Old Butcher's Knife Griffon Cutlery Works France ANTIQUE

Old Butcher's Knife Griffon Cutlery Works France Hand Made Forged Steel 12" Blade Griffon Cutlery Works France. Hand Made Steel 12" Blade Butcher's Meat Knife Cleaver. It is rock solid and tight as it should be. The overall length is 17 3/4 in. The handle is 5 3/4 in long, Blade is 12 in long. 2 1/2 in wide at the largest points. Weigh 18 ounces - 0.5 kg. Finest quality 1930's Cutlery Works hand-forged rustic butcher's meat knife. The handle is aluminum, and the blade is made of steel. The mark on the handle: W CLARK 63 may be the mark of the owner's property. The Griffon Cutlery Works was founded in 1888 by Albert L. Silberstein. Originally located on Broadway (until around 1915), then at 74-76 Fifth Avenue, they moved into this building on West 19th Street in 1920 and remained here until 1968. They also had a factory and branch outlet in Solingen, Germany, and France. In the 1940s Griffon decided to rename itself Griffon Cutlery Corp. instead of Griffon Cutlery Works. This butcher knife is stamped Cutlery Works, so it was made before 1940. Consult images for details Please see my others ADS