The shocking cost of knives in Italy !

[Robbi]

Morning all, just back from 8 days in Italy and as always i wanted a "local" knife as a momento but the cost of knives over there is HORRENDOUS !!

check this out.............

http://www.heinnie.com/Knives/Buck-Knives/Buck-Special/p-92-125-2482/

in Italy, the black handled one was........wait for it...........285 euros !! ( No 8 Opinals at 25 euro ! )

could'nt find any local styles, just the usual generic "international " stuff so came home knifeless

 

[JonathanD]

That's an outrageous price for the Buck

 

[Robbi]

everything was like that JD, my jaw actually dropped when i saw the prices !

 

[Elines]

As part of practicing speaking Italian I skype every week with a (now) Italian friend. I will ask him about this. Seems odd given that hunting still goes on in Italy (I think)

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[Robbi]

the town i was in was Malcesine on lake Garda, very good knife shop but my goodness.......expensive or what !

 

[Alfredo]

:theyareon Robbi never, never buy a knife in a touristic place (like Garda lake), at least here in Italy.
If you want a "local" italian knife (we had a bounch of them, just different from region to region), buy through Coltelleria Collini (hope it is not an infringment, in case just let me know) here http://www.coltelleriacollini.it/conaz/index.html (they sell the Buck 119 at 89,00 euro btw, just as a paragon), or just ask me and I will try to help.

 

[Robbi]

LOL ! i know that now Alfredo

thanks for the link, i'll have a look around. what i was looking for was something like a bone / horn handled stilletto.

 

[garethw]

Hi there
Blimey..25€ for an Opinel... you could get three in France for that...
cheers
Gareth

 

[Loenja]

i just came back from italy aswell, the only reference i had was opinel, but they were all really expensice, i checked, rome, florence, venice, cortona, mila, asisi

 

[salad]

I think maybe part of the problem is the exchange rate on the British pound, I moved to Europe a few months ago and I got jack for my UK savings compared to about 6 or 7 years ago when I moved to southern Ireland who also have the Euro.
I great example of this bad exchange rate is to look at how the falkniven F1 has crept up to almost double its price from just a few years ago in the UK.

 

[filcon]

Italys always dear, they are masters of the extortionate prices.

phil

 

[Robbi]

LOL !! what the hell's that for ??????

( no.....don't answer that ! )

 

[filcon]

I took it of quick pal incase your SWMBO seen it and wanted it from Alfredo,s shop.

phil

 

[Robbi]

Phil, you might just have saved my love life mate

 

[BillyBlade]

I think maybe part of the problem is the exchange rate on the British pound, I moved to Europe a few months ago and I got jack for my UK savings compared to about 6 or 7 years ago when I moved to southern Ireland who also have the Euro.
I great example of this bad exchange rate is to look at how the falkniven F1 has crept up to almost double its price from just a few years ago in the UK.

I lived in southern Spain for quite some time, I feel your pain friend!

 

[Alfredo]

i took it of quick pal incase your swmbo seen it and wanted it from alfredo,s shop.

Phil

lol lol lol

 

[Alfredo]

LOL ! i know that now Alfredo

thanks for the link, i'll have a look around. what i was looking for was something like a bone / horn handled stilletto.

There are a lot of Stiletto's style...had you a pic of what you mean? folding or fixed blade?

 

[Robbi]

no pic i'm afraid, i was hoping to find somewhere that had a selection to choose from. maybe i should do a search on the net for something like "classic Italian knives"

something like this but not a switchblade if thats possible

http://www.bing.com/images/search?q...DC7EBF45ADB625C451C8E7A4CC49DF6B1559F&first=0

 

[Fin]

It's the same in France (apart from Opinels) - the high end or craftsman made knives are horrendously priced. There's a great little knife shop just off the Avenue de L'Opera in Paris, the window display features regional knives of France made by local craftsmen - not one was under €250 (a small folder - which looked pretty cheap). I was looking in horror at an ordinary looking hunting knife for €650 - when my girlfriend pointed out that my mouth had been open for an unnaturally long time!

I think that some of the makers on here could make a killing on the continent!