The PRESTIGE LINE has hand chiseled spine, massive stainless bee integrated into the spine (10cm and up) and more thickly shaped handles. Blade forged from Swedish "Sandvick" stainless steel 12C27. The best steel available today to retain a cutting edge and make sharpening easier;
Curved handle ensures a comfortable and solid hold;
Massive brass bolsters at each end of the handle as strengthening pieces;
Handmade from 109 manual operations using the highest quality materials;
Top handle: craftsman whim
Top blade: guilloche pattern;
The Bee: Napoleon Bonaparte's imperial seal awarded to the village of Laguiole for the valor & courage of its soliders;
Shepherd's Cross: seeking protection, the religious shepherds of old accompanying their grazing sheep in the mountain valleys would stick their Laguiole knife in the ground, as a cross, upon retiring at night.