{"product_id":"new-old-stock-au-nain-11-semi-flex-plate-semelle-slicer-carbon-rosette-beechwood-st-remy-thiers-france-1950s","title":"New Old Stock Au Nain 11\" Semi-Flex Plate Semelle Slicer Carbon Rosette Beechwood St. Remy, Thiers, France 1950s","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":68210508234973,"sku":"VIN1504","price":85.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0455\/3339\/7144\/files\/DSC06811_073bda09-6100-482d-9263-b59925c65030.jpg?v=1792193992","url":"https:\/\/bernalcutlery.com\/en-gb\/products\/new-old-stock-au-nain-11-semi-flex-plate-semelle-slicer-carbon-rosette-beechwood-st-remy-thiers-france-1950s","provider":"Bernal Cutlery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}