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Hello all!

I'm happy to announce the 22nd edition of Coltello in Festa, the knife festival which will happen in Maniago on:

August 29th and 30th, 2026

It includes knife market, blade-related contests, custom makers, food and drinks, music, activities for children.

Come to visit us!

Michele.

Hello!

Is anyone attending the IWA show, in Nuremberg, Germany? I should be there from February 27th to March 1st.

M.

Hello!

It's with great sadness that I write that Armando Beltrame, well-known Maniago knifemaker and former owner of AB Coltellerie, passed away yesterday, aged 78.

This forums itself started as a board linked to AB Coltellerie, back in the late 90s.

Michele.

So sorry to read this.

Wally was one of a kind, with his intelligent and witty - yet hilarious - messages.

And indeed he was one of the original members of this forum, when its name was not yet TalkBlade but SKM Forum.

I will miss him. Rest in Pease, Mr. Corpse.

Michele.

Here I am!

This reply reminds me to add something to what I usually carry:

- MCM Cobra
- StraightLineEDC Ally

Michele.

Hello!

Thank you so much for the birthday wishes!!!

Michele.

Welcome!!

Hello all!!

Thank you very much for your birthday wishes!!!

(and sorry for being a bit late in this reply )

M.

Hello Gianni!

I'll ask when I see him around, which doesn't happen that often but...

M.

Hello!

All knives Armando made were marked "AB Coltellerie", "AB" or some variation of that. That was true for the whole period we worked together.

In the last years before retirement I know there were some SKM-marked knives around, but I'm unable to tell any details about them.
Also, I seriously ...

Hello all!

I confirm that Armando Beltrame is retired. So, any new AB/SKM knife must be a fake, unless it's coming from some stock (which is very unlikey).

M.

Welcome KT, and thanks for sharing your story!

I had also thought the little keychain sizes and up to 5.5" were SKM. They seem still available. Maybe by another maker?


They should be old stocks... in theory anything marked SKM should have been AB Coltellerie.

If new things are made with the SKM brand, they are an entirely different thing ...

AB Coltellerie (Armando Beltrame) was the knifemaker behind the SKM "core" models: Italian Stiletto 8", 9" and 11". These had various etchings over time, including: "Made in Italy", "AB Coltellerie", "AB" and (in the last years) "SKM".

The other knives sold at SKM (bigger Stilettos, Lever Locks ...