Tichet Preslar. How old do you think my knife is?

[Aidan]

Picked this up in a job lot bought online. Somewhere online I found a similar knife for sale that claimed it was 140 years old. About 9 1/2 “ at the, now, very straight edge. Others I’ve seen appear almost triangular in profile with very little belly. About 1 3/4” high at the heel. Significant taper making it slightly flexible at the tip. I have taken any recurve out of the profile and use it as my main slicer at the moment. Shapens up sweetly.

 

[McMan]

The country of origin stamp is a clue... Looks like the US requirements to mark country of origin began in 1890-1. Then, the "Made in [country of origin]" began in 1914.
So, since yours says "Made in France", it seems safe to 1914+.

Here's a clearer picture of that hallmark:

I think your knife was much longer originally. The Triangle shape is a product of re-profiling(s) to get rid of the frown from steeling by gnawing away at the tip and without raising the bolster.

There's some copyright info in another thread, too:
https://www.kitchenknifeforums.com/threads/tichet.37104/ .

 

[Aidan]

The country of origin stamp is a clue... Looks like the US requirements to mark country of origin began in 1890-1. Then, the "Made in [country of origin]" began in 1914.
So, since yours says "Made in France", it seems safe to 1914+.

Here's a clearer picture of that hallmark:
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I think your knife was much longer originally. The Triangle shape is a product of re-profiling(s) to get rid of the frown from steeling by gnawing away at the tip and without raising the bolster.

There's some copyright info in another thread, too:
https://www.kitchenknifeforums.com/threads/tichet.37104/ .

Thank you, that’s really helpful . So if it is post 1914 then is there a possible ‘pre-‘ date ? What is the most recent date on which they were still being produced? I had read that nogent handles were pre WW2
Also I don’t know if this knife was ever subject to US import regulations as I bought it in England.

 

[McMan]

Thank you, that’s really helpful . So if it is post 1914 then is there a possible ‘pre-‘ date ? What is the most recent date on which they were still being produced? I had read that nogent handles were pre WW2
Also I don’t know if this knife was ever subject to US import regulations as I bought it in England.

Looks like UK started their country of origin labelling requirements in 1887. According to the article below, they required the "Made in..." formulation--as a protectionist measure against German imports.
https://www.newyorker.com/business/...hen England,goods from Germany, in particular.

My thinking would be that it would be safe to put this knife in the WWI window, give or take a decade or two.

 

[Benuser]

So if it is post 1914 then is there a possible ‘pre-‘ date ? What is the most recent date on which they were still being produced? I had read that nogent handles were pre WW2

For their home market French makers have produced Nogent until somewhere in the sixties.