More Gentlemen’s Knives from France

I was so impressed with the Chambriard Le Trappeur knife that I posted here earlier, I had to get the set of three. So I got Le Trappeur’s little brother and baby brother. They are in every way gorgeous pieces of cutlery made by hand to a large extent with loving care. Philippe Chambriard is a gentleman who produces some of France’s premier cutlery and in particular those made in the city of Thiers, the centre of the country’s cutlery industry. He gives excellent and prompt service much as does Clay…trustworthy and dedicated.

Both knives come with handy, well made leather pocket sheaths. Once again the quality is high.

The smaller version of Le Trappeur is Le Campagnon,same general design but a slip joint knife with no lock. The springs are very strong and difficult to close, therefore many thanks to the designer for a half-stop for the blade which is only a quarter inch shorter but not as wide as Le Trappeur’s. Le Compact is exactly that, very compact knife almost the clone of Le Compagnon but handily tiny. Here are all three together closed.

And open

And take a look at the fine file work on the back-straps of these knives.

I will give you all the specs later once I measure them for myself and develop new edges for these bad boys as I did for Le Trappeur. BTW the steel is the same excellent Sandvik 12C27. The scales on the Compagnon are Norwegian Birch while Le Compact’s scales are Olive wood.

Cheers
Leo