice from 1849 to 1861, then - at the time of unification - King of Italy from 1861 to 1878.
Good condition, no play, pitting on the first half of the blade, slight twist at the tip.

Steel, silver, brass, black bovine horn

Total length 23.5 cm
Blade 15 cm
Width at the fort 2.2 cm
Handle 8.5 cm
Diameter of the spindle 2.0 cm
Width of the guard 10.3 cm