Pattada · Sassari hills

Coltelleria Sa Patada

Antonello of Pattada · Third generation

The resolza of Pattada is the island’s pocket knife — slender blade, horn or myrtle handle, made to cut cheese, rope, and bread under open sky. Antonello files each hinge until it sings shut. Collectors come from Milan. Shepherds still buy them on a Tuesday.

How it is made

1. 01Steel blank forged and tempered
2. 02Handle shaped from ram horn or myrtle
3. 03Spring and hinge filed by hand
4. 04Polished to a whisper edge