Handmade in France knife

The ancestral know-how provides use huge background to handmade our knives, and we combine this with technological innovations to manufacture our products.

Knife story in France

France and knife share a very long story together, knife remain an everyday tool since many years and stand for the french "art de vivre".

The town of Thiers remain a substancial witness of this story, knives are made here since 6 century and ship all over the world.

During the XIXth century, the production increased and Thiers received a big economic upswing.

At that time, the knives quality increased, and some knife-makers maked real collectibles.

French knives nowadays

Our choice is quality over quantity, we proud to participate in the international dissemination of these unique skills.

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Lifetime Guarentee

The quality of our manufacturing enables us to give you a lifetime manufacturer's guarantee.

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We shipped our knives worldwide since 1999.

100% Handmade in France

Fontenille Pataud was founded in 1929 and quickly became recognized as a manufacturer of high-end knives.