Uploaded November 2023 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
The historic knives series continues!
Designed by French coutellier Gaspard Cognet in 1929 for export to France's Pacific colonies, the Douk-Douk - named after a Melanesian spirit-god - became extremely popular across the French Empire and is still manufactured and sold across the world today.
SOURCES:
knifecenter.com/brand/362/douk-douk
countryknives.com/brand-history/douk-douk
insidehook.com/gear/best-handmade-pocket-knife-douk-douk-mc-cognet
garrettwade.com/blog/making-of-the-french-douk-douk-knife
The historic knives series continues!
Designed by French coutellier Gaspard Cognet in 1929 for export to France's Pacific colonies, the Douk-Douk - named after a Melanesian spirit-god - became extremely popular across the French Empire and is still manufactured and sold across the world today.
SOURCES:
knifecenter.com/brand/362/douk-douk
countryknives.com/brand-history/douk-douk
insidehook.com/gear/best-handmade-pocket-knife-douk-douk-mc-cognet
garrettwade.com/blog/making-of-the-french-douk-douk-knife
