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Douk Douk was the name of a Melanesian god. Yet, a few years ago, a knife has been named after that god and displayed his effigy. The Douk Douk knife is entirely handmade in France. He fascinates its admirers thanks to its size, its quality blade and its price. To avoid buying a counterfeit, you should learn a few things about its history and the fundamental characteristics of a real Douk Douk knife.
The Douk Douk knife: an atypical history
Douk Douk knives were produced in 1930 to be sold on the Melanesian market, which was one of the most thriving at that time. Later, demand becomes scarce and sales are not satisfying. A palliative solution needs to be found. This is how Douk Douk knives were sold on the North African market, but also in Indochina and Lebanon. Amazed by both the blade’s quality and the purchase price, the North-African, Lebanese and Indochinese populations quickly adopted this knife.
Some French provinces made it their national pocket knife. France considered it as war equipment, before forbidding both its use and detention. The effigy displayed on the Douk Douk knife is that of a Melanesian god. Against all odds, when the French troops returned, the small Douk Douk knife arrived on the French soil and became popular. A new era began for this knife which soon developed thanks to the implication of the Cognet factory.
DOUK-DOUK knife - steel
DOUK-DOUK knife - Chrome
The characteristics of the Douk Douk knife
A Douk Douk knife is an original, small and very flat knife. It is very much appreciated by adventurers and explorers, since it can be used as a hunting or fishing knife, and even as a formidable defensive weapon. Originally, the blades of the Douk Douk knife were made with carbon steel. However, some models are now made with Z70CD15 stainless steel to improve their preservation. The blades of a real Douk Douk knife are not marked, except for the Melanesian god’s effigy. However, for each model, the effigy is different. You can identify a real Douk Douk knife thanks to the thickness of its handle.
The latter measures between 1 and 1.5 cm. There are three possibilities of treatment for the handles of a real Douk Douk knife, especially weapon Bronze, hot-polymerised epoxy Resin or nickel chrome. The assembly of a Douk Douk knife is made with drew stainless-steel rivets, thanks to machines specially configurated to that end.
The configuration of a Douk Douk knife
A Douk Douk knife is held by the square heel of its blade. It is configurated around six parts whose assembly is made by a machine designed to that end. The handle is made with a thin folded-back metal sheet. The blade of a Douk Douk knife is made with carbon steel or stainless steel. A spring and two rivets are also key pieces around which the Douk Douk knife is configurated. The whole is supported by a little metallic hanging ring. This is the traditional configuration.
The slight modification was the use of stainless steel for some products. At the Cognet cutlery factory, the manufacturing method of each piece is respected.
The price of a Douk Douk knife
A real Douk Douk knife can be sold from €39. Yet, prices vary depending on the models. The Cognet cutlery factory has a wide range of Douk Douk knives. Among that range, you can find the Géant knife, the big model, the small one, the Colors knife and the Chromé one. You are sure to get the best value for money. This knife is made in France according to traditional manufacturing methods. Which makes each product both unique and authentic.
