Leather Knife Restoration | Blachard Paris

An antique French leather round knife manufactured by Blanchard of Paris. The cobbler’s half-moon or round head knife features a steel blade with black wooden handle and brass ferrule. The blade has been inscribed with the Blanchard name and logo. The company is renowned for making exceptional tools. The half moon cutter tool comes with its original leather sheath. Leather round knives are used to cut leather for saddlery and other end uses. They can also be useful for straightening the back of a hide and for skiving. Blanchard Paris history: The history of Vergez Blanchard tools began in 1823 when Mr Louis René BLANCHARD, cutler by trade, opened his first workshop in Paris. It was at this time that the company began to develop its range of leatherworking tools. The watchword of the day was the search for quality and excellence. Vergez Blanchard, merging skills In 1910, Louis Hippolyte Simonin known as “Blanchard“, bought the Vergez company and thus formed the Vergez Bla