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Forum: European Armoury 17th November 2022, 04:21 PM
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Posted By fernando
I guess part of the answer is determined by...

I guess part of the answer is determined by comprehending the different namings; technical, popular, romantic.
I will try and clear it with a couple drawings ... hoping not to increase the confusion...
Forum: European Armoury 17th November 2022, 01:50 PM
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Posted By fernando
Only that the country Spaniards carried in their...

Only that the country Spaniards carried in their sash and the Lisbon scoundrels hid in the sleeve; differences to note.
Forum: European Armoury 17th November 2022, 01:45 PM
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Posted By fernando
It is only natural;we are neighbors ... stumble...

It is only natural;we are neighbors ... stumble upon each other :D.
Forum: European Armoury 17th November 2022, 01:29 PM
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Posted By fernando
It is visible that what i said in my post #6 that...

It is visible that what i said in my post #6 that Portuguese navalhas didn't have the ratchet system, is nonsense; you just have to look at the example i posted in my very first sample. And now just...
Forum: European Armoury 7th November 2022, 11:03 AM
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Posted By fernando
We may assume that the example posted was made in...

We may assume that the example posted was made in Portugal but the model may not be strictly Portuguese.
Forum: European Armoury 5th November 2022, 01:16 PM
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Posted By fernando
I am afraid i don't know what you mean, Broadaxe...

I am afraid i don't know what you mean, Broadaxe :o.
The three knives posted in #1 are all Portuguese ...
Forum: European Armoury 5th November 2022, 08:54 AM
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Posted By fernando
My bad,Chris ! I meant unfolded knife, not...

My bad,Chris !
I meant unfolded knife, not unfolded blade; thus knife entire length :o.
Forum: European Armoury 3rd November 2022, 06:38 PM
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Posted By fernando
Well, it depends somehow from where you measure...

Well, it depends somehow from where you measure the fingers.
I, for one, am no dwarf ;)


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Forum: European Armoury 30th October 2022, 05:30 PM
Replies: 32
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Posted By fernando
Spanish half vara or 17 3/4" is about 45 cms.....

Spanish half vara or 17 3/4" is about 45 cms.. Assuming this is the length with the blade unfolded, it is a big knife but, incomparably not so large as those huge things made for show off. The one...
Forum: European Armoury 30th October 2022, 01:08 PM
Replies: 32
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Posted By fernando
Well Chris, this is what i got from a Portuguese...

Well Chris, this is what i got from a Portuguese antique arms authority; whether it fits the context and answers your question..


In the 16th to 18th centuries, the use and carrying of a navalha...
Forum: European Armoury 26th October 2022, 06:17 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 11,324
Posted By fernando
Hi Chris, I will try (hard) to find some data...

Hi Chris,
I will try (hard) to find some data on the subject; apparently not so easy.
Forum: European Armoury 25th October 2022, 01:10 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 11,324
Posted By fernando
Thank you for coming in, Chris :cool:. I...

Thank you for coming in, Chris :cool:.

I believe that, although Portuguese cuttlery has significant presence, with tracks back to the 17th century, in parallel with Spanish expansion (their Kings...
Forum: European Armoury 23rd October 2022, 07:35 PM
Replies: 32
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Posted By fernando
Thank you Rick. I realize these big things were...

Thank you Rick.
I realize these big things were made to publicize the maker. I once read in a Spanish source that sellers used to hang huge examples in the top front of their stands to entice buyers...
Forum: European Armoury 23rd October 2022, 01:39 PM
Replies: 32
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Posted By fernando
Daddy's large example. .

Daddy's large example.


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Forum: European Armoury 23rd October 2022, 01:37 PM
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Posted By fernando
Rare folding knives for your enjoyment

So often we see here, and out there, countless variations of the Spanish so called NAVAJA.
This we may have a look to the Portuguese NAVALHAS, with some age, produced in charismatic cuttlery...
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