Hi,
I just received a Laguiole folder that I have a couple of questions about. It has the Forge-de-Laguiole imprint on the blade, but does not have the LAGUIOLE ORIGINE GARANTIE imprint. I read on the Forge-de-Laguiole site that they didn't start putting this on the blade until 1991 (at least I think that's what it said, my French is a bit rusty). The box it came in looks old, and the brass on it was a bit tarnished, so I'm hoping that the knife is an older authentic forge-de-laguiole that pre-dates the garantie stamp. It also came with a certificate of authenticity, typewritten and on watermarked onion paper that looks about 20 years old, but I'm not sure how reliable that is. The certificate did say that the knife is hand crafted in Laguiole and made of 440 steel - I'm assuming 440A. The fit and finish on the knife is quite nice. My question is would it be an authentic Forge-de-Laguiole? In any event, the knife was just $20 on ebay, so it wasn't too much if it isn't authentic, and even if its not it was worth what I paid. I just want to see if I got a really good deal.
Thanks
I just received a Laguiole folder that I have a couple of questions about. It has the Forge-de-Laguiole imprint on the blade, but does not have the LAGUIOLE ORIGINE GARANTIE imprint. I read on the Forge-de-Laguiole site that they didn't start putting this on the blade until 1991 (at least I think that's what it said, my French is a bit rusty). The box it came in looks old, and the brass on it was a bit tarnished, so I'm hoping that the knife is an older authentic forge-de-laguiole that pre-dates the garantie stamp. It also came with a certificate of authenticity, typewritten and on watermarked onion paper that looks about 20 years old, but I'm not sure how reliable that is. The certificate did say that the knife is hand crafted in Laguiole and made of 440 steel - I'm assuming 440A. The fit and finish on the knife is quite nice. My question is would it be an authentic Forge-de-Laguiole? In any event, the knife was just $20 on ebay, so it wasn't too much if it isn't authentic, and even if its not it was worth what I paid. I just want to see if I got a really good deal.
Thanks