Ethnographic folding knives

Dom · 7th September 2009, 01:25 AM

Hi
I'm a mountaineer, and we are belong an ethnie, the "Rouergat"

our tradition is to have a folding knife multi-purpose,
since 1829 there is a famous blacksmith, Calmels,
who is manufacturing the "Laguiole knifes",
he still yet manufacturing, and trading his knifes
"ONLY" in his shop of Laguiole city (12210 - Aveyron - France)

unfortunatly, in our days, those knifes are to much fashionable,
and there are too many copies from everywhere ... even China ...
under the name of "Laguiole"

here on display, only "Calmels Laguiole"

à +

Dom

A. G. Maisey · 7th September 2009, 02:22 AM

Yeah, there are a lot of copies of these knives. The ones I've shown are by Maki, David, and one unbranded one that except for the fact that it was purchased by a close friend from a small maker in South France, when she was living there, you could easily take as Pakistan or Chinese production.

If there is an Aussie ethnic folder its the three blade stock knife.

Freddy · 7th September 2009, 10:25 AM

Not everything is so well organized, Alan. Most of the pocket knives are stored in boxes (for the tin boxes, I have to eat a lot of cookies

).
I keep the smallest ones in plactic bags. I also tag them, so I know when and where I bought them and what I paid.

I'll show you two nice ones. First is dated 1923. I think it's the oldest pocket knife I have. The other one could be considered an etnographic pocket knife. It's a handmade knife from Turkey. The blade has the maker's name stamped on it : BILAL CAN. It has a simple blade and a horn handle.

A. G. Maisey · 8th September 2009, 12:41 AM

Yes Freddy, as I said:- organised.

The knives I'm showing here are the ones I have readily accessible in a drawer. I've got others all over the house and workshop. The ones in the drawer are only storedas you see. No grouping, no plastic bags, I get a new knife I just put it in the drawer.

Here are few that may perhaps be interesting.

A--- dates from 1878, a star/cross

B--- my mother's knife from 1939

C--- my grandfather's knife from pre-1914

D--- a group that I believe pre-dates 1920

E--- a couple of early multi-purpose knives

F--- a couple of hobo sets, the nickel one from the WWI period, the horn handle one I believe from pre-WWII

G--- a group that I believe pre-dates WWII

7th September 2009, 01:25 AM	#1
Dom Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Paris (FR*) Cairo (EG) Posts: 1,142	Hi I'm a mountaineer, and we are belong an ethnie, the "Rouergat" our tradition is to have a folding knife multi-purpose, since 1829 there is a famous blacksmith, Calmels, who is manufacturing the "Laguiole knifes", he still yet manufacturing, and trading his knifes "ONLY" in his shop of Laguiole city (12210 - Aveyron - France) unfortunatly, in our days, those knifes are to much fashionable, and there are too many copies from everywhere ... even China ... under the name of "Laguiole" here on display, only "Calmels Laguiole" à + Dom Attached Images

8th September 2009, 12:41 AM	#4
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 6,736	Yes Freddy, as I said:- organised. The knives I'm showing here are the ones I have readily accessible in a drawer. I've got others all over the house and workshop. The ones in the drawer are only storedas you see. No grouping, no plastic bags, I get a new knife I just put it in the drawer. Here are few that may perhaps be interesting. A--- dates from 1878, a star/cross B--- my mother's knife from 1939 C--- my grandfather's knife from pre-1914 D--- a group that I believe pre-dates 1920 E--- a couple of early multi-purpose knives F--- a couple of hobo sets, the nickel one from the WWI period, the horn handle one I believe from pre-WWII G--- a group that I believe pre-dates WWII Attached Images

7th September 2009, 02:22 AM	#2
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 6,736	Yeah, there are a lot of copies of these knives. The ones I've shown are by Maki, David, and one unbranded one that except for the fact that it was purchased by a close friend from a small maker in South France, when she was living there, you could easily take as Pakistan or Chinese production. If there is an Aussie ethnic folder its the three blade stock knife.

7th September 2009, 10:25 AM	#3
Freddy Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Sint-Amandsberg (near Ghent, Belgium) Posts: 830	Not everything is so well organized, Alan. Most of the pocket knives are stored in boxes (for the tin boxes, I have to eat a lot of cookies ). I keep the smallest ones in plactic bags. I also tag them, so I know when and where I bought them and what I paid. I'll show you two nice ones. First is dated 1923. I think it's the oldest pocket knife I have. The other one could be considered an etnographic pocket knife. It's a handmade knife from Turkey. The blade has the maker's name stamped on it : BILAL CAN. It has a simple blade and a horn handle.