New Vintage Au Nain 25cm 10" Slicer Stainless Horn St Remy Thiers France 1960's-80's?

Unused vintage stainless slicer from approximately the the 1950's-70's with forged stainless blade and cowhorn handle held with brass compression rivets. Old style hand ground blade has its original old style fine finish from leather wheel. 

25cm blade, 37 cm overall legnth

Au Nain is a 4th generation family cutlery business that was founded in 1885 by Gaston Saint-Joanis in Saint-Rémy-sur-Durolle, a district of Thiers. The name 'Au Nain' (meaning The Dwarf) was chosen as a playful response to their main competitor at that time - 'Géant du Couteau' (The Knife Giant).  Much of Au Nain's manufacturing process is still in-house (from handling to polishing and sharpening, etc.) which is becoming less and less common.  They continue to uphold traditional knife making processes characteristic to Thiers. 

Please request sharpening if desired, they are not sharp now.