Two double-bladed folding travel knives known as “à la Berge,” with handles made of tortoiseshell inlays set with rosette-shaped rivets in gold or silver: one with a silver and steel blade engraved “C. DUROY,” a cutler based in Langres active as early as the 18th century; the other with a steel and vermeil blade engraved with “may my wound be fatal” (damaged blade, inscription added later). Paris, circa 1781–1789 and late 18th or early 19th century. Length (blades unfolded): 33 cm - Gross weight of silver: 50.20 g Length (blades unfolded): 31 cm - Gross weight in gold: 43.50 g Note: These travel knives were equipped with two blades, one made of steel and the other of precious metal for cutting fruit.