N Schreiber & Sons 8" Chef Knife Hand Forged Carbon Steel Solingen 1950s

Hand forged after drop forged (and originally hand ground as well) with the post war handle shape of the 1950s and 60s (round transition from bolster to handle) with a lot of taper on the blade spine and handle tang. This is the ideal size for many cooks but is one of the hardest to find still usable. 

It had been sharpened in enough so that the edge was starting to get thick and it has been thinned and re-ground here in the old style leaving a thin convex zone in the 1/3 of edge behind the bolster that comes down to a very small bevel. The handle is secured with transitional T shaped nickel post and disc rivets over a walnut or fruitwood handle, the handle is tight and secure, no cracks but bonus points for you if your name starts with a D as there is one carved for you on the handle.