Genuine Douk-Douk knife 200 mm Chrome carbon steel blade
This model is the mid-range model in the lineup at 200 mm open.
Its pleasantly curved handle ensures a particularly comfortable grip. It fits in a pocket in compliance with current legislation.
It is the ultimate "all-terrain" knife. Whether you are fishing, hunting or hiking, this knife will let you easily cut a branch and whittle it into a walking stick. Always at hand in its sheath, outdoor enthusiasts will find a thousand uses for it in their nature activities.
Care instructions: To keep your knife a reliable and useful companion whenever you need it, we recommend wiping it after each use that may be detrimental to its carbon steel blade. Absolutely avoid putting it in the dishwasher or leaving it soaking in water. It is a knife, not a screwdriver or a hatchet. Treat it with respect and it will remain functional and operational for many years.
Made in Thiers - France since 1929
Manufacturing a Douk-Douk requires 38 steps carried out on machines dedicated solely to the production of this model.
- Sharpening: Simply re-edge the cutting bevel when needed using a whetstone or a honing steel.
- Forged blade in carbon steel to AFNOR standard XC75 (0.75% carbon, 0.70% manganese, approx. 0.30% silicon).
- Blade treatment: Heat treatment to a hardness equivalent to 50–53 Rockwell C. Water-ground edge.
- Blade marking: Electrochemical
- Spring: Steel to AFNOR standard XC48 with heat treatment for excellent strength and flexibility.
- Handle: Cold-rolled folded steel
- Handle thickness: 1 mm
- Handle finish: Chrome over nickel.
- Lanyard loop: DC01 sheet steel
- Assembly: Rivets in drawn steel by specialist machines
- Closed length (without lanyard loop): 107 mm
- Open length: 200 mm
- Weight: 66 g
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The Cognet cutlery workshop "MC Cognet" was founded in 1835 in Thiers, Auvergne. It is one of the oldest French cutlery manufacturers. Having belonged to the same family for 4 generations, the knives are still made in keeping with traditional methods.
The Douk-Douk knife was created in 1929 and was initially intended for the colonial market in Polynesia. The emblem engraved on the knife is a Douk-Douk, a Melanesian creature representing a spirit in that culture. It was quickly adopted in that market, then in the North African and sub-Saharan African markets. It even became the most widely used pocket knife in French Algeria in 1939. Although non-regulation, it was widespread among the troops of the Armée d'Afrique and spread to the territories liberated in the course of the fighting.
The razor-sharp edge of its blade (it is sometimes used in that role!) and its very flat profile — making it easy to conceal — make it a formidable weapon, to the point that it was considered "war materiel", banned and confiscated by the French army during the Algerian War.
Fitting easily into a pocket, a bag or its belt sheath, the Douk-Douk is, today, your ideal companion for everyday use.
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