Something Fishy!!

[Just Tom.]

Some are now swimming in warmer or colder waters.

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I guess I will have to retract my “love it” reaction - these are girly knives according to this, anyway :

Le Couteau - Le QUEUE de POISSON **

histoire coutellerie collection couteau ancien marque coutelier

www.lecouteau.info

“Il est intermédiaire, par sa longueur réduite et sa finesse, entre un CANIF et un PETIT COUTEAU. Ce couteau était ainsi apprécié de femmes, car il convenait mieux à leur main que ceux pensés en fonction d'une main d'homme.”

 

[Heynowwww]

When I first saw this post I wasn't familiar with the 63 but in the last couple of weeks it has become my favorite. My current collection is below and I'm on the hunt for more if anyone wants to help me out. Thank you

 

[waynorth]

When I first saw this post I wasn't familiar with the 63 but in the last couple of weeks it has become my favorite. My current collection is below and I'm on the hunt for more if anyone wants to help me out. Thank you


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Quite a collection, found in a couple of weeks!!
Congratulations!!

 

[Heynowwww]

Quite a collection, found in a couple of weeks!!
Congratulations!!

Thank you sir.

 

[tongueriver]

delete

 

[waynorth]

Schrade CutCo 1514K.

Nice Schrade!!!

 

[Jolipapa]

I guess I will have to retract my “love it” reaction - these are girly knives according to this, anyway :

Le Couteau - Le QUEUE de POISSON **

histoire coutellerie collection couteau ancien marque coutelier

www.lecouteau.info

“Il est intermédiaire, par sa longueur réduite et sa finesse, entre un CANIF et un PETIT COUTEAU. Ce couteau était ainsi apprécié de femmes, car il convenait mieux à leur main que ceux pensés en fonction d'une main d'homme.”

Not wrong. There's only one size and they were unexpensive and considered as kitchen knives, and of course, a woman's affair then!
Created by Lacroix and sold mainly in Britain, the fine blade and slim handle is very practical to clean small sardinias. But be careful, it ain't no girly snap!

Found in an old Cognet catalogue (still specifying "former maison Soanel-Mondanel") with an interesting ring-lock.

©B.Arthaud

 

[Heynowwww]

Schrade CutCo 1514K.
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These are awesome!

 

[Jolipapa]

A fish from the Tiza river.
Created in Szeged by Sziráky József after the great 1879' flood, this is now a traditional Hungarian shape, the smaller size being often gifted to boys.
According to a cutler working in Sziráky's workshop, the master-cutler was walking along the dam with a certain Mr Tisza Louis (same name as the river! - who was in charge of the town's reconstruction) when a fish jumped. This gave an idea to the official to order a fish-shaped knife in honor of the devastated town, first called "Tisza knife".
The knife was exposed in Paris' 1889 world exhibition and later to Brussels's and Vienna's WE as a symbol of the rebirth of the city.
The shape has changed (simplified) since there's no more cutler in Szeged and local grey cattle horn has replaced the original Vienna or Hamburg -made mother-of-pearl.

Tarjányi of Csongrád :


Some Sziráky originals :

(no credit)


rare Sziráky pontybicska (carp knife) Complete English article

(©BPNéprajzi Múzeum )

 

[Heynowwww]

This is a bit of a random question but which of the GEC 63s are considered "Mako" and which came with pins? Trying to learn some history here. Thank you

 

[Heynowwww]

Update to my collection. It was a good week.

 

[Heynowwww]

I also picked up the Winchester which is quite a bit smaller than the 63.

 

[Let'er Buck]

Charlie, apparently great minds think alike.
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Love these covers. Something about bright white stag that I really enjoy. Don’t get me wrong I love awesome gnarly stag but the smooth stag is just as impressive to me.

 

[Heynowwww]