Creation of the Manufacture
Manufacture Coutellerie Cognet wasn't always called that. When it was founded in 1835, it bore the name of its founder: SAUVAGNAT-SAUVAGNAT.
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The history of the Coutellerie Cognet ® Manufacture
Timeline and key dates.
1835
1864
1929
Creation of many brands
Âne, Cerf, Chameau, Cheval, Dromadaire, Écureuil, Éléphant, Girafe, Griffon, Kangourou, Levrette, Lièvre, Lion, Renard, Sanglier, etc.
At the time, knife brands were often inspired by animal names.
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Creation of the Douk-Douk® brand
The company's flagship product. Gaston Cognet got the idea when he was leafing through a dictionary and saw a small effigy representing the Melanesian spirit of the same name.
1930
Douk-Douk® on sale
Douk Douk® was originally intended for the Melanesian market, but had its heyday in Africa.
Creation of the first Le Thiers® knife
Pierre Cognet created his first Le Thiers® knife in 1995. This model is made entirely from stainless steel.
Re-edition of regional knives
It was at the Coutellia show in Aulnat that the Capucins and Montpellier were born in 1997.
The ephemeral and historic Napoleon series
The Napoleon was created in a limited edition of 1815 and was a great success.
The original dies were destroyed in 2021.
2009
Le Thiers® with stainless steel corkscrew and bolster
Creation of the first Thiers® by P. Cognet with a 5-turn corkscrew and solid stainless steel bolster.
Tables
Creation of the first Cognet knife boxes.
2020
Creation of the ‘Sons of Douk-Douk®’ brand
An original variation on Douk-Douk® with 3 different blade styles and handles painted with colourful sublimation patterns.
Douk-Douk® VG10
Creation of the Douk-Douk® VG10, a limited series consisting of a blade in Takefu multi-layer VG10 steel and a handle in folded sheet metal painted ‘Fine Textured Collection’.
Nouveaux manches Sons of Douk-Douk®
4 years on, here's the new look for our sleeves. To suit all tastes and themes!
Non-contractual pictures.
Fac-similés de documents authentiques d’époque.