ARTO

The brand l'HIPPOCAMPE (seahorses) was registered in 1937 and taken over in 2008 by Cyril Ganivet, who continued the atelier under the name ARTO. Together with PassionFrance®, numerous regional knives were revived and refined in terms of both quality and form. Without exception, they are made entirely by hand and manufactured by one and the same knife maker from start to finish and do not pass through different hands. The models made for the PassionFrance® brand meet higher quality standards than those made for other markets or clients. As a sign of their authenticity and quality, they present on the blade the PassionFrance logo, the Coq, together with the ARTO logo, the seahorse.

The blades are of forged quality from SANDVIK 12C27, A440 and, on some models, carbon steel XC75. The raw materials of the handles are handpicked.

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