New Old Stock Unmarked Au Nain 9.5″ Saigner Stainless Thiers 1960s-70s

Unused vintage stainless butcher’s saigner from approximately the the 1960s with stainless blade and bakelite handle held with brass compression rivets. Old style hand ground blade has its original old style fine finish from leather wheel. These are a real mid-century time capsule here!

Au Nain is a 4th generation family cutlery business that was founded in 1885 by Gaston Saint-Joanis in Saint-Rémy-sur-Durolle, a district of Thiers. The name ‘Au Nain’ (meaning The Dwarf) was chosen as a playful response to their main competitor at that time – ‘Géant du Couteau’ (The Knife Giant). Much of Au Nain’s manufacturing process is still in-house (from handling to polishing and sharpening, etc.) which is becoming less and less common. They continue to uphold traditional knife making processes characteristic to Thiers.

Blade had some tiny nicks from storage so it has been sharpened, otherwise it is unused. 

9.5″ blade, 15.5″ overall