Traditional French Fry day

Gonzalo said:
Modern version of the well known "vendetta corsa" (slanted bolsters and lockback). Never a Corsican pattern, but French it is.

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By far most are sold on the island in tourist shops. 🙄
Even if not an out and out regional, ( it is said designed at the request of Giordani, a reseller established in Ajaccio ) there's a strong family resemblance with the "Genovese Stylus";.


Anyway, if some patterns were invented (adapted?) in Thiers, like this one, most real regional patterns are/were also made in Thiers, being less expensive than the local production.
In the second half of the XIXth century Thiers acted kinda like China did. But the successful career of the Vendetta (alive and well after a century and a half, when so many patterns disappeared) is a tribute to the commercial flair of the Thiers cutlers. 🙂
 
Jolipapa said:
By far most are sold on the island in tourist shops. 🙄
Even if not an out and out regional, ( it is said designed at the request of Giordani, a reseller established in Ajaccio ) there's a strong family resemblance with the "Genovese Stylus";.


Anyway, if some patterns were invented (adapted?) in Thiers, like this one, most real regional patterns are/were also made in Thiers, being less expensive than the local production.
In the second half of the XIXth century Thiers acted kinda like China did. But the successful career of the Vendetta (alive and well after a century and a half, when so many patterns disappeared) is a tribute to the commercial flair of the Thiers cutlers. 🙂
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Words of marketing wisdom!! :cool:
 
Jolipapa said:
By far most are sold on the island in tourist shops. 🙄
Even if not an out and out regional, ( it is said designed at the request of Giordani, a reseller established in Ajaccio ) there's a strong family resemblance with the "Genovese Stylus";.


Anyway, if some patterns were invented (adapted?) in Thiers, like this one, most real regional patterns are/were also made in Thiers, being less expensive than the local production.
In the second half of the XIXth century Thiers acted kinda like China did. But the successful career of the Vendetta (alive and well after a century and a half, when so many patterns disappeared) is a tribute to the commercial flair of the Thiers cutlers. 🙂
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No doubt, Thiers cutlers knew their trade. Thank you for your comments and pics.
 
Jolipapa said:
By far most are sold on the island in tourist shops. 🙄
Even if not an out and out regional, ( it is said designed at the request of Giordani, a reseller established in Ajaccio ) there's a strong family resemblance with the "Genovese Stylus";.


Anyway, if some patterns were invented (adapted?) in Thiers, like this one, most real regional patterns are/were also made in Thiers, being less expensive than the local production.
In the second half of the XIXth century Thiers acted kinda like China did. But the successful career of the Vendetta (alive and well after a century and a half, when so many patterns disappeared) is a tribute to the commercial flair of the Thiers cutlers. 🙂
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I think I need a Genovese stylus.
Corsica has belonged to Genoa and Pisa, according to Wikipedia. At the same time or not, W doesn't say.
 
scrteened porch said:
I think I need a Genovese stylus.
Corsica has belonged to Genoa and Pisa, according to Wikipedia. At the same time or not, W doesn't say.
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Like many large islands, Corsica changed often of hands, so Romans, Pisans, Moorish "colonised" it, but the main influence and "ownership" till attachment to France (officialy 1789 but in fact since 1769, year a certain Buonaparte was born 😉) was Genoese. The history is really intricate as this is a strategic position and England, the Pope, Aragon, French and even Turkish (among others) always had an eye on it.
A story full of treasons, battle, pirates and even romance (a girl kidnapped by pirates became the wife of the sultan of Morocco), to sum it a place where a sharp blade can prove useful (and I don't even speak of vendettas! 😀)
 
Hello,
To illustrate our historian friend message here are two Corsican stilettos. The oldest has been bought by my grand-father but I don't know were . On the blade "vendetta" is written so it must have been produced for the tourists. The newest has been ordered to Virgilio Munoz a master knifemaker of Thiers by myself 30 years ago . The sheath is in leather and silver .

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Âchillepattada said:
Hello,
To illustrate our historian friend message here are two Corsican stilettos. The oldest has been bought by my grand-father but I don't know were . On the blade "vendetta" is written so it must have been produced for the tourists. The newest has been ordered to Virgilio Munoz a master knifemaker of Thiers by myself 30 years ago . The sheath is in leather and silver .

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I just noticed those big square heels on the stiletto blades. Are they anything to do with how the knives were gripped in use?
 
Âchillepattada said:
Hello,
To illustrate our historian friend message here are two Corsican stilettos. The oldest has been bought by my grand-father but I don't know were . On the blade "vendetta" is written so it must have been produced for the tourists. The newest has been ordered to Virgilio Munoz a master knifemaker of Thiers by myself 30 years ago . The sheath is in leather and silver .

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Such dangerous Beauty!😲 Wow!!
 
For French Friday this knife from Edition G designed by Laurent Garillard. It’s called ‚Le Canif’ which translates to ‚Pocket Knife‘ as far as I know. A name that fits for this slipjoint with half stop.

The blade is a thin ground 8cm 14C28N spearpoint slicer (0.2mm behind the edge) with brass liners and bolsters, the scales are stabilized beech. With a length of 10 cm (~4 Inches) it fits perfect into my hands.

The knife is made in Thiers with a limited quantity of 300 pieces.

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