Bob Terzuola is a phenomenon, since he made his
first knife when he was barely ten years old in his native village of Antigua,
Guatemala. This passion for knifemaking has never left him, and after a
military career where he learned under true battle conditions what a combat
knife really was, he established himself in Antigua in 1980 as a knifemaker,
specializing in the genre that he knew the best. Passionately interested in
traditions and attracted by the legends of his own country, he chose the
mysterious Mayan dragon as his logo. In 1982, he joined the famous American
Knifemakers Guild before moving to New Mexico in 1984.
All of his models, whether for combat or outdoor
activities, are astonishingly well studied down to the smallest details,
including phosphate-coated blades to make them completely non-reflective. He
innovated with sheaths on thermally molded Kydex, robust and imperishable, just
like his micarta handles. Speaking several languages fluently, he has never
hesitated to travel to Europe or Japan where his work has been unanimously
appreciated, becoming a living legend as far as combat knives are concerned,
even if his activities in South America and his relations with numerous
guerillas are shrouded in mystery.
Contact with Frank Centofante, Ron Lake, Warren
Osborne and Bill Pease nurtured a passion in him for the folding knife. When
the liner lock became popular, he started out making large combat models before
producing a “cutthroat razor” model of the type much appreciated by sailors.
Whenever he is asked for his source of inspiration he answers: “Perhaps a
little from the Mayan dragon, but certainly a lot from good Bordeaux wine.”
Robert Terzuola
10121 Eagle Rock NE
Albuquerque, NM 87122
(505) 856-7077
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