Damascus steel
Layered Damascus steel, worked with repeated temperings. The pattern is unique to each blade, like a fingerprint.
The contemporary signature of the maison.
The Culter — Latin for ‘knife’ — is our own personal signature within the Pattadese tradition. It is not a classical model and reproduces no existing historical form, but our contemporary interpretation of the myrtle leaf, made in a limited run.
Three hundred examples in all, evenly divided between a 9 cm fixed blade and a 10 cm folder. Each knife carries its progressive number and comes with a certificate of authenticity signed by hand. Once the run is exhausted, the model will no longer be reproducible.
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Culter — the pieces
Each piece is unique. Below, some exemplars realized by the workshop — every combination of materials is a starting point for a new commission.
Choose your Culter
Write to us from this page with the model reference already filled in. We will guide you through materials, proportions and timing of your piece - by commission, never from a catalogue.
The most chosen combinations.
Every example of this model can be personalised with any material — steels, woods, horns, ivories, precious metals. The combinations below are the ones the maison's devotees choose most often, offered here as inspiration.
Mouflon horn
The horn of Sardinia's emblem animal. Hand-worked, keeps its natural curve.
Sardinian wild olive
Sardinian wild olive, intertwined and knotty. A material of identity.
Ebony
Deep black, very dense. Used for bolsters and high-end handles.
Silver
L'argento delle tradizioni orafe.
For any other material, write to us through the commission form below.
About this piece
How is a Giagu Culter commissioned?
Every Culter begins with a conversation. You write to the Giagu workshop describing the materials, the dimensions and the occasion, and the maison guides you through the configurations available. Lead time is six to twelve months from confirmation. Every finished piece comes with a paper certificate signed by the family.
Is the Culter a numbered piece?
Every Giagu Culter is engraved with the mouflon mark and the words GIAGU PATTADA. Each order carries its own number, identifying it in the maison's internal archive from 1985 onward. The mark, for its part, stays with the piece forever.
What is the warranty on the Culter?
Every Giagu Culter is guaranteed for ten years from the date of delivery. Sharpening is free for the lifetime of the knife, at the Pattada workshop or by post.