Unmarked 10" Chef Knife Forged Carbon Steel Transitional 1960s Solingen Hado This knife was originally slightly Blade has been sharpened This knife was originally slightly wider and has been thinned along its original geometry with a wide hollow ground face to bring it back to its original thickness The connoisseur line was intended to supply professional cooks with high quality hand forged and hand ground stainless steel chef knives to compete with the best European makers of the day It had been sharpened in enough so that the edge was starting to get thick and it has been thinned and re ground here in the old style leaving a thin convex zone in the 1 3 of edge behind the bolster that comes down to a very small bevel Unmarked 10" Chef Knife Forged Carbon Steel Transitional 1960s Solingen