With a smooth mechanism, the Laguiole Pocket knife provides a perfect safe use thanks to the lock-back system. Handmade in France, the Laguiole pocket knife will become your everyday carry.
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Customize your knife
Our specialty: Personalize your knife (first name, initials, date...) with a beautiful engraving of the spring produced by a professional engraver. The engraving is performed before the file work (guillochage) and the heat treatment.
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Lock-back sytem
Its solid blade is safely locked while using, thanks to its precision mechanism, in addition this mechanism provides smoothness while using.
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Ressort forgé et ciselé à main levée
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14C28N Stainless steel blade
The beauty of your blade is guarenteed for lifetime. We also offer stainless steel Damascus blade from Damasteel®: each blade is one of a kind.
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The "GUILLOCHE" pattern is our premium range
In addition of the spring file work, the liners and the top of the blade are chiseled as well.
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Display box
Each knife is delivered in an elegant presentation box, designed to highlight its beauty and provide optimal protection. Give or receive our exceptional knives in a refined case that enhances every detail.
Before the laguiole knife was the capuchadou knife, this basic knife had a fixed blade, a long drawn point and was made of thick steel. This old laguiole knife was a real tool for this people who used it in daily work: cook the meal, field work or animals care...
At this time, this first laguiole knife wasn't yet a folding knife and was handmade with rustic material.
In France, during several century, each region had his own knife, a big part of it disappeared although the laguiole knife which is become the most famous french knife in the world.
The laguiole design evolved years after years: fixed blade to folding blade, straight blade to "Yatagan" blade, bee spring and shepherd's cross, laguiole knife corkscrew and lock-back system.
Nowadays, the laguiole knife story is still evolving.
In the Fontenille Pataud workshop, our craftsmen traditionally handmade outstanding knives for several generations, as usual in the city of Thiers. Each one of our knifemakers hopes to create especially for you a sustainable product that will become your every day to carry.
We are proud to say that our knives are handed down and offered from generation to generation, such as the Laguiole with lock-back system, which allows a safe use. Much more than knives, our Laguiole made in France are true life partners.
Technical details
Are you seeking for a fine Laguiole knife “not too small- not too big” ? The “Laguiole Le Pocket” is the one for you. Just like his bigger brother Laguiole “Nature” 12 cm , the Laguiole le Pocket 10.5 cm provides a secure locking blade, a smooth mechanism and a solid blade stop to keep a long edge to your blade.
The "GUILLOCHE" pattern is our premium range : in addition of the classical finition, your knife will have the plates and the blade's top fully chiseled.
Handle : First choice teak wood, tight and fine grain, 5 mm thick; Traditional Shepherd's cross inlayed.
Blade : 14C28N swedish stainless steel, 2.50mm thick, hardness: 58-59 Hrc.
Size and weight: 10.5 cm folded, 18.5 cm open. Approx. 60 grams.
Technical tips : The traditional "Bee" is produced during the spring forging process. The "Bee" spring lock-back system is made of 2.50mm Z20c13 stainless steel. A solid hardenned bladestop is provided : That helps maintain the edge of the blade.
Included: Numbered guarantee certificate, hand-crafted artisan leather pouch.
Customers testimonials
My Laguiole arrived today and it is a real work of art, which I will treasure and eventually pass down to my son (not too soon I hope) One day I hope I will be in a position to buy a Damascus version.
Phil K. (UK)Hello,Merci, Knife arrived yesterday, excellent finish to knife, very pleased with lettering.
Tjalling V. (Netherlands)The Chamois that I ordered for my son came last week and it is beautiful. He is thrilled with it and I know will treasure it for the rest of his life.
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100% Handmade in France
Fontenille Pataud was founded in 1929 and quickly became recognized as a manufacturer of high-end knives.