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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Case 02 under examination 10/2026
IG marking or A.I.P.C.L. certificate: what does each one tell you?
Since the IG engraving appeared on the first blades, this question has reached us almost daily. The short answer: one speaks about a place, the other about a single knife - and nobody has to choose between them.
The IG says where a knife was made. The A.I.P.C.L. certificate says which knife it is and who owns it. Two proofs that complement each other.
by Justin Jernoiu
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Case 01 under examination 09/2026
Suspect a fake? What you can do now
Your rights as a buyer, sensible first steps and how our examination works when you want certainty.
Having doubts about the Laguiole you bought? Your rights as a buyer, sensible first steps and how our examination works, with a full refund if the result is negative.
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.
or 15 CARMOS points from original-laguiole.de - what those are is explained there.