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Horn handled French Knife ???
Posted: Fri Apr 08, 2011 4:43 pm
by galvanic1882
I was wondering if anyone could help me find out more about this knife that I picked up in a batch of knives I just bought.It is 5 3/8" closed and marked on the blade CORNET-FETUS over CLERMONT-FR. Is it a French knife?? Does the FR stand for France? It has no liners and is nice an tight. Note the pivot pin is screwed in!! The ring of course unlocks it. Any help on the maker and waht year it was made would be great.
Thanks Mike
Re: Horn handled French Knife ???
Posted: Fri Apr 08, 2011 7:02 pm
by knife7knut
Definitely French and the screw for a blade pivot usually indicates a fairly high end knife.I'm not familiar with that name but there was a post on one of these forums(I think Miller Bros. posted it)with a link to French tang stamps.I may have bookmarked it;I'll have to see.
I have a several knives with this construction;a couple by Mongin and one by Henri Renaud and an unidentified maker.Almost forgot;an ivory one by Guerre Fils(War Brothers roughly translated).
Re: Horn handled French Knife ???
Posted: Sat Apr 09, 2011 9:17 am
by galvanic1882
Thanks, any idea on the value of it??
Re: Horn handled French Knife ???
Posted: Mon May 09, 2011 5:43 pm
by stancaiman
i don't know this trademark - what is sure is that it was made in Clermont Ferrand (near Thiers)
Re: Horn handled French Knife ???
Posted: Mon May 09, 2011 5:45 pm
by zed6309
its got to be french as looks like a cork screw on the other side
nice knife
Re: Horn handled French Knife ???
Posted: Mon May 09, 2011 11:33 pm
by Gunsmoke47
Stancaiman, welcome back.
You have been away awhile.
Re: Horn handled French Knife ???
Posted: Tue May 10, 2011 4:51 pm
by stancaiman
thank Gunsmoke47, just a long long holiday without internet in the real life
