Traditional French Fry day

draggat said:
I'm curious about your le Chamois.... it is the the 10cm? What are the issues? Are the markings stamped or etched? It's beautiful and I love the design!
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It is the 10cm. The markings are stamped, I believe but I’ll have to double-check. The gaps in the liners are more pronounced on this one than on the Capuchadou and the blade grind is not perfectly symmetrical down the length of the blade. Otherwise it is just right!
 
draggat said:
I'm curious about your le Chamois.... it is the the 10cm? What are the issues? Are the markings stamped or etched? It's beautiful and I love the design!
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I‘m not the one you asked but as far as I can tell there are only a few Le Chamois knives in the forum. Mine is the 10 cm version with Juniper scales and as far as I can tell the markings on the Blade are stamped. It‘s one of my most used knives with a very useful blade and easy to sharpen steel (12C27).

Personally I prefer the smaller 10 cm version. It’s big enough for all I need to handle, a better fit for my pockets and if you use it in public (at least here in Germany) people don’t seem to be afraid. This could be different with longer blades even if it’s a slip joint but not everyone sees the difference.

I hope this helps.
Gerd
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Haegar said:
I‘m not the one you asked but as far as I can tell there are only a few Le Chamois knives in the forum. Mine is the 10 cm version with Juniper scales and as far as I can tell the markings on the Blade are stamped. It‘s one of my most used knives with a very useful blade and easy to sharpen steel (12C27).

Personally I prefer the smaller 10 cm version. It’s big enough for all I need to handle, a better fit for my pockets and if you use it in public (at least here in Germany) people don’t seem to be afraid. This could be different with longer blades even if it’s a slip joint but not everyone sees the difference.

I hope this helps.
Gerd
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Love this knife. I would like to add a Le Chamois to the collection one day.
 
blanco112 said:
Love this knife. I would like to add a Le Chamois to the collection one day.
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As you can see is mine the version with guillochage. On the website of FP you’ll find that these normally come with a stone in the shamrock. If I remember correctly Gary mentioned that the stone sometimes does not feel right in you hand. For me it was more a matter of how the knife looks.

I asked them if they would be able to provide the Guilloche version without the stone and they were very supportive and even reduced the price accordingly even if this meant to be a ‚special‘ order.

Very friendly people just send them an email.

Gerd
 
Here is one to throw off the usual folders. This is not my pic but I have the same knife, it is some kind of agricultural knife made by Bret. It has the number 1916, do not know if that is pattern or year made? I got it an an estate sale where I was told that it was used to butcher cattle. I always wondered how it got to the states. Maybe Corto or someone with more knowledge can say they have seen similar agricultural tools.
 

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cbach8tw said:
Here is one to throw off the usual folders. This is not my pic but I have the same knife, it is some kind of agricultural knife made by Bret. It has the number 1916, do not know if that is pattern or year made? I got it an an estate sale where I was told that it was used to butcher cattle. I always wondered how it got to the states. Maybe Corto or someone with more knowledge can say they have seen similar agricultural tools.
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I have no idea how to use this tool. I found this history of the forges of Bret:

I asked the question on a French forum where many scholars and enthusiasts of the history of knives and tools intervene.
couteauxdepoche.forumactif.com

[Personnel] informations sur outil Bret

Bonjour, Une relation aux USA a un outil de marque Bret marqué "1916". Il cherche à en savoir plus sur son utilisation, plus d'informations sur les inscriptions
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Here is the first information received:
Regulation serpe of the poilus, French soldiers of ww1.
There may be other markings difficult to see.
The tip was removed to make a cleaver.
Probably brought back by an American soldier at the end of the war.

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I hope it will help you in your research and interest BF members.
You can follow the other information that will certainly follow on the forum "pocket knives".
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[Personnel] informations sur outil Bret

Bonjour, Une relation aux USA a un outil de marque Bret marqué "1916". Il cherche à en savoir plus sur son utilisation, plus d'informations sur les inscriptions
couteauxdepoche.forumactif.com couteauxdepoche.forumactif.com
 
What a treat this thread is today!! Beautiful and interesting knives!!
Here is a rejuvenated Galvacher that I will carry today, and beyond!! I used
Gary W. Graley Gary W. Graley 's trick of wedging a piece of wood in the gullet to provide a safe landing for the blade, and filed in a choil to aid in sharpening!! A goodly knife at 3 5/8" long!!
Before:
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After:
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