Can you help identify maker of this Laguiole?

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Interesting from common Laguiole knives I find is that this one is damascus steel and has a swedge. I would love to know who the maker was. Any help appreciated. Thanks in advance.

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I think the maker is probably from France.


....Either that or China....depending on how nice it is.
 
It may be China. I'm hoping for France. :-) When I bought this I knew instantly that it was a Laguiole because of the bee. I am little more than a novice though. The detailed millwork is something I would expect from a craftsman, it definitely took time to construct this. My gut says it is a quality piece. That is the reason I bought it. It was bought in the wild and seller had no info on it. Hoping for some beginners luck here.
 
Your pictures are as hazy as possible and do not show the important part. A true Laguiole, from any French maker, will have a maker's stamp on the blade, or the tang. The very long kick looks weird. Overall, the knife looks very well finished and polished. Wherever it comes from, it might be a good knife anyway. Enjoy it !
 
It is difficult to tell from the pictures, but it looks as if there is a line where the bee is attached. A real Laguiole would not have that; the bee would be a continuous part of the decorative spine.
 
More pictures. The bee is a continuous part of the spine as I can see it raises up when the blade is opened/closed (hopefully caught that in picture). That is a good thing. Tried to get a couple more pictures of the spine. I looked this thing over really well, there is no makers name or mark. Also, there is no "Made in France" stamp. No markings at all. I have noticed that many damascus Laguiole knives that are for sale on French websites also lack markings. Regular steel blades are always marked. So I am not very worried that I can find no markings.

I checked out DKC knives. Similar look. However it looks like they mark their blades and they have a fingernail slit in the blade to help with opening. Mine lacks these elements.



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Odd that yours doesn't have a nail nick, but it looks like this one listed as a Titancrafts brand. They don't list country of origin, probably because they're using Quartermaster's marketing strategy, but I'd guess it's either from Pakistan or China. Their website reads like they make them in the UK, but that's simply not possible given their prices and the low volume.

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Not trying to rain on your parade, (I have a nice Damascus Laguiole I like a lot which is not real in addition to my real ones) but a real one would also have the shepherds cross and I see none on your handle. At any rate, enjoy it for what it is. :thumbup: By the way, if you like it enough I highly suggest you get one from one of the known makers, their quality is wonderful, the high polish blades are amazing. :cool:
 
Neither the bee nor the "shepards cross" are on every French made Laguile. I would lean towards this being Pakistani of origin. They like the "Damascus" blades. There are a lot of rules regarding the manufacturing and use of the name "Laguile". Not a bad looking blade, but I doubt very seriously if it is French.
 
EVERY is a broad term. One would be hard pressed to convince a company in say, Thiers, that one without would be a "Traditional" Laguiole.
 
katanas said:
EVERY is a broad term. One would be hard pressed to convince a company in say, Thiers, that one without would be a "Traditional" Laguiole.
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What I was saying is these details are not on every Laguile made. I have a French Laguiole without a shepards cross or a bee. it actually has nothing there, because it is a friction folder. Also, the bee is not the only mouche style. I keep saying bee, but it could easily be a fly, no one knows.
(I see I was misspelling Laguiole, I always forget the "o", my bad)
 
Peutetre ce n'est pas vraiment une Laguiole Francais....

I have seen lots of Laguioles without the Shepard's cross.
 
USACelt said:
What I was saying is these details are not on every Laguile made. I have a French Laguiole without a shepards cross or a bee. it actually has nothing there, because it is a friction folder.
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Then, I do not believe that is a "laguiole." It may be made in Laguiole, but it isn't in the laguiole pattern, I believe.
 
I have done much searching the last few days. Even emailing the big makers in France. No luck. No one has any idea who the maker could be. The one thing I keep coming back to is that mine has a swedge, it is a small detail but I have literally found zero others with this feature.
 
If it is a Pakistan knife, I must say they did a fine job. I've held many crap Pakistan and China knives and immediately set them down. I highly enjoy the quality of this knife. For $30 I am happy with this gamble of a purchase.
 
I've never seen a legitimate french laguiole w/o a mark of some type. I've seen french laguiole w/o the bee and w/o the cross, but with maker's marks. I've seen Pakistani made knives that are of decent quality with embellishments similar to this knife.
 
If you are going to cut wih it the steel quality might give a better idea if it is from Pakistan or not. Alot of the blades made there fornthe mass market are barely heat treated if at all.
 
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