The knife has a long, narrow blade with an upswept point resembling the head of a pike. Designed for use as a carving knife, it is also suitable as a multipurpose knife; the width of the back ensures a good grip and the thinly ground cutting edge and narrow point can cut meat, fish and vegetables finely. At the beginning of last century a craftsman called Heinrich Kessel designed a grinding machine which set the standard for Solingen grinding techniques for knives with a convex blade tapering into a finely ground edge. This was a method used by experienced grinders to produce amazingly sharp, long-lasting blades. Some years ago the Kessel machine was reactivated to produce quality knives like this one with its beak-like blade.
Carbon steel blade, cherry wood handle, blade length 15.5 cm. Total length 26.5 cm. Weight 100 g.