FINEST Antique Sabatier Au Ritz XXL Carbon Steel Nogent Chef Knife RAZOR SHARP

FINEST Antique Sabatier Au Ritz XXL Carbon Steel Nogent Chef Knife RAZOR SHARP
FINEST Antique Sabatier Au Ritz XXL Carbon Steel Nogent Chef Knife RAZOR SHARP
FINEST Antique Sabatier Au Ritz XXL Carbon Steel Nogent Chef Knife RAZOR SHARP
FINEST Antique Sabatier Au Ritz XXL Carbon Steel Nogent Chef Knife RAZOR SHARP
FINEST Antique Sabatier Au Ritz XXL Carbon Steel Nogent Chef Knife RAZOR SHARP
FINEST Antique Sabatier Au Ritz XXL Carbon Steel Nogent Chef Knife RAZOR SHARP
FINEST Antique Sabatier Au Ritz XXL Carbon Steel Nogent Chef Knife RAZOR SHARP
FINEST Antique Sabatier Au Ritz XXL Carbon Steel Nogent Chef Knife RAZOR SHARP
FINEST Antique Sabatier Au Ritz XXL Carbon Steel Nogent Chef Knife RAZOR SHARP
FINEST Antique Sabatier Au Ritz XXL Carbon Steel Nogent Chef Knife RAZOR SHARP
FINEST Antique Sabatier Au Ritz XXL Carbon Steel Nogent Chef Knife RAZOR SHARP
FINEST Antique Sabatier Au Ritz XXL Carbon Steel Nogent Chef Knife RAZOR SHARP

FINEST Antique Sabatier Au Ritz XXL Carbon Steel Nogent Chef Knife RAZOR SHARP

Please read our Terms below for details. PLEASE NOTE: We take our photos in natural light outdoors and as a result there are sometimes reflections or shadows or glare shown in the blades. In person none of these exist; we will say so in the description if it may be otherwise. We're proud to offer here another rare and beautiful piece of exceptional quality, in a highly desirable EXTRA-extra large size--17.5" long with 12.25" blade--and found here in pristine condition--WOW! In one key way it's even better than a new one because we've had it professionally sharpened to a RAZOR's edge that will thrill even the most jaded users.

With its big footprint, this superb knife is a stealthy and lethal vegetable-chopping, meat-waferizing demon that handles better than most modern knives half its size. Whether you'll be using it to chop a bushel of onions or to mince the tiniest clove of garlic, you'll be impressed by its balance and agility, rare for any kitchen knife, especially in this highly-desirable larger size. It was made in the 1940's-50's by Sabatier, under their finest "Chef Au Ritz" line of cutlery, but there's nothing outdated or "old" about its performance, which is astonishing. One needs only to use it once to recognize that such craftsmanship, performance and "feel" are timeless--simply world-class. That's what we thought: exactly NONE.

It was expertly hand-forged with what's known as a Nogent-style handle, a magnificent French design named for the legendary knifemaking city of the same name, near Thiers, whose cutlery guilds pioneered using a rat-tail tang below the blade (tang, flared bolster and blade are one piece) to pierce its African ebony handle, anchored with a corresponding hooked tang rod inserted from the bottom, with a tube-shaped ferrule at the bolster to provide added strength (white brass in this case). The great deal of labor that goes into this design (my personal favorite for a vintage chef's knife of any configuation) favors a lighter-weight, higher degree of "feel" and, in my humble opinion, true craftsmanship and beauty in a chef's knife. The casual observer will say something like, but it isn't all one piece like those fully forged Henckels knives I see at Bloomingdales! THIS design was the pinnacle of craftsmanship in chef's cutlery and was all but completely abandoned after WWII in favor of today's designs, only because they were far easier to mass produce. These, however, required one guild to forge the blades, another to finish them, another to make the handles and the "hafter's guild" to fit them all together.

If you're someone who knows fine knives, you won't have to use this knife twice to understand what it's capable of, and you will experience nothing short of a revelation of performance. Like all fine vintage carbon steel knives, it will rust if not carefully kept dry during use, but you'll be richly rewarded for your trouble with superior chopping and slicing in every way, shape and form. Carbon is also easier to rehone and does not require a blacksmith's skills to achieve the finest possible edge, which this knife already has. Its lucky winner will be overjoyed to know that keeping it this sharp is as easy as a few strokes over any honing steel. An excellent opportunity for user and collector alike to acquire what you'll rightly come to think of as an heirloom, either for yourself of the lucky recipient on your gift list.

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If you're not in total agreement with us here or disagree for any reason, again, we can only urge you to PLEASE shop elsewhere. We'd like to sell'em cheaper.. But MY WIFE won't let me!! The item "FINEST Antique Sabatier Au Ritz XXL Carbon Steel Nogent Chef Knife RAZOR SHARP" is in sale since Monday, November 16, 2020. This item is in the category "Collectibles\Kitchen & Home\Kitchenware\Utensils\Cutlery".

The seller is "ralph1396" and is located in Los Angeles, California. This item can be shipped worldwide.


FINEST Antique Sabatier Au Ritz XXL Carbon Steel Nogent Chef Knife RAZOR SHARP