SOLD Antique FRENCH GONON GIRONDE Carbon Steel CHEFS KNIFE T6755

ITEM DESCRIPTION

Vintage tools -  knife T6755

Up for sale is a vintage high quality CARBON STEEL CHEFS KNIFE by venerable French cutlers GONON GIRONDE.
Size - 245mm long blade x 50mm at the widest x 372mm overall long.

These knives were hand-forged with what's known as a Nogent style handle, a French design named for the city whose cutlery guilds pioneered using a rat tail tang below the blade to pierce the ebony handle, anchored with a clinched tang at the bottom, with their signiture white metal ferrule at the bolster.

Weight -   210g

CONDITION

This KNIFE is in authentic vintage condition, wear & tear consistent with age & use, will require a sharpen prior to use. A crack in the ebony handle, but its tight, the blade will require re-shaping prior to sharpening.

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