{"title":"Vintage Picks","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"new-vintage-k-sabatier-nogent-cuisine-massive-6-chef-carbon-ebony","title":"New Old Stock K Sabatier Nogent \/ Cuisine Massive 6\" Chef Carbon Ebony","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNogent style knives are characterized by their one-piece wood handles, with a rat tail stick tang extending to the end of the handle and a round steel or aluminum ferrule. ‘Cuisine Massive’ was used to describe the style in Thiers, as Nogent was a rival knife making city.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThese blades were made in Thiers, France in the 1950s. They are thin and light, being hand forged on an old style 'Martinet' mechanical hammer and then ground by hand on stone wheels, very similarly to how knives were made in the 19th and early 20th century. These techniques and equipment are now long gone.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThey are lighter and springier than their modern contemporaries, with great cutting feel, and are super easy to sharpen. Don’t over-polish them with fine Japanese stones, as these do better kept with a coarser edge (equivalent to Japanese 1000-grit stone) and kept up with a fine honing steel. The advice to use a steel before you use your knife is the result of these kind of knives being used in a busy professional kitchen; only steel them once you feel the edge starting to lean to one side.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Being handmade, there are slight differences between knives, and they may have slight imperfections that would be consistent with handmade knives of their day, such as a slight waviness in edge and small bends, there can also be imperfections in small gaps in handle etc. They are not 'perfect' by strict standards, but are still great knives.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSince 1834, K Sabatier has been the dedicated brand of Sabatier Ainé \u0026amp; Perrier, a family cutlery business started by Bonnet Sabatier in the early 1800s. The business has been passed down 8 generations, and has remained located in the hills of Thiers, France in the village of Bellevue. They continue to run their company with pride and precision, keeping all aspects of the manufacturing process in the Thiers area.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWe do not sharpen New Old Stock knives by default. Please request complimentary sharpening, if desired, in the order notes section when viewing your cart.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"K Sabatier","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36252478111896,"sku":"NEW-VIN335","price":124.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0455\/3339\/7144\/files\/DSC01356_6991af47-c3cb-436a-892a-2a3f7c6beb91.jpg?v=1736384977"},{"product_id":"k-sabatier-new-vintage-nogent-cuisine-massive-11-chef-carbon-steel-ebony","title":"New Old Stock K Sabatier Nogent \/ Cuisine Massive 11\" Chef Carbon Ebony","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eNogent style knives are characterized by their one piece wood handles, with a pin-through tang and round steel or aluminum ferrule. They are thin and light with small bolsters. ‘Cuisine Massive’ was used to describe the style in Thiers, as Nogent was a rival knife making city. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eThese big 11\" Nogent knives are beefy and substantial, they have good toughness and excellent sharpenability. Hand forged on a 19th century water powered mechanical hammer during the 60s-70s, these knives were forgotten in storage until recently.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBeing handmade, there are slight differences between knives and they may have slight imperfections that would be consistent with handmade knives of their day such as a slight wavyness in edge and small bends. \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe expectations that one might have of something machine made will not be found here. \u003c\/span\u003eIf you can deal with these small issues, you are rewarded with a knife that has a great cutting feel and is truly a piece of history!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003eNew Old Stock, Vintage and New Old Stock knives do not come sharpened. Please request sharpening if desired in the order \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003enotes section of the cart page. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"K Sabatier","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42717356818653,"sku":"NEW-VIN-11-Nogent-Chef-Ebony","price":269.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0455\/3339\/7144\/files\/DSC01540_7d07a550-6c0a-49b7-a165-33d41727a4f7.jpg?v=1736450095"},{"product_id":"new-vintage-6-5-boucher-utility-hand-forged-carbon-steel-beech-thiers-france-1950s","title":"New Old Stock 6.5\" Plate Semelle Boucher Utility Hand Forged Carbon Beechwood Thiers, France ~1950","description":"\u003cp\u003eUnused from at least the 1950's possibly older, 6.5\" \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ecarbon steel boucher butcher knife with rosette riveted\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e beechwood handle,\u003c\/span\u003e and hand forged, hand ground carbon steel blade. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a great example of a very old type of Thiers knife making and are likely the last of their kind. Thiers was especially important for hand made work knives done quickly but with great skill, meant to be inexpensive hard workers. Knives like this reflect the old 19th century and earlier equipment; old mechanical hammers for forging and grinding on stone wheels that the sharpeners lay on a bench over the spinning stone which Thiers is famous for and has long been replaced by more modern equipment.   \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese are great for all sorts of kitchen work with their fine ground blades, these have a lof of taper on tang and blade giving the blade a stiff feel but with some flex at the tip, they work great on boneless meat as well as vegetables\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBlade is unmarked, handle is in the old style pre-miter cut (1950's- early 60's?) Made in Thiers France.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFrench 'boucher' butcher knives are used similarly to a scimitar or bullnose butcher knives; large cuts, slicing chops and steaks. The design of this knife dates back to the middle ages and is still used extensively in southern Europe and France.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePlease note these can have small rust spots or imperfections, slight cants or waviness to the edge is possible as well. We do quality control on these but imperfections are part of the picture. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNew Old Stock, Vintage and New Old Stock knives do not come sharpened. Please request sharpening if desired in the order \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003enotes section of the cart page.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Au Nain","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44032870449373,"sku":"NEW-VIN026","price":82.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0455\/3339\/7144\/files\/DSC01469_f598f937-fffb-481e-af05-246997bd1994.jpg?v=1736386931"},{"product_id":"new-vintage-au-nain-9-5-semi-flex-slicer-carbon-steel-rosette-beech-1950s-st-remy","title":"New Old Stock Au Nain 9.5\" Semi-Flex Plate Semelle Slicer Carbon Rosette Beechwood St. Remy, Thiers, France 1950-70","description":"\u003cp\u003eUnused vintage Au Nain 9.5\" semi flexible hand forged carbon steel (tapered tang and blade) knife with\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e rosette riveted beechwood handle. Blade is either unmarked or marked Au Nain Extra, handle is in the old style pre-miter cut (1950's- early 60's?) Made in Thiers France.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis was likely made for French butchers who do use a semi flexible knife to cut out silver skin but this would be great for any number of jobs where a thin but springy narrow blade is key.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlease note these can have small rust spots or imperfections, slight cants or waviness to the edge is possible as well. We have removed as much active rust without changing the finish or blade thickness, we do quality control on these but imperfections are part of the picture. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlease request sharpening if desired, they are not sharp now.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAu Nain is a 4th generation family cutlery business that was founded in 1885 by Gaston Saint-Joanis in Saint-Rémy-sur-Durolle, near 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 (\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003efrom handling to polishing and sharpening, etc.) \u003c\/span\u003ewhich is becoming less and less common.  They continue to uphold traditional knife making processes characteristic to Thiers. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Au Nain","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44037342167261,"sku":"NEW-VIN029","price":82.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0455\/3339\/7144\/files\/DSC01454_7a992282-1464-4a30-975e-b9ed4fcddc01.jpg?v=1736386693"},{"product_id":"a-stock-new-vintage-30cm-11-75-ideal-chef-carbon-pom-thiers-70s-90s","title":"A Stock New Old Stock 30cm \/ 11.75\" Ideal Chef Carbon POM Thiers, France 1970-90","description":"\u003cp\u003eNew old stock unmarked 30cm \/ 11.75\" carbon steel chef knives from the vintage bin! These knives are unmarked, so dating is a little difficult, but they were most likely made in the the 1960s to 90s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThey were hand forged after being drop forged and hand ground on water stones in the old Thiers style. This lends to giving them a great geometry, making them nimble where they need to be and tough in the heel. These are the quintessential post war French chef knife.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA Stock are the best quality among the knives from this stock, we accepted small imperfections in the blade straightness which for the age is typical but rejected bends or waviness that would impede sharpening or use.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlease note these can have small rust spots or imperfections, slight cants or waviness to the edge is possible as well. We do quality control on these but imperfections are part of the picture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNew Old Stock knives do not come sharpened by default. Please request sharpening if desired in the order notes section during checkout.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Au Nain","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44044117934301,"sku":"NEW-VIN-A-30CM-IDEAL-POM","price":225.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0455\/3339\/7144\/files\/DSC01258_c29f6f61-b2f0-4220-90c9-cd37435ef2d4.jpg?v=1736449424"},{"product_id":"new-vintage-pd-sabatier-four-star-nogent-cuisine-massive-35cm-13-75-chef-carbon-30s","title":"New Old Stock PD Sabatier **** Four Star Nogent \/ Cuisine Massive 35cm \/ 13.75\" Chef Carbon 30s?","description":"\u003cp\u003eNew Old Stock unused Patural Duprat Sabatier **** (AKA Sabatier Four Star) XXL 35cm \/ 13.75\" hand forged carbon steel chef knife in the 'cuisine massive' style now largely referred to as 'Nogent style' by those outside of Thiers. This style of knife was developed in Thiers long before the upstart town of Nogent started adding knives to their manufacturing (they had been known for scissors in the early 19th century).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese were found with other new old stock knives made in the 1950's and with some PD 'Sabatier Acier Fondu' suggesting a group of knives made in Saint-Remy which is on the other side of the Durolle River from adjourning Thiers. They sport a hand forged hot stamped hand ground blade (looks to have been ground on an old water wheel stone) that is ground with convex grind, light in the tip half and thicker behind the edge in the heel, heel is not sharpened. Handle is one piece of wood (fruit wood?) with a brazed nickel ferrule.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese have been very lightly cleaned to remove the wax that kept them rust free for all these decades, expect a few tiny rust spots, some discoloration to the ferrule and a small crack in the wood (all handles are secure). We did pull some as second quality that have weak stamps and or more significant cracks to the handles. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe opted for as little intervention as possible to preserve their original surface grind and keep their character. It is so uncommon to find knives like this in their original state. They could always be buffed, but never un-buffed to the factory finish.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile it is hard to pin point the exact years these were made the brazed nickel ferrule ring suggests 30's to early 50's manufacture, the brazed nickel ferrule is an older type construction that was phased out by one piece aluminum tube ferrules in the 50's.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePatural Duprat et Cie (PD) was established in 1901 and made in Saint-Remy, a small town with an old knife-making tradition across the Durolle river from Thiers. In 1918 Mathieu Feuillet Patural renewed the trade marks \"Sabatier ****\" (four stars) which had belonged to Gabriel Sabatier of Chabreloche and registered a new trade mark \"Sabatier Acier Fondu\" (Sabatier Cast Steel). Both the new-old-stock Sabatier Acier Fondu and Sabatier **** were found together with the same ferrule construction, the Acier Fondu mostly with etched markings and the 4-star with a hot stamp, suggesting they were likely made during the same period when the two stamping styles overlapped. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn 1958 the Sabatier **** brand was sold and would become integrated into the Thiers Issard company name. PD advertised that the factories used hydraulic, hydroelectric, and gas power in Saint Remy Sur Durolle.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePlease note these can have small rust spots or imperfections, slight cants or waviness to the edge is possible as well. We do quality control on these, but imperfections are part of the picture.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNew Old Stock, Vintage and New Old Stock knives do not come sharpened. Please request sharpening if desired in the order notes section of the cart page. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Au Nain","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44062588010717,"sku":"NEW-VIN038","price":382.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0455\/3339\/7144\/files\/DSC01581_577b736f-c47e-48e1-9797-0c089ed77946.jpg?v=1736452532"},{"product_id":"new-vintage-25-5cm-10-plate-semelle-abattre-butcher-knife-hand-forged-carbon-3-rosette-rosewood-50s","title":"New Old Stock 25.5cm \/ 10\" Plate Semelle Abattre Butcher Knife Hand Forged Carbon 3 Rosette Rosewood 1950-60","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHand-forged carbon steel handled in various rosewoods with three brass and steel rosette rivets. \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThese were found wrapped in their original paper wraps with a wax coating, they were mostly free from rust despite being non-stainless, there were some small rust spots that we have cleaned, the several that had heavier rust or damage to their wood handles are available as B stock.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThese ‘Plate-Semelle’ or ‘flat plate’ flat forged knives were made in Thiers, France, in the 1950s. These were the working-class knives of their day. These stout butcher's knives with a chef knife profile are similar to a Japanese yo-deba but would have been used by butchers as a light cleaver; stiff and strong, with a good toughness and an excellent sharpenability.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eH\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eandles are tight and secure, and the wood will continue to develop a mellow tone with use and oils. Rosette rivets were largely phased out in the 1950's in Thiers with the adoption of versions of today's tubular cutlery rivets.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan data-originalcomputedfontsize=\"14.666666984558105\" data-originalfontsize=\"11pt\"\u003ePlate-Semelle knives represent the last, large-scale commercial application of a very old forging technique. First, a bar of steel was drawn out to form the blade on an old martinet mechanical hammer. The tang (handle area) is next drawn out on the hammer, making for a tapered blade and tang, with a thick area where the two meet at the neck. When forging, a large bulge in the steel would remain, which would be hammered and ground to a small bulge.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan data-originalcomputedfontsize=\"14.666666984558105\" data-originalfontsize=\"11pt\"\u003eThe origins of the nearly ubiquitous bolster on western knives lie in this bulge of steel where the blade and tang meet. During the Middle Ages, fine cutlery offered at noble and church banquets was an important mark of wealth and power. In the making of fine cutlery, the bulge in the center of the knife was left thick and intricately ground, in addition to other embellishments to the knife. This feature became emblematic of fine cutlery. It lives on today in the more subdued, less ornate bolsters that characterize western culinary knives and still signify that a knife is of high quality.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan data-originalcomputedfontsize=\"14.666666984558105\" data-originalfontsize=\"11pt\"\u003eBecause these knives are handmade, there are slight differences between knives, and they may have imperfections. They were made to be affordable, hard workers, without a lot of fuss. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNew Old Stock, Vintage, and New Old Stock knives do not come sharpened. Please request sharpening in the order notes section of the cart page, if desired\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Au Nain","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44100424958173,"sku":"NEW-VIN075","price":197.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0455\/3339\/7144\/files\/DSC01308_30cb0a3c-6cf6-42b5-853f-f058541cf64a.jpg?v=1736384244"},{"product_id":"vintage-benchmade-941bc1red-limited-edition-062-500","title":"Vintage Benchmade 941BC1RED Drop Point 154CM AXIS Lock Red Anodized Aluminum Handle - 2002 Limited Edition 062\/500","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\" class=\"il\"\u003eBenchmade\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e 941BC1RED - Anodized Aluminum handle in 154cm steel with BC1 coated clip point blade - Limited Edition 062\/500 released in 2002.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe first incarnation of the 940 Benchmade hit the Atlanta Knife show in 2000. After the success of the 940 the 941 was released with drop-point blade style rather than the reverse tanto style of the 940.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eKnife designer Warren Osborne was a native of Australia and lived in Waxahachie, Texas until his death in 2016. He was a full time knife maker and sold his first custom knife in 1980. In 1985, he became the probationary member of the Knifemakers' Guild, leading into serving on the board of directors years later. While he is known for his high-end custom folding knives with elaborately engraved interframes he is probably most known for his collaborations with Benchmade Knife Co.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Consignment","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44261731467485,"sku":"Florida1","price":1350.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0455\/3339\/7144\/files\/DSC02476_4fe2562c-d4bc-4889-9913-7228754658ef.jpg?v=1736801099"},{"product_id":"a-stock-new-vintage-12-ideal-chef-carbon-rosewood-thiers-1980s","title":"A Stock New Old Stock 12\" Ideal Chef Carbon Rosewood Thiers, France 1980-90","description":"\u003cp\u003eNew old stock unmarked 31cm \/ 12\" carbon steel chef knives from the vintage bin! These knives are unmarked, so dating is a little difficult, but they were most likely made in the the 1980's being that the 23cm do not have a tapered tang and the 31cm do; the largest chef knives were the last to be hand forged after drop forging in the early 90's.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThey were hand forged after being drop forged and hand ground in the old Thiers style. This lends to giving them a great geometry, making them nimble where they need to be and tough in the heel. These are the quintessential post war French chef knife design with integral bolster \/ ferrule first developed in the 1920's but really taking off in the 1950's and 60's.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA Stock are the best quality among the knives from this stock, we accepted small imperfections in the blade straightness which for the age is typical but rejected bends or waviness that would impede sharpening or use.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlease note these can have small rust spots or imperfections, slight cants or waviness to the edge are possible as well. We do strict quality control on these but small imperfections are part of the picture on knives of this era.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNew Old Stock knives do not come sharpened by default. Please request sharpening if desired in the order notes section during checkout.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Au Nain","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44295068352733,"sku":"NEW-VIN-A-31CM-IDEAL-ROSE","price":246.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0455\/3339\/7144\/files\/DSC01290_cecf94f2-aa3a-4935-9a81-1f68aebd96a0.jpg?v=1736449633"},{"product_id":"new-vintage-sabatier-nogent-cuisine-massive-34cm-13-5-slicer-stainless-50s-60s","title":"New Old Stock Sabatier Nogent \/ Cuisine Massive 34cm \/ 13.5\" Slicer Stainless 50s-60s?","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eStainless steel and old style dyed wood handle Nogent \/ Cuisine Massive 13.5\" slicer with hand forged and hand ground blade, aluminum ferrule ring and 'ebonized' iron and oak gall dyed handle. Blade is very slightly flexible.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNo markings but these would have been made in Thiers or nearby Saint Remy. Some have some small residual pepperspots from a little corrosion that had started. We separated these from ones that had cracked handles or bent blades. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNogent style knives are characterized by their one piece wood handles, with a rat tail stick tang extending to the end of the handle and a round steel or aluminum ferrule. ‘Cuisine Massive’ was used to describe the style in Thiers, as Nogent was a rival knife making city.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThese knives were made in or around Theirs, France likely in the 1950‘s. They are thin and light being hand forged on an old style 'Martinet' mechanical hammer and then ground by hand on stone wheels, very similaryly to how knives were made in the 19th and early 20th century, these techniques and equipment are now long gone.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePlease note these can have small imperfections, very slight cants or waviness to the edge is possible as well. We do quality control on these but tiny imperfections are part of the picture.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNew Old Stock, Vintage and New Old Stock knives do not come sharpened. 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The name Ekco is associated with cheaper kitchen equipment but these are not that and fly under the radar sometimes. They were produced by Sabatier Trumpet in Thiers France as their trademark guarantees.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis one has a hard vulcanized rubber handle in excellent condition. Blade has been sharpened in very little but does have fine scratches from honing.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"box of old knives","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45679226912989,"sku":"VIN513","price":118.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0455\/3339\/7144\/files\/DSC02175_638c1226-2aa3-40f0-9185-8a498d037661.jpg?v=1775158017"},{"product_id":"j-a-henckels-10-5-chef-knife-108-10-carbon-steel-walnut-solingen-germany-1960s-fb","title":"J A Henckels 10.5\" Chef Knife 108-10\" Carbon Steel Walnut Solingen 1960s","description":"\u003cp\u003eJ. A. 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The walnut handle is in nice condition with no cracks or heavy shrinkage.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e10 1\/4\" cutting edge, 1 7\/8\" wide at heel 15 1\/4\" overall length 7.89 oz\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45780755480797,"sku":"VIN557","price":195.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0455\/3339\/7144\/files\/DSC03865_c11012b2-5ebd-42a0-87a5-6059a483bde5.jpg?v=1738545002"},{"product_id":"sabatier-unique-12-chef-knife-hand-forged-carbon-steel-pear-wood-france-1950s-60s-fb","title":"Sabatier Unique 12\" Chef Knife Hand Forged Carbon Steel Pear Wood France 1950-70s","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e'Unique Sabatier' brand, one of the hundreds of long gone 'Sabatier' brand knives from Thiers France, I have found no information on this brand but the style is in keeping with 1950s to 70s knife making. The carbon steel blade and tang have a taper suggesting hand forging after drop forging, in keeping with this era of Thiers knife making the blade has been hand ground as well. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe blade is nice and straight and not sharpened down much, it did not require a thinning, it has a fresh edge and is ready to get to work. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe walnut handle is nice and secure, there are a few small gaps and a few hairlines on one scale but nothing terribly concerning. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e12\" cutting edge, 2 3\/8\" wide at heel 17 1\/4\" overall length 13.7 oz\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45780850737373,"sku":"VIN567","price":185.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0455\/3339\/7144\/files\/DSC03939_3538529a-ce70-4927-bf85-7a7bfce53cc5.jpg?v=1738545154"},{"product_id":"new-vintage-stanley-rogers-12-round-nose-slicer-flexible-double-shear-steel-carbon-france-1930s-60s-handle-marked","title":"New Old Stock Stanley Rogers 12\" Round Nose Canadian Slicer Flexible Double Shear Steel Carbon France ~1930s-60s Handle Marked","description":"\u003cp\u003eUnused vintage Stanley Rogers double shear steel 12\" round nosed flexible slicer from approximately the 1930's to early 1960's. These are a very unusual find and represent the best of English cutlery steel and old French knife making, they would be exciting to find in used condition and unused and in this good condition amazing. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStanley Rogers (established in 1930 Melbourne Australia) produced knives in their Sheffield workshop and apparently also had them forged, ground and handled in Thiers, France with English double shear steel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese knives were hand forged on an old Thiers style martinet spring hammer after drop forging, hand ground and hafted in rosewood. \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis knife has a blade marking and handle foil stamp marking. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDouble shear steel was a 19th and early 20th century steel that was made by case hardening bars of iron in ceramic boxes packed with charcoal, large numbers of these were heated for days on end at high temperatures and the resulting bars were broken up (it would break or shear rather than bend once carbon added hence 'shear' steel) and forged welded into a larger mass. 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They have been lightly cleaned but are otherwise how they were made at least 75 years ago. They were found in superb condition from long storage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eIn the later part of the 19th century the industrial drop forge was introduced into Thiers and the Canadian pattern was developed with a full tang and short bolster. A smaller rope and pulley hand operated drop forge had been in use for folding knife blades but with the growing popularity of eating with table knives over the previous personal folding knives in the mid 19th century the drop forge both sped production and encouraged new designs on larger knives.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese knives were made in Theirs, France in the 1950s possibly earlier. They are thin and light being hand forged on an old style 'Martinet' mechanical hammer after being drop forged and then ground by hand, very similarly to how these knives were made originally in the 19th century, sadly, these techniques and equipment are now long gone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThey are lighter and springier than their modern contemporaries with great cutting feel and are super easy to sharpen, don't over-polish them with fine Japanese stones, these do better with a coarser edge (equivalent to 1000 Japanese grit stone) and kept up with a fine honing steel. 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The machine made compression or cutlers rivets come on the scene in the 60s but the straight non-birdshead pommel handle shape is an older style. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThese represent the more recent iteration of the flat plate or plate-semelle knife, originally forged without a bolster and handled economically, these were stamped but are hand ground finished after mechanically ground. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTough and hardworking these will be fine getting up near bones. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNew Old Stock, \/ New Old Stock knives do not come sharpened. 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The name Ekco is associated with cheaper kitchen equipment but these are not that and fly under the radar sometimes. They were produced by Sabatier Trumpet in Thiers France as their trademark guarantees.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis one has a vulcanized rubber handle is solid and secure, blade has been sharpened very little and is in great shape, this is as good as used condition gets, a few small scuffs but otherwise its barely used!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"box of old knives","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47080108687581,"sku":"VIN1122","price":178.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0455\/3339\/7144\/files\/DSC05904_e1ce4394-83c8-452d-ba34-08b24dea283b.jpg?v=1789165339"},{"product_id":"k-c-seelbach-6-skinning-knife-carbon-steel-solingen-1925-47","title":"K C Seelbach 6” Skinning Knife Carbon Steel Solingen 1925-47","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKC Seelbach 6\" forged carbon steel skinning knife with old pin and disc rivets on its walnut or ebonized fruitwood handle making it most likely pre-war manufacture. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKC Seelbach was an American company sourcing chef and butcher knives as well as \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003erazors from Solingen Germany from 1925-47 with obvious inturruptions during the war, they were located at 260 West Broadway NY NY.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThis knife has been re-ground and thinned behind the edge on a large 3 foot diameter Japanese water stone wheel (kaiten mizu toishi) and then resurfaced with a medium fine finish, our take on an old style grinding and finishing technique. 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Being that we are often working with old blades that need re-shaping and might have been rusted expect some minor imperfections, we try to give a fresh start to our re-ground blades with an eye towards their original grind style and keeping as much metal is needed on a blade when ever possible. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bernal Cutlery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47245073940701,"sku":"VIN1171","price":124.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0455\/3339\/7144\/files\/DSC00058_ae3436e3-b9ac-47df-9fd1-178b10027233.jpg?v=1767836481"},{"product_id":"unmarked-4-5-pate-knife-spreader-forged-carbon-steel-nickel-walnut-germany-1900-1920","title":"Unmarked 4.5\" Pate Knife \/ Spreader Forged Carbon Steel Nickel Walnut Germany *Lead Warning* ~1900-1920?","description":"\u003cp\u003eUnmarked carbon steel pate knife definitely made in Germany around 1900 to 1920 judging from the handle and ferrule. Fotged and ground thin but with very little flex. Simple and elegant. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e4.5\" blade 9\" overall \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNote: \u003c\/strong\u003eThis knife's handle has been set with lead containing pewter it is recommend this knife is not used with food and only be purchased as an  historical artifact of knife history. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"box of old knives","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47245385957597,"sku":"VIN1174","price":62.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0455\/3339\/7144\/files\/DSC00039_2b036c85-a36c-4f8d-ace1-661619df3472.jpg?v=1767835589"},{"product_id":"christofle-a-paris-triannon-pattern-dinner-knife-carbon-steel-silverplate-france-1900-1920s","title":"Christofle A Paris Triannon Pattern Dinner Knife Carbon Steel \u0026 Silverplate France ~1900-1920s","description":"\u003cp\u003eChristofle A Paris Triannon pattern carbon steel and silverplate dinner knife made in the early 20th century with the pre-1935 scale mark. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eListing is for one knife, they all have used nicely but not heavily ground or badly pitted blades that are very nicely forged and ground carbon steel. 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Blade is very full, not much has been sharpened away, the puddle weld is barely visible but there, showing that it is forged with a shear steel blade and an iron bolster and tang.  Steel and fork are also in great shape, fork has an ingenious weighted guard that flips open when held down and can be locked open. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eImitation ivory \"French ivory\" celluloid handles are in great shape, a small amount of shrinking at the bolsters and some wear but otherwise solid and clean. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"box of old knives","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47622589743325,"sku":"VIN1251","price":298.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0455\/3339\/7144\/files\/DSC01740_45617c8d-aa7e-404a-ae66-b0168724eda9.jpg?v=1773699376"},{"product_id":"new-old-stock-pino-extra-12-75-narrow-round-nosed-slicer-carbon-plum-wood-handle-maniago-italy-1950s-60s","title":"New Old Stock Pino Extra 12.75\" Narrow Round Nosed Slicer Carbon Plum Wood Handle Maniago, Italy ~1950s 60s","description":"\u003cp\u003eNew old stock Pino Extra 12.75\" narrow round nosed slicer made in Maniago, Italy, most likely in the 1950s or 60s. Blade is hand-forged, hand-ground carbon steel, and the handle is hafted in what looks like plum wood set with steel pins.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese are part of a batch of unused vintage Italian knives we have found and are very unusual to come by, these were not exported to the United States very much and show up used hardly ever. I can count on one hand the number of vintage Italian knives of this era I have found in 20 years of dealing in vintage knives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a great example of historic small-industry knife-making from several small towns in Northern Italy. Like French knives of this basic construction, they were made to be affordable work knives in their day; little vanity was paid to the finish, but they have a lot of charm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe blade was originally unsharpened, not flat when set down on a level surface, and profoundly dull. Typically, we leave new old stock knives with their original factory edge to preserve the history of their manufacture, but these were not quite usable. We have taken the liberty of flattening the edge, thinned the faces for better geometry, and sharpened the edge so the knife can be used. There are some irregularities in the blade's hand-forged construction that make it a bit difficult to get laser-straight and free of small undulations on the face, but nothing like it is made today. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"box of old knives","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47704431952093,"sku":"VIN1263","price":128.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0455\/3339\/7144\/files\/DSC01953_75ee13f0-630d-4879-8a81-fbd5a3408497.jpg?v=1774485720"},{"product_id":"b-stock-bargain-bin-antique-table-knife-mother-of-pearl-handle","title":"B Stock Bargain Bin Antique Table Knife Mother of Pearl Handle","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOne\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eAssorted antique American or British mother of pearl handled silver plated carbon steel or straight carbon steel table knife from mid 19th to early 20th century with either sterling or silverplate ferrule.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUsed, uncleaned, might have small gaps at ferrule ring or light corrosion on edges of blade, not heavily damaged but expect small imperfections. 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Schwabenland, founded in 1897 by brothers Wilhelm and Karl, was a kitchen-supply business especially known for its innovations in copper pot manufacturing. Gebr. Schwabenland contracted with top manufacturers in Germany to supply their growing list of shops and catalog. In the 1950s and 60s they worked with F Dick to provide these knife sets for professional cooks. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA Messerkoffer of Kochkoffer like this represented the top-tier knives of the day for professional cooks. \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThis wooden briefcase-style carrier represents the early versions of the plastic or aluminum cases that would be later used to carry knives, of course, replaced largely now with the knife roll. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese knives were made in an old style that has long been abandoned; first drop forged, then hand forged to thin the blade and extend the tang, hand ground on water-cooled wheels, and finally fine-ground finished on leather wheels. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSet includes: 4\" stainless steel paring, 5\" \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003estainless steel boning, 5\" stainless bayonet fork, 10\" \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003estainless steel spatula, 9.75\" \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003estainless steel medium coarse cut sharpening steel, 8.5\" \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003estainless steel chef, 10.5\" \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003estainless steel chef, 12.5\" \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003estainless steel tranchelard slicer, and 12.75\" wide \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003estainless steel chef knife. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSuper clean set here, the paring knife, boning knife and 8\" chef show more signs of use, specifically washing, in that the wood is a little lighter and the paint is missing from the stamped handle. 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They could always be buffed, but never un-buffed to the factory finish.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile it is hard to pin point the exact years these were made the brazed nickel ferrule ring suggests 30's to early 50's manufacture, the brazed nickel ferrule is an older type construction that was phased out by one piece aluminum tube ferrules in the 50's.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePatural Duprat et Cie (PD) was established in 1901 and made in Saint-Remy, a small town with an old knife-making tradition across the Durolle river from Thiers. In 1918 Mathieu Feuillet Patural renewed the trade marks \"Sabatier ****\" (four stars) which had belonged to Gabriel Sabatier of Chabreloche and registered a new trade mark \"Sabatier Acier Fondu\" (Sabatier Cast Steel). 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