Handles: Solid Horns. Please note: This Laguiole knife set is NOT dishwasher safe.Handle Material’s Origin: FranceDimensions: Blade: 4.25-in Long (11 cm), Total length: 9-in (23 cm)Blade: 12C27 Sandvic Stainless steel, 3 mm thick blade. Single blade piece made of stainless Sanvik 12C27, a martensitic stainless chromium steel. The composition of carbon and chromium gives a unique combination of properties including: very high hardness, very high wear resistance and corrosion resistant Individually hardened by handShaping and fitting are done by hand and to the craftsman’s eyeEach knife is assembled from start to finish in one sequence and by a single artificerHand decoration with snakewood patternFollowing Laguiole traditional style, the spring is polished on the inside and forged as one piece with it’s fly (forged bee). The bee is welded onto the springA ‘Shepherd’s Cross’ consisting of 6-8 inlaid metal wires forming a cross can be found on the handle of some laguioles from the end of the 19th century to the present day. This embellishment is a reference to a legend of Catholic shepherds in need of a cross for prayer during their seasonal migrations between the mountains and the plains. Far from any chapel or cathédrale, the shepherd would thrust his opened laguiole blade-down into the earth, exposing the visible cross on the handle for purposes of prayer Polished Stainless Steel Bolster and bladeSet includes 4 knives, wood storage box, certificate of origin: L engraved on bladeEntirely hand made in Laguiole en Aubrac, FranceLifetime guarantee.
