French Traditional Knife "Photo and Info" Thread

The two brands are different in both the design and construction of their knives and their history. Although Nontron has been around for longer than Opinel and eventually merged with Laguiole it has remained a small operation with only a few artisans making knives by hand (video below). Nontron has a rich history. If you only have an Opinel, you'll be fine --both brands make great knives. But I don't think a collection of French knives is complete without atleast one boxwood Nontron that's marked with the mysterious pyroglyph. Edit: By the way I don't have one yet! :eek:


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Opinel Kitchen Knife
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Opinel Instructions
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My humble but useful Opinels #7 and #8. I haven't been dedicated enough to try a Laguiole yet, but it has gone a round in my head some....
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Hello all, my mother just returned from France and being the awesome mother she is she brought me back an older used (my favorite kind) Laguiole with nice worn horn handles. It also has some great filework, hope to post a pic but not near a pc for a few days. I have never owned one before but am growing quite fond of it, feels good in the hand, and has great steel too. Would love to see pics of any others you folks may have. Also had a question do they all have a very slight wobble in the open position this one has a VERY slight one no side to side wobble just forward and back. Doesn't affect the performance at all though. Thanks!
 
Among the best knives in the world, and my favorite, Opinel.

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Something a little fancier but not as well made (yes, the blade slams on the backspring), this one from Laguiole, Pradel-Brossard.

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Hello, some great looking knives here! Sorry I can't post a pic of mine still not around a pc but was wondering if you might be able to tell me a little about mine based on a description. It is stamped on the blade with what looks like a Dutch wooden shoe or similar and to the right of that it is stamped Veritable over Laguiole. It has some nice file work on the spine and a bee design up top with a small cross at the very end of what I guess is the bee's head. It has worn horn handles. The steel sharpens very well and appears to be carbon. Any help you can give me is greatly appreciated. Thank you.
 
Laguiole is a town in France, and veritable simply means genuine or authentic. Traditionally the bee is a symbol associated with the town, although the exact reason is unknown. The cross is also commonly found on the backspring designs as well.
As to your particular knife's maker and tang stamp, a Dutch-like shoe, I haven't seen one like that.
 
I love to revive old thread, especially since I did not know where post this picture, inspired by waynorth waynorth 's cartridge ejector elsewere.
Florinox hunting knife made in the 70s with ejectors in the beer opener/screwdriver and a halved one in the can opener.
Corks were painstakingly gathered by Your's truly !
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Too bad so many pictures are gone from this thread!! :rolleyes:
 
Jolipapa said:
Florinox hunting knife made in the 70s with ejectors in the beer opener/screwdriver and a halved one in the can opener.
Corks were painstakingly gathered by Your's truly !
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Nice knife, Alain!!
 
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