Le Sabot: L’Armor, Pradel, and Yssingeaux

All of these knives were made by hand in France.

11.5CM ARMOR / LONDON SAILOR'S POCKET KNIFE HORN W BRASS ANCHOR
11.5cm Armor AKA London pattern sailors knife based off the English sheepsfoot mariner knife design. Made in Thiers France for Au Sabot with stainless steel blade and horn handle scales with an inlaid brass anchor.

This knife became popular with sailors in the late 19th century based off the English sheepsfoot sailors knife design which has several different origin stories, all of which revolve around their reduced lethality when used during brawls among sailors or keeping them from being used as weapons for mutiny.

10.5CM YSSINGEAUX STAINLESS POCKET KNIFE HORN
10.5cm Yssingeaux pattern knife from Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of south-central France, made in Thiers France for Au Sabot with stainless steel blade and bolsters with horn handle scales.

11CM PRADEL CARBON STEEL POCKET KNIFE HORN W STAINLESS BOLSTER
11cm Pradel pattern knife made in Thiers France for Au Sabot with carbon steel blade, stainless bolster and horn handle scales.

The Pradel pattern originated in Normandy and Brittany and became a popular work knife pattern in the late 19th century. This manufacture style is very similar to many of the old 19th and early 20th century Pradel knives with it's pinned handle and spear point blade with a long kick (blade stopping extension on ricasso of blade)

Established in 1870, Au Sabot works with numerous independent workshops of the Durolle Valley around Thiers France, the capital of French knife making.