New Old Stock Nogent / Cuisine Massive 14.25" Chef Carbon Ebony St Remy Thiers 50s?

Massive 14.25" blade Cuisine Massive / Nogent style chef knife in pristine, unused condition, only the surface has been wiped clean, no rust removal was needed. These are top shelf manufacture with a hand ground hand forged blade, a super clean fit up with an aluminum ferrule (likely suggests 1950's construction) and ebony handle.

No markings but these would have been made in Thiers or nearby Saint Remy with really excellent work done and in excellent like new condition here in a striking large size.

Cuisine massive / Nogent 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.

These 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 similarly to how knives were made in the 19th and early 20th century, these techniques and equipment are now long gone.

Please 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 and cull ones with issues as B stock but imperfections are part of the picture.

New Old Stock New Old Stock knives do not come sharpened. Please request sharpening if desired in the order notes section of the cart page.

Please note measurements vary per knife, this is an average.

Producing Area: St Remy / Thiers, France
Profile: Chef
Size: 14.25in
Blade Type: Carbon Steel
Handle: Ebony Wood
Total Length: 19.75in
Handle Length: 5.5in
Handle to Tip Length: ~14.25in
Blade Height: 3.25in
Edge Length: 14in
Weight: 19-22oz