{"product_id":"douk-douk-black-folder-knife","title":"Douk-Douk Black Folder Knife 815","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe Douk-Douk 815 is a French pocket knife with a 3.13\" carbon steel blade, a black folded steel handle, and a bail for a lanyard. The Cognet family has made it in Thiers, France, since 1929, using the same simple construction: a blade, a folded sheet-steel handle, a backspring, two rivets, and a bail. The blade carries the Douk-Douk etching, and the knife is 4.38\" closed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShort and Sweet\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDouk-Douk 815 by MC Cognet\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4.38\" (11.13 cm) closed with a 3.13\" (7.95 cm) blade\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHigh carbon steel clip blade, hollow ground, with Douk-Douk etching\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne-piece folded steel handle with black ferro-blackened finish\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSlip joint with backspring (non-locking)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBail for lanyard carry\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMade in Thiers, France\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCondition: New, bulk packed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom Thiers to the Far Corners of the French Empire\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThiers has been the capital of French knifemaking for centuries, and the Cognet cutlery firm has worked there since 1835. In 1929, the Cognet family designed the Douk-Douk as an inexpensive working knife for France's colonies in the South Pacific. They named it after the Duk-Duk, a Melanesian spirit figure whose masked costume appears on the handle. The knife spread far beyond Oceania into French Africa and around the world, carried by laborers, sailors, soldiers, and explorers who needed a knife that was cheap, tough, and easy to sharpen. Cognet remains family-owned and is the only maker of the authentic Douk-Douk.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSix Parts and Nothing Extra\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe blade is high carbon steel, hardened to about 50 to 53 HRC and hollow ground on water-cooled wheels. That relatively soft temper makes it very easy to sharpen, even on a rough stone or the bottom of a coffee mug. The curved, scimitar-like clip blade gives you plenty of belly for slicing. The handle is a single sheet of steel folded into a channel and given a ferro-blackened finish, a bluing process similar to the one used on gun barrels. The knife is a slip joint, so the backspring holds the blade open and closed but doesn't lock it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Fisherman's and Traveler's Knife\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eCognet's own team calls the Douk-Douk ideal for fishermen and adventurers, and that's how most owners use it: cutting line and rope, cleaning fish, slicing fruit and bread, and whittling at camp. It's thin enough to vanish in a pocket and light enough to hang from a lanyard or keyring by the bail. Because the blade is carbon steel, it will darken with use. Wipe it dry and add a drop of oil now and then, especially after cutting food or working near salt water.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Douk-Douk","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67133893771505,"sku":"67133893771505","price":37.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0564\/7043\/8085\/files\/FrenchKnife.jpg?v=1791402048","url":"https:\/\/www.americanapipedream.com\/products\/douk-douk-black-folder-knife","provider":"Americana Pipedream Apparel","version":"1.0","type":"link"}