Fighting style slipjoint.....

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belerofon26

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My fovorite knife from my favorite knifemaker, 14c28n and original bone......

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Last pic from F.X. Salle (La passion des couteaux), thanks for this gorgeous one........
 
Looks very nice. I like it quite a bit!
Seems like there is a ton of really great cutlery coming out of France these days. Thanks for sharing; you've opened the window into the French knife world. :)
 
Is that yours? How heavy is the pull? How difficult is it to open the knife given that it doesn't have a nail nick?

Very nice knife BTW. I like the lines on that one.

- Christian
 
Another beauty! Thanks for sharing. These look to be really well built knives, is that a recess for the tang milled into the liners?
 
A very beautiful knife... French really ? If it has a strong "cran forcé", I'm sold. Tell us all about it.
 
I'm curious about how easy it is to open too. The swedge seems like it might hamper its ease, but I'm not very experienced with pinch opening blades.

Beautiful knife.
 
I am surprised by a tendency in French and Italian cutlery towards blades with no nicks (or pulls). I'm actually delighted by this. It has tons of advantages : clean look, ease of cleaning, lower cost of manufacturing (he, he...). When a folder shows enough blade when closed to be effectively pinched, this is definitely my choice. Pair it with a bear trap spring and I will love you (unhidden call to manufacturers !).
 
Nice knife, but I would describe it differently. IMO fighting + slipjoint = oxymoron.
 
coaltrain said:
Please excuse my naietivity, but I don't understand the term "fighting" style.
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it is obviously not as suited for fighting as a modern OHO folder, but I think the only criterion for a fighting knife in traditional terms is that it be big and pointy e.g. the texas toothpick.
very nice knife btw :)
 
That looks like a really cleanly made slipjoint.

I would carry that one.

There are old fashioned designs that seem to have been "advertised" or "marketed" as better for such uses (if my memory serves correct).
 
rma100 said:
What is the Traditional part? Not the Steel. Not the pattern. Bone Handle?
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I'm guessing that the pattern is based on some other traditional french knife, the handle does remind me of some sort of le thiers style knife. It is presumably modelled on one of the many different regional styles. I would like to know more about it from the OP.
 
I sure as heck don't see the tactical aspect. The blade shape reminds me a small bit of the Umnumzaan, it has a little bit of a William Henry look to it. It has that traditional feel to me.
 
With a good lock on it, it'd do in a pinch, I think. It sure wouldn't be my first choice though. In any case it's a fine looking knife.
 
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