Friedr Herder Constant 10” Slicer Stainless Steel ~1960s Echizen In the service style of and aspirational picnickers In the service style of the day in hotel restaurants or on train cars with meal service a knife like this would be used to slice at table side hence the brass and ebony on a slightly basic stamped steel blade Designed with purpose and built to last It’s famous Pikas spade logo was registered in 1727 although their place in Solingen’s blade making traces further back Friedr Herder has kept many old patterns in carbon steel in production and offers a variety of new production knives for professionals and home cooks