Italian-made Scythe blades

#101, #102, #103 and #109 are of contemporary production; the rest are left over from the period between approximately 5 and 40 years ago. All, in our opinion, are fine pieces of steel to have mounted on the end of a snath. Their weight is in all the right places (meaning the necks are strong and the points light), the overall tension excellent and the workmanship beautiful.

#100

65 cm. - 370g. - $74.00
Tang steepness - 28°

We had previously listed this blade as #22, but because it was made in Italy, we have now moved it to this section with its "blood family". It is of a somewhat recent production, but is one of the models now discontinued from Falci's standard program. This is the blade we used in the "brush" cutting demo and how we described it last year:
One of the patterns preferred in Turkey, where heavy blades seem to have been a taboo, this is the lightest per cm. of our listings. For that reason it may be (along with #2) the best for children. It is, however, stiffer than #2 and, although we do not recommend it as a "bush" blade, in experienced and/or sensible hands, green poplar, willow, alder, spruce, fir etc. saplings can be cut with it. All in all, I think that this sweetheart of a blade is worth its weight in precious stones...

#101

SOLD OUT

70 cm. - 465g. - $80.00
Tang steepness - 22°

Along with #102 and #104 this model has been popular in Northern Italy and many other Alpine regions.

#102

55 cm. - 390g - $65
65 cm. - 460g - $74 Out of Stock
Tang steepness 30°

Recent production of one of the most popular contemporary (albeit by design very old) models. Neither extremely light nor unnecessarily heavy, it is, in our view, a blade with a rather universal applicability.

#103

70cm - 450g. - $77.00 - Out of Stock
75cm - 510g. - $82.00
85cm - 560g. - $94.00 - Out of Stock
90cm - 600g. - $98.00 - Out of Stock

Tang steepness: 28°

Similar pattern to our Austria-made blade #2, this is a typically "Eastern" model (Romania, Turkey, Iran, etc.) The tang, however, is too acutely hafted to function well on most common snaths. (More on this later)

#104

55cm - 345g. - $75.00
65cm - 445g. - $85.00

Tang steepness: 22°

With somewhat more elevated and straighter point than was typically used in much of Italy; more of an Alpine-style model (seen here dressed in two editions).

#105

55cm - 455g. - $78.00
60cm - 510g. - $84.00

Tang steepness: 30°

Why the image of a North American Native (who had no use for a scythe) would be used as a trademark is quite beyond us. Interestingly, both Austrian and German industries once did the same thing -- and on blade models which this continent never saw. This specific model is as typically Italian as the original version of lasagna. The body is rather flat, stiff and with a low point. (As explained elsewhere on this site, it is easier to cut a stubble without "steps" with a low-pointed blade than with for instance the classical Austrian pattern.)

#106

60cm - 495g. - $90.00

Tang steepness: 28°

This is a special edition of nearly the same model as #105, really a collector's item. (Very limited supply).

#107

55cm - 440g. - $82.00

Tang steepness: 28°

Very similar to #105 and 106, but of still older (30+ years) production.

#108

OUT OF STOCK

55cm - 450g. - $65.00

Tang steepness: 28°

Dressed the same as #101, this is nevertheless a different model which, along with #109, are amongst the "ditch" blades most widely used in Italy today.

#109

OUT OF STOCK

50cm - 420g. - $60.00

Tang steepness: 28°

Another Indian portrait on a more contemporary blade. Similar to #108 but a little lighter; otherwise the description above applies.

#110

50cm - 300g. - $78.00 (pre 1980s make)
55cm - 350g. - $75.00 (mid to late 1980s)
60cm - 410g. - $80.00 (mid to late 1980s)
Tang steepness: 28°

#111

OUT OF STOCK

70cm - 470g. - $111.00
Tang steepness: 28°

Practically the same model as #102, but approximately 40 years old. An extraordinarily beautiful as well as high quality blade. The iridescent finish (once used by Austrian makers as well) is now a thing of the past.

"A man whose mind is enlightened with a knowledge of mechanical principles, will never bend nor break a spade; his keen perception will tell him, even if he were blindfolded, when the strength of the spade is unequal to the force applied to the handle".
S.E.Todd, The Young Farmer's Manual, 1860

Of course, this timeless observation applies to women as well as men, and to all other tools besides spades.

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