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New Vintage Columbia Cutlery Co 10.25" Chef Knife Carbon Steel USA 1930s-50s

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Marked only Columbia C Corp New York. Slim, light, hand ground hand forged after drop forged carbon steel with rosewood handle and steel rivets. A great example of excellent quality American knife-making when industrial process and skilled hand work were utilized together. 

These are unused, new old stock 'new vintage', they had aquired some small rust spiders which left some shallow pits, we cleaned out the rust as gently as possible to maintain the original acid etch markings and surface grinding, a fresh edge has been applied as well. 

Columbia Cutlery Co acquired Foster Bros in the late 50s and this could have been from that stock or earlier made for Columbia by another American maker, the deep ground square shouldered bolster looks a lot like LF&C. 


10 1/4" blade, 2" wide at heel 15 3/8" overall 7oz

This is a carbon steel knife. Carbon steel is expected to develop a dark patina with use. It needs to be hand washed and towel dried soon after use. Do not air dry. Do not put it in the dishwasher. Long exposure to moisture and debris will result in rust. Any rust development should be removed with a light abrasive.

Use on a quality wooden cutting board will help the knife stay sharper for longer. Use on hard surfaces like plates and bamboo will reduce the edge life and can result in edge damage.

We recommend hand sharpening on whetstones. We have found that most western knives perform best with a medium finish starting around 1000 grit. Avoid pull through sharpeners and non-water cooled mechanized sharpening. Steel honing rods work well with this knife.

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