Tiré-Droit
Currently not available. The TIRÉ-DROIT [ti.ʁe.dʁwa] has two names : In the Morvan, it is called GALVACHER, which in the ... know more
Currently not available. The TIRÉ-DROIT [ti.ʁe.dʁwa] has two names :
In the Morvan, it is called GALVACHER, which in the regional dialect names the large team of horses or oxen with which many of the poor farmers travelled in the summer to earn additional income. This is the reference to its "earthy" side. Besides the main blade, it possesses various additional tools such as corkscrew, saw, awl, etc which were useful to the galvacher in handling the animals and carts.
Its name TIRÉ-DROIT (pull straight) reveals the maritime side of the knife, its use by the skippers who navigated the rivers and canals of France with barges and sailboats. In this way it reached the coasts, far beyond the borders of its homeland. Perhaps it even traveled with sailors across the ocean, because in the United States they know and build pocket knives of very similar character. It fell into oblivion in recent decades, so that not many of the components for this small, versatile knife still exist. It is quite possible that PARAPLUIE® produced us the last authentic examples, but they are now sold out unfortunately. But we stay on the ball and try to get a new edition. Please feel free to contact us if you are interested or visit us in our showroom.