Photo by the forge
Coutellerie du Barry: the forge and its knives
The forge introduces itself: its workshop, its signature and its knives
A portrait of the forge
In the middle of the village of Laguiole, the birthplace of these knives, Laguiole du Barry does its work. It is one of the few businesses still making knives directly at the place of origin. Élodie Monteiro carries the family inheritance forward in the second generation and shows the workshop on social media as it really is, with nothing in between. This combination of origin and present day makes the firm unusual.
The quality of the individual knife clearly comes before quantity. Blades are made from Sandvik 12C27 or 12C27MOD, a Swedish stainless steel known for hardness, edge holding and resistance to corrosion. Alongside classic handle materials such as olive wood, new materials are deliberately used, carbon for instance, which gives familiar designs a different presence. Bee, spring decoration or choice of material, every detail is decided piece by piece.
The modest size of the workshop opens up freedoms that larger workshops do not have. That is why special editions are created regularly together with original-laguiole.de, in which the bee gives way to figures or motifs of their own. The result is genuine craft from the village of Laguiole, with no surcharge for a brand name.
Inside the workshop
15These pictures were provided by the forge itself.
The two who run the forge.
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Workshop and shop from above. Everything under one roof, from raw steel to the display case.
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The owner. The EMBRASSÉ series, a Laguiole for a smaller hand, is her design.
Photo by the forgeNew and remarkable
10What the forge shows us: new models, special editions, arrangements from their own workshop.
Where the knives are made
Coutellerie du Barry
Everything about this forge, its history and its signature is on our page about the forge.
Have your Coutellerie du Barry knife examined
You already own a knife from this forge? We can examine it and issue an A.I.P.C.L. certificate of authenticity - no matter where you bought it.
You own a knife by the Coutellerie du Barry? Then you can have it entered into the A.I.P.C.L. We check that it is genuine, and your knife receives its own number, its own page and its certificate - a proof that stays with it, even when it changes hands.
What we look at on a knife by Coutellerie du Barry
Every forge has its signature. With Coutellerie du Barry it is the handle materials with warmth and structure, the solid spring work and the careful finish. That is exactly what allows a knife to be identified, and it is what we examine in your photographs. If a question remains, we go to the forge itself.
How it works
You register your knife. Right here on aipcl.com, with no sign-up beforehand: name the forge and upload the photographs - open and closed, the bee, the spine, the blade with the forge mark, and if available the receipt or packaging. Then you pay the examination fee; we create your customer account along the way.
We examine it. We compare your knife with what we know from 30 years of trading with French forges, and when in doubt we ask the forge itself.
You get the result. If your knife is genuine it receives its own number, its page on aipcl.com and the certificate as a PDF. If it is not, we tell you that too.
What it costs
10.00 eurosor 15 CARMOS points from original-laguiole.de - what those are is explained there.
Examining and registering one knife costs 10.00 euros.
If the examination shows that your knife does not come from a French forge, we refund the amount, of course. You pay only for a certificate you actually receive.
You order and pay here on aipcl.com, by PayPal or by bank transfer in advance. With the payment you buy the examination, not the certificate; whether we issue it depends on the result of examining your photographs.
Order the examination (10.00 euros)