A collection of rare and hard to find knives and knowledge gathered by a collector for collectors.
Welcome to NIIVES. Browse the collection for the knives offered now, or explore the Knowledge Graph, the most comprehensive collection of knowledge on Shirogorov knives currently available to collectors: every line, model, custom, bead, tool and event, and the story of the workshop.
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The Collection
The pieces offered now: Custom Division, collaborations, show exclusives and production models, each listed with its serial or edition and condition notes. Recently sold pieces stay listed for provenance.
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Every Shirogorov line and the models within it, from the F95, F3, Hati and Quantum production series to the limited editions and the Custom Division flagships, with the customs, beads, tools and accessories alongside.
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The Shirogorov show calendar back to 2010, plus the factory’s own auctions and lotteries, with the next show up first.
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Every line, model, custom, bead, tool and event, with the authentication and buying guides, the bearing systems and the questions collectors ask most.
Browse the Knowledge Graph →New to Shirogorov? Start here
- Why are Shirogorov knives so expensive?
Mostly the action. Pick one up and the blade falls shut under its own weight on a bearing pivot, on a titanium frame machined and finished to the workshop’s standard. That is the part a buyer notices in the first ten seconds. Behind it sit small runs, numbered pieces, a factory that publishes what it makes, and a collector market that tracks every one of them, which is why a sold-out variant can cost more used than it did new. Whether a particular asking price is right is a question for Buying, selling and value.
- What are the model names?
Eight serial lines. The F95 is the 95 mm frame lock the workshop is built on, and the F3 is the same blade length on a liner lock under scales. The 111 is the large one, named for its 111 mm blade. The Hati is the asymmetric lightweight, the NeOn the 85 mm compact, the Quantum the modern frame lock, and the Stellar and Astrum the newer apron liner locks at 90 mm and 100 mm. Ursus is the working line built on those platforms in Micarta, G10 or plain titanium. Every line has its own overview under Model Overviews, and How the designs evolved follows them in order.
- Should I buy new or pre-owned?
New from a dealer for a first knife on the Ursus line, pre-owned for anything limited or discontinued, and the warranty is the same either way because it follows the knife. The one trap is buying a limited release inside its release window. Buying, selling and value works both sides through.
- Who designs the knives?
Sergey Shirogorov designs every serial model. The exceptions are the collaborations, designed with other makers and built by the workshop, from Dmitry Sinkevich’s long run of projects to the American designers. How the collaborations work names each designer and each run, and The Shirogorov story has the dated history of the workshop itself.
- Why do I need special tools to take one apart?
Because the screws are the workshop’s own slotted hardware rather than Torx, and a standard bit set will chew the heads. Bits cut for the slot are the one item a buyer cannot substitute, and the Q95 Ursus and F95 Ursus are the exception because they take hex bits. The service and care FAQ names the drivers and bits that fit, and Tools, supplies and preparation lists what to buy before opening one.