At Mortens we are frequently asked for Sabatier Knives. Many people still believe that there is such a thing. 'Sabatier' actually implies a high quality knife but is not a knife in itself.
The history dates back to the nineteenth century when two families, both named Sabatier but seemingly not related, manufactured knives in the Thiers area of France; Jean Sabatier of Le Moutier in lower Thiers and Phillipe Sabatier of Bellevue in upper Thiers so they both used their names to describe their knives. That is how the confusion began and goes on to the present day - though knives from Le Moutier seem to have got the upper hand.
An association was formed in 1979 to protect the Sabatier Brand. Manufacturers today cannot use the Sabatier name without being registered and using it with another word etc such as Stellar Sabatier. Only knives manfactured in Thiers are now regarded as 'genuine' Sabatier.
