Half Moon Knife by Nogent
Half Moon Knife by Nogent
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Antique Half-Moon Knife by Nogent
Manufactured 1900s
The most ancestral knife for most workers in leather. The first half moon knives are recorded in use as early as 1500 B.C by the Egyptians. This current pattern has not changed since the 1500s and is illustrated as part of the shoemaker’s kit in Diderot & d’Alembert Encyclopaedia (1760)
Stamped: NOGENT 3
17cm at widest point
Original beach handle and brass ferrule
Excellent condition, still sharp
Supplied with blade cover hand-stitched by one of its previous owners.
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