The processing of these two metals has a long and renowned history in Molise that extends into our time with:

• copper processing in Agnone, with the production of household items and furnishings and ornaments. The “Historical Copper Museum” established by the Gerbasi family is connected to the craft activity;
• the activity of cutlers of Frosolone, whose blades in Spanish times competed with those of Toledo. An annual exhibition-market and the “National Museum of cutting tools” are dedicated to the production of knives and scissors in the upper Molise center;
• the processing of perforated steel of Campobasso which, from activity at the service of the production of blades and daggers, has been transformed over time into the art of chiseling and precious perforations for scissors, razors and various tools.