Les Fines Lames Adds Dragon Scales Trilogy in Celebration of the Year of the Dragon

Just days ahead of the Lunar New Year, Les Fines Lames has unveiled a trio of new dragon-themed designs for its Le Petit cigar knife that are being released in celebration of the Year of the Dragon.

All three designs have a body that features a design of silver scales, with two models offering engraved blades to create distinctive presentations. The company says that the trilogy, as they refer to it, has been sculpted to embody the power and grace of legendary dragons and share a tale of indomitable strength, good fortune, and transformation.

The collection starts with the Le Petit Silver Dragon Scales, which is priced at $289 and does not feature a design on the blade.

The Le Petit Bailong adds a design to the blade that embodies the symbolism of the white dragon, which is said to be often associated with purity, goodness, and positive forces in Chinese mythology. It is priced at $299.

Rounding out the trilogy is the Le Petit Panlong, a tribute to the Coiled Dragon of the same name. The company says that the Panlong is a shorter dragon regarded as a peaceful and benevolent creature that is associated with rain and thunder and suggests the qualities of water dragons in Chinese mythology, such as fluidity, adaptability, and the power of transformation. It is also priced at $299.

All three designs are available via Les Fines Lames’ website, and will begin shipping to retailers in the next week or two.

None of the three designs in the Dragon Scales Trilogy are a limited edition, but they join a gold version released in January that was limited to just 10 pieces. That model is priced at $459.

Les Fines Lames’s Le Petit cigar knife debuted in 2015 and is made in Thiers, France, referred to as the capital of French cutlery. When closed, it measures 4.53 inches long, while  with the blade open it measures 6.18 inches. The 0.91 inch diameter of the cigar hole allows the user to cut a 58 ring gauge cigar in half, though the Le Petit can also handle cutting the cap of a cigar with up to a 70 ring gauge.

Images courtesy of Les Fines Lames.

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