A Sicilian regional knife; Fraraccio Caccamo Manico in Olive Wood.

Salutations, Ladies and Gentlemen! Today, I'll be discussing an excellent traditional knife from Sicily!

This knife is from Michele Fraraccio, a rather enigmatic brand with little reading material available on them. Regardless, this is my second knife from Fraraccio and unlike the first, this piece impressed me, greatly.

This model is known as the "Caccamo Manico", (Caccamo Handle) which refers to a Sicilian town by the same name. This is a fairly elusive pattern of knife, thus there is little information on the design. (That I could find) I suspect that a knife such as the Caccamo originated in the early to mid 1800s, although my knowledge regarding this knife is quite lacking, so I would very much appreciate any further insight on the piece.



Caccamo:

Stainless steel (Spearpoint) blade. (with half-stops)
Steel liners, pins and spring.
Olive wood handles.



Overall, this is a great user knife, especially for it's traditional craftsmanship and affordable cost!



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