Damascus steel
Layered Damascus steel, worked with repeated temperings. The pattern is unique to each blade, like a fingerprint.
The oyster meets Sardinia.
This model, as often happens at the maison, was born from a specific client request.
From the meeting of our design and his functional directions, the oyster knife took shape. An ergonomic handle, a short double-ground blade without an edge, and a protective guard: precise technical choices, because opening an oyster demands a firm, sure grip.
From the sea to the hand: a refined gesture deserves an original.
Choose your Oyster Knife
Write to us from this page with the model reference already filled in. We will guide you through materials, proportions and timing of your piece - by commission, never from a catalogue.
Materials and personalisation.
Every example of this model can be personalised with any material — steels, woods, horns, ivories, precious metals. The combinations below are the ones the maison's devotees choose most often, offered here as inspiration.
AISI 420C
Chromium stainless steel, balance between hardness and corrosion resistance. The maison's standard for everyday use.
Sandvik steel
Swedish steel, the standard in chef cutlery. Resilient, easy to sharpen.
Mouflon horn
The horn of Sardinia's emblem animal. Hand-worked, keeps its natural curve.
For any other material, write to us through the commission form below.
About this piece
How is a Giagu Oyster Knife commissioned?
Every Oyster Knife begins with a conversation. You write to the Giagu workshop describing the materials, the dimensions and the occasion, and the maison guides you through the configurations available. Lead time is six to twelve months from confirmation. Every finished piece comes with a paper certificate signed by the family.
Is the Oyster Knife a numbered piece?
Every Giagu Oyster Knife is engraved with the mouflon mark and the words GIAGU PATTADA. Each order carries its own number, identifying it in the maison's internal archive from 1985 onward. The mark, for its part, stays with the piece forever.
What is the warranty on the Oyster Knife?
Every Giagu Oyster Knife is guaranteed for ten years from the date of delivery. Sharpening is free for the lifetime of the knife, at the Pattada workshop or by post.