Judging from his picture I don't think it was a Les Petas, either la grise or nouvelle veine would be my guess, but it's hard to tell
I'm not particularly fond of my Les Petas honing feel either, feels idd like honing over gravel and I'm sure the OP would have mentioned if that were the case with his
I concur with what Pithor said, I had Bart show me in real life how to use a Coticule and he gave great tips and advice, it certainly helped a lot; but if I didn't practice or put in the time afterwards, I would still not be able to use one