Brusletto`s founder, Rognald Brusletto was born in Geilo in 1861. He was a farmer, knifemaker and industrial pioneer. He established his knife-making business in 1896 and, over many years of patient craftmanship, the Brusletto name has evolved into a hallmark of Norwegian quality. Knives have long been used in Norway both as tools and as ornaments. The history of iron-ore mining on the Hardangarvidda mountain plateau goes back 1500 years, to when the manufacturing of swords, sickles, knives, scythes and axes first developed as a craft. Brusletto is part of that distinguished history. Tradition, quality and design have been their hallmark for a century. Nowadays they manufacture knives designed for a wide range of hunting, fishing and recreational purposes. The quality of the steel, the sharpness and shape of the blade, and the craftsmanship of the sheath are the inherent characteristics that together make up a genuine Brusletto knife.
Brusletto was chosen to produce the official year 2000 knife in cooperation with Norge 2000 AS. The Renessaanse was produced as the third in a series of five knives as part of the Norwegian millenium celebrations. It has a convex ground, Sandvik 12c27 stainless steel blade and as with all Brusletto knives has a beautifully turned Curly Birch handle with an intricately decorated pommel. It comes with a decorated, black cowhide sheath with safety insert.
