Refurbished Dexter Connoiseur 11.5″ Sabaier Style Chef Knife Forged Stainless Steel Pakka & Nickel USA 1960s-70s

Refurbished, thinned 1960s era hand forged after drop forged Dexter Connoiseur series stainless steel 12″ Sabatier style chef knife. The connoisseur line was intended to supply professional cooks with high quality hand forged and hand ground stainless steel chef knives to compete with the best European makers of the day. They did this Sabaiter style that was excellent as well as their quintessential Dexter style. 

This one had a bent tip, and had been sharpened down a bit and was thick behind the edge, it has been thinned down along the faces of the blade to bring it to a very fine thin grind that will move super smoothly through veggies and boneless meats. Its not thick enough for hacking at hard joints or small bones however.  

This knife is a great example of the interface between industrial production and skilled handwork, drop forged and then hand forged and hand ground, and now re-hand ground. 

11.5″ blade, 16.75″ overall