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Lately I've seen a few threads asking about gentleman's folders so I thought I'd share some pictures of a recently acquired Perceval L-10. I first heard about this classy french made design from schmalhaus via his youtube channel. He does a very nice review found here in which he goes over the specifics of the knife and gives a brief overview of the Perceval Brand. More info on Perceval and a website can be found here. I apologize for the lighting in the pictures as well as my lens choice. I'm using a 40 mm equivalent lens and its really really hard getting nice close ups.
I opted for Mozambique ebony for the handles which have a nice dark brown almost black colour. The L-10 is offered in a variety of woods; a much darker Gabon ebony, Pistachio, Arizona Ironwood as well as carbon fiber and ivory. Perceval also makes what it calls Couteaux d'exceptions, Knives made with exotic materials such as Damascus, precious minerals, tortoise shells and even a version that has handle scales fashioned from a fallen meteorite.
The main difference between the L-10 and the L-08 is the extended tang which allows for one handed opening. Not the fastest or smoothest opening but nevertheless its one handed.
The L-10 uses a liner lock and mine locks up solidly from the factory. I'm sure it will last you a lifetime if you dont abuse the knife and if it does wear out Perceval offers a lifetime warranty on its knives.
The blade is ground very thin and tapers to an almost needle like point which should hold up if taken care of. (Compared a large Sebenza Insingo)
Here it is with the Mcusta jazz, a similar knife in a similar price bracket.
As well as some other more well known knives.
All L series knives come with a nice brown leather sheath embossed with the Perceval logo.
Makes for a very elegant package when tucked away. On a side note the card has the contact info and address of the company and I found it interesting this knife is made in a factory located on United States avenue. Kind of symbolic given the history between France and the U.S.A
Again sorry for some for the blurriness and bad lighting, its kind of hard using optical zoom on a 40 mm lens handheld.
I opted for Mozambique ebony for the handles which have a nice dark brown almost black colour. The L-10 is offered in a variety of woods; a much darker Gabon ebony, Pistachio, Arizona Ironwood as well as carbon fiber and ivory. Perceval also makes what it calls Couteaux d'exceptions, Knives made with exotic materials such as Damascus, precious minerals, tortoise shells and even a version that has handle scales fashioned from a fallen meteorite.
The main difference between the L-10 and the L-08 is the extended tang which allows for one handed opening. Not the fastest or smoothest opening but nevertheless its one handed.
The L-10 uses a liner lock and mine locks up solidly from the factory. I'm sure it will last you a lifetime if you dont abuse the knife and if it does wear out Perceval offers a lifetime warranty on its knives.
The blade is ground very thin and tapers to an almost needle like point which should hold up if taken care of. (Compared a large Sebenza Insingo)
Here it is with the Mcusta jazz, a similar knife in a similar price bracket.
As well as some other more well known knives.
All L series knives come with a nice brown leather sheath embossed with the Perceval logo.
Makes for a very elegant package when tucked away. On a side note the card has the contact info and address of the company and I found it interesting this knife is made in a factory located on United States avenue. Kind of symbolic given the history between France and the U.S.A
Again sorry for some for the blurriness and bad lighting, its kind of hard using optical zoom on a 40 mm lens handheld.