Isn't Brian Griffin the dog on Family Guy?
Huh. Rhino stole a dog's knife. That's dirty, man, just dirty.
Hey, he wasn't using it!
I was confused by that too!
I also don't know what knives other people have in their collection.
Maybe the Douk Douk knife, a traditional French slip joint design (Cold Steel made a copy of it).
Quite a slim design, here on top of an Opinel knife:
It's similar to the Japanese Higonokami (bellow), also maybe not very famous but really cool history and design.
The Douk Douk is interesting because of its design. Making a frame/handle with a single sheet of metal folder over is a brilliant way to make an inexpensive, sturdy working knife.
Aren't they very common in parts of the African continent?
Speaking of draditional French design of course you have the Opinel and Laguiole.
Laguiole, traditional sheperd's knife.
The Laguiole now became a luxury knife.
Each maker has a unique pattern handcrafted on the spine of the knife.
They use fancy woods or horn for the handle, sometimes damascus steel for the blade.
Most of the makers will make you a unique knife, right in front of your eyes, if you walk into their shop.
The Opinel is still going strong all over! One of my favorite knife series of all time were the original Cold Steel TwistMasters. They were a copy of the Opinel design with a fiberglass reinforced nylon handle and a wide, thin, flat ground Carbon V blade. They were superb slicers and work knives, but I think the fact that you couldn't open them with one hand made them not cool enough to sell well.
I have one Laguiole in my collection, which my father brought to me from . . . France! They are a classic, elegant design.