Lacroix Knife

smiling-knife · Post by **smiling-knife** » Sat Jul 21, 2007 2:20 pm

Does anyone know anything about this 'Lacroix' Knife

Looks like the name could be Lacroixx, with one x bleow another. The blade is about 5 inches (12.5cm) long and the stag handle 4 inches (10 cm) long. I think the name is French. Stan do you have any information please? Thank-you

s-k

Edgewise · Post by **Edgewise** » Sat Jul 21, 2007 5:03 pm

I could be imagining it, but that may be NY under the IX of LACROIX.

If it's French, I think the French also made bowies for the American Market in the mid 19c.
It certainly looks old, and that handle is fine.

jonet143 · Post by **jonet143** » Sat Jul 21, 2007 6:11 pm

sorry s-k, looked in all my reference to no avail. i'll keep lookin.

stancaiman · Post by **stancaiman** » Sun Jul 22, 2007 10:14 am

hello,
i have not knowledge about old french bowie : to my knowledge only sheffield and solingen manufactures have produced and exported some knife at this period.

Edgewise · Post by **Edgewise** » Sun Jul 22, 2007 4:13 pm

Norm Flayderman's "The Bowie Knife" features a French made bowie made for the American market in the style of William Butcher of Sheffield around 1840-1850 by Collin/ A. Lancres.

It has a Spanish notch but no jimping on the blade like S-K's.
I can't figure out if S-K's Lacroix has a Spanish notch or just chips.

A Google search of Lacroix turned up nothing more than a "Veritable Lacroix" folder on Ebay. Nothing remotely similar to the Lacroix posted.

Meanwhile I am having fun discovering some of those French names Stancaiman mentioned on Couteaux Courty.

Sheffield is to the U.K. as Thiers is to France as Solingen is to Germany as ? is to the U.S.

smiling-knife · Post by **smiling-knife** » Sun Jul 22, 2007 4:40 pm

Thanks for the replies guys. There seems to be two Xs... a fainter one below and to the left of the main one.

There is an ornamental design at the base of the blade. The cutting edge starts to the left. It does not appear to be chipped or damaged.

Thanks again.

stancaiman · Post by **stancaiman** » Sun Jul 22, 2007 5:06 pm

Edgewise wrote:Norm Flayderman's "The Bowie Knife" features a French made bowie made for the American market in the style of William Butcher of Sheffield around 1840-1850 by Collin/ A. Lancres.

is it collin and A. Lancres or "collin à Langres" ? Langres (this is a city) was known for knife manufacturing.

to visit : the site http://www.couteaux-jfl.com/bienvenue.htm

Edgewise · Post by **Edgewise** » Sun Jul 22, 2007 6:28 pm

Collin/A.Lancres is how the book printed it.
They would be the two owners of the company which probably no longer exists.
A beautiful knife with a german silver handle (no wood or stag here), and a monogram seal on the flat end of the pommel.

It seems Sheffield dominated the American market in the 19c. even at the expense of the American companies which lacked the experience of the Sheffield makers.

All my information in this regard comes from N. Flayderman's book.

An interesting link, Stan. Thanks.