French Knife Masterpieces

Four French Masterpieces

H. Clay Aalders
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Four French Masterpieces
By Doug Growitz

France has produced some of the most elegant and creative antique knives that the world has ever seen. Cutlery products from Theirs, Châtellerault, Paris and other French locations rival those from more recognized old European centers like Solingen, Germany and Sheffield, England.
The knives featured here represent but a small sample of French knives with exotic features that can be characterized as “quality appointments and artistry” meant to satisfy the maker’s creative instincts and tantalize prospective clients. These knives date from the 19th century plus or minus a few years, are beautiful to look at and exciting to operate. At the same time, little direct information is known of the makers and the history of the knives.

This article originally appeared in the March 2020 issue of Knife Magazine.  Online Premium Members can view the complete article by clicking the blue box below:

Four French Masterpieces

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H. Clay Aalders

H. Clay Aalders is a lifelong edged tool user. He spent the past 20 years as a woodworker and fishing guide in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Idaho, and Tennessee. While guiding in Idaho, Clay worked part-time writing for a local newspaper, and upon moving to Tennessee began writing for the blog The Truth About Knives - spending his last 5 years there as Managing Editor. His background is in fixed-blade hunting and bushcraft knives, but has jumped into the world of vintage slipjoint collecting with both feet since coming to work at Knife Magazine. Clay’s primary role is as Digital Editor, curating and creating new content for our website and blog, as well as maintaining the Knife Magazine social media accounts (FB/IG: @theknifemag, Twitter: @knifemagazine). He is also a contributor and Associate Editor of the print magazine.

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