Atelier Perceval – Le Francais

• The classic from France
• Assembled by hand
• Extremely thinly ground

The Le Francais is already something of a modern classic of French knife culture and, along with the L08, is considered one of Perceval’s most popular models.

Due to the thin, extremely cutting blade and the very universal handle, it is suitable for a whole range of cutting tasks that arise in everyday life. The knife is in no way unpleasantly conspicuous and even makes a really good picture in the restaurant. Thanks to the small leather case, it can be easily carried in your pocket without scratching the beautiful handle scales.

Although we are dealing with a thoroughly modern knife design, the roots of Le Francais go back to the 17th century. Already in this long past time, a very similar looking knife was used by the French farm workers.

The Le Francais is locked by a clean liner lock, which is wonderfully easy to unlock. The small nail hammer makes it very easy to open the knife two-handed. The wonderfully tapered blade, is very well suited for fine work and the edge on roughened buffalo leather, comes from the factory with an enormous sharpness. The Sandvik 19C27 steel used is highly resistant to rust and therefore completely unproblematic in connection with food.

All in all, you get a really great piece of French knife culture here, which will certainly take a special place in your collection.

The ebony version is also available with a corkscrew.

Ebony

• THE classic! Ebony has an incredibly high density and has been used for decades in instrument making for fingerboards. Due to the very fine pores, the wood is relatively insensitive.

Please note, each knife is unique and differs from the knives shown, as the selected materials are natural.