22 NONTRON model SABOT pocket knife boxwood 8 cm Article No. N°22
blade length 8,0 cm
Blade material T 12 steel polished, stainless
Blade shape pike point
handle length 10,0 cm
handle material boxwood
handle shape Sabot=Wooden shoe=Lady's shoe=Clog=Huf
Virole nickel silver, turnable, lockable
Opening aid nail cut
weight 32 gram
Manufacturer NONTRON, France
Hand washing is obligatory
Search words Sabot, clog, hoof grip, pike point, clip point, yatagan, stainless, inox, N°22
Iron ore was mined in Perigord by the Petrocorians before the Christian era, and Gauls built the first forges in the area of Nontron on the slopes of the Azat. The sword of Charles VII is said to have been forged in Nontron. Dogs running in round cages drove the polishing stones via a belt system. The files of the Paris police bear witness to the fact that disputes in the Parisian underworld were gladly settled with a Nontron knife. Henry VI was also killed with a Nontron knife that is still kept in the Louvre today. The origin and meaning of the inverted V with three dots remain unexplained to this day - the motif has been found since the beginning of the 16th century as the victory sign "Vitor" among the students of Salamanca Spain.
Today, as then, it is turned, cut, polished and sharpened by hand in the ateliers of Coutellerie Nontronnaise. It is a guarantor of tradition and continues the art of the fine blade. Its beautifully grained boxwood handle is dense, solid and discreetly branded, making each "NONTRON", still handmade in its place of origin, an absolutely unique piece.
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