With apologies for not offering a useful suggestion and just showin' off, I inherited this boxed set from my mother. I think they initially belonged to my maternal uncle or grandmother:
They're elephant ivory handles and carbon steel blades. When I initially got them maybe thirty years ago I was bit disappointed with the rounded tips, thinking they did not look very knifely.
But, in use, they are terrific. The blade is quite thin throughout and can be easily sharpened to a very fine edge. The rounded tip means you can slice easily with the tip.
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The manufacturer:
I very rarely use them as the way I have taken to eating steaks is to cut them up into thin strips and use chopsticks. (30+ years in Japan — what can I say?) I do keep one of them in my knife block and use it when I want, say, a very thin slice of something.
Wicked sharp. I once cut myself while drying one carelessly.
Edited to add: Ya know, while my mother thought they were ivory handled, I am not so sure. I may do the hot pin test. I was looking at eBay and there are some very similar knives by this manufacturer available at very reasonable prices with the handles listed as yellow celluloid...
