Only Online Auction
Geneva, Sep 22, 2021
LOT 421
Jacques Mongin
Hunting knife; stainless steel and sambar deer antler
CHF 400 - 600
EUR 400 - 600 / USD 450 - 700 / HKD 3,500 - 5,200
Hunting knife, with stainless steel mirror-polished folding blade; handle fashioned from a sambar deer antler; marked "J R" on the frame; latch opening system.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 1 |
As new |
Brand Jacques Mongin, Biesles (Haute-Marne; Champagne; France)
Year circa 1980
Material stainless steel and sambar deer antler
Dimensions 21 x 5 x 4 cm. (approx.) / L. 36 cm. (approx. open)
Weight 336 gr. (approx.)
Notes
Jacques Mongin is an active cutler in Biesles. He is a “meilleur ouvrier de France” (MOF; best craftsman in France).
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The sambar (Cervus unicolor or Rusa unicolor) is an herbivorous mammal of the deer family. The sambar is a solitary animal of tropical and subtropical forests that lives in southern Asia (from the Indian subcontinent to Southeast Asia and southern China). This deer is known for the quality of its dense wood.
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