Vintage Dexter 8.75" Chef Knife Carbon Steel USA 1950-70

Hand-forged after drop-forged, hand-ground carbon steel 8.75" chef knife made in Massachusetts by the venerable Dexter Company. Before they were known for their economical stainless knives (especially with the white plastic handles), Dexter was the Harrington Cutlery company which was then named Dexter after Mr. Harrington's son. They are one of the USA's oldest knife making firms, sharing their roots along the Green River in Massachusetts with some of America's best knife makers.

This knife is a great example of the interface between industrial production and skilled handiwork. Hand-forged after drop-forged springy steel that holds an edge well and sharpens super easily with a fine, hand-ground blade is impossible to make without skilled smiths and grinders. Its characteristic blade shape, wide and full-bellied with a flat heel and thin, convex-ground, springy steel, is a unique Dexter style.