New Vintage Stanley Rogers 12" Flex Slicer Double Shear Steel Carbon France ~1930s-60s Unmarked

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Unused vintage Stanley Rogers double shear steel 12" flexible slicer from approx the 1930's to early 1960's. These are a very unusual find and represent the best of English cutlery steel and old French knife making, they would be exciting to find used and unused and in good condition amazing. This knife has no markings but was found in a stock of identical knives with markings.

Stanley Rogers (established in 1930 Melbourne Australia) produced knives in their Sheffield workshop and apparently also had them forged, ground and handled in Thiers, France with English double shear steel.

These knives were hand forged on an old Thiers style martinet spring hammer after drop forging, hand ground and hafted in rosewood. 

Double shear steel was a 19th and early 20th century steel that was made by case hardening bars of iron in ceramic boxes packed with charcoal, large numbers of these were heated for days on end at high temperatures and the resulting bars were broken up (it would break or shear rather than bend once carbon added hence 'shear' steel) and forged welded into a larger mass. This process was done twice on double shear steel creating a steel with a higher carbon content. 

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 but imperfections are part of the picture.

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

Producing Area: Thiers, France
Profile: Slicer
Size: 12"
Steel Type:Carbon Steel
Handle: Rosewood
Total Length: 17 1/4"
Handle Length: 5"
Handle to Tip Length: 12"
Blade Height: 1 3/8"
Edge Length: 12"
Thickness: 0.170"
Weight: 5.6oz
Hand Orientation: Ambidextrous

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.

New Vintage Stanley Rogers 12"...

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