Vintage Laguiole Folding Knife with 440 Steel Blade and Woodgrain Handle.
In good vintage condition (please see images). Stamped "Laguiole" and "440". Displays the famous 'bee' or 'fly' on the backspring.
The laguiole knife is a traditional Occitan pocketknife, originally produced in the "knife city" of Thiers, source of 70% of France's cutting tool production, as well as the small village of Laguiole, both located in the Massif central region of France. Classic laguoile knives feature a slim, sinuous outline. They are about 10 -12 cm long when closed, with a narrow, tapered blade of a semi-yataghan form, steel backspring (slipjoint) and a high quality of construction. The traditional laguiole utilizes a single blade. Displays the famous 'bee' or 'fly' on the end of the backspring.
Length (fully open) : 22cm
Length : (blade) : 9.5cm
Length (closed) : 12cm
