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 01 certified 06/2026
Ein Logo, das nicht ins Bild passte
Gekauft bei eBay, geprüft bei der Schmiede, am Ende eingetragen
Das Messer sah gut aus, nur das Schmiedelogo war leicht verändert. Statt abzulehnen, haben wir bei der Schmiede nachgefragt. Sie bestätigte das Logo, und das Messer steht heute im Verzeichnis.
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.