F Dick 12.75" Chef Hand Forged Carbon Steel 1950s 60s

F Dick 12.75" hand forged after drop forged carbon steel chef knife made in the 1950s or 60s most likely. Blade and tang taper very dramatically from the bolster giving this knife a great balance, it is fairly thin at the tip half and very substantial at the heel. 

Walnut or pear wood handle is riveted in nickel and is nice and secure. 

Blade has been a classic old German grind with a lot of convexity behind the edge, it is designed to be sharpened along this convexity to zero with little or no microbevel, it currently has a little microbevel. 

12.75" cutting edge, a little over 2 3/4" wide at heel 18.25" overall length 20.2 oz