From our examinations
What is put before us, and how we decide
Every knife we enter in the A.I.P.C.L. register is examined. Sometimes it is clear in five minutes, sometimes it takes weeks and we ask the forge itself. This page tells such cases.
The cases are anonymous: no name, no seller, no photograph of the knife. What remains is what matters: the detail, the examination, the decision. The accounts are written in German.
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Worth reading Background 08/2026
What does Laguiole Made in France actually mean?
The name on its own says nothing about origin. How we establish it anyway, and why we are not the ones who decide alone.
A Laguiole does not have to come from France, because the name belongs to nobody. Between goods bought ready-made in the Far East and genuine French craftsmanship lie three grey areas that no buyer can untangle. How we deal with it, what we demand, and the part the OL Round Table plays in it.
by Justin Jernoiu
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Worth reading Background 08/2026
Der stärkste Beweis, den ein Laguiole made in France haben kann
Warum die Nummer Ihres Messers mehr wert ist als jedes Blatt Papier
Ein Laguiole überlebt seinen ersten Besitzer. Die Frage, woher es kommt, überlebt ihn auch. Genau dafür trägt jedes Messer bei uns eine Nummer, und zwar vom ersten Tag an.
by Justin Jernoiu
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Does your Laguiole not have an A.I.P.C.L. certificate of authenticity yet?
You can have it registered afterwards, no matter where you bought the knife. We check from your photographs whether it really comes from a French forge, assign it to that forge and register it under its own number. Your knife then has the same page and the same document as any knife bought from us.
The examination costs 10.00 euros. If the result is negative, we refund it.