J A Henckels Carving Set ‘No Stain’ Granton W 1931 US Pat No. Stainless & Stag 1930s Spices These knives are not stainless BARG BIN 20 These knives are not stainless and care must be taken to avoid active rust this was hand ground for certain and the nickel ferrule is a nod to the old handmade knives of Tichet and Charles from Paris that set the standard for professional chef knives in France This grind became popular initially on knives for meat but it has become used more broadly especially as convex hand ground blades were displaced but flat sided blades that didn’t offer the same food release The very similar Granton and Kullenschliff dimpled grinds were both patented in 1928 in the UK and the Granton patented in the US in 1931