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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 3rd March 2024, 12:36 PM
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Views: 931
Posted By Chris Evans
Hi, 20th century. probably 1950s, souvenier...

Hi,

20th century. probably 1950s, souvenier navaja made for the tourist market.

Sent you a PM.

Cheers
Chris
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 3rd November 2023, 04:59 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 13,090
Posted By Chris Evans
Hi Gavin, Sorry to disappoint, but I plead...

Hi Gavin,

Sorry to disappoint, but I plead ignorance on this one as it could have come from anywehere, though it does have a Latino look about it, and your suggestion of it being a Sorocaban has...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 14th April 2023, 03:52 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 6,340
Posted By Chris Evans
Hi Gunar, Thank you for posting details of...

Hi Gunar,

Thank you for posting details of the knife and congratulations on your new acquisition.

The horn seems identical to the one with the `EBERLE', so my guess is that it was marketed by...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 21st March 2023, 03:09 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 6,340
Posted By Chris Evans
Hi Gunar, I forgot about that post, and yes,...

Hi Gunar,

I forgot about that post, and yes, they do look very similar. and please post again when it arrives.

Regarding your other questions, this type of knife was widely used in the Pampean...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 20th March 2023, 02:41 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 6,340
Posted By Chris Evans
Hi `gp' Going by the maker's brand and the...

Hi `gp'

Going by the maker's brand and the `boton', I have the feeling that your knife was made by the Brazilian cutler Eberle which went out of business in 1984, being taken over by another...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 27th February 2023, 02:13 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 20,178
Posted By Chris Evans
Hi Ariel, Here's a good article on it:...

Hi Ariel,



Here's a good article on it: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montevideo

Cheers
Chris
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 25th February 2023, 03:09 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 20,178
Posted By Chris Evans
Hi Lee, Nice collection - I am envious! ...

Hi Lee,

Nice collection - I am envious!

Cheers
Chris
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 22nd February 2023, 01:42 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 9,808
Posted By Chris Evans
Hi folks, For those who are interested in...

Hi folks,

For those who are interested in these knives, I highly recommend Domenech's
Dagas De Plata, a magnificent work of 393 pages and in my opinion, by far the best work on the subject..
...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 20th February 2023, 08:55 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 9,808
Posted By Chris Evans
ASPaulding. Many thanks for posting Abel's...

ASPaulding.

Many thanks for posting Abel's very informative reply.

Cheers
Chris
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 23rd January 2023, 04:36 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 9,808
Posted By Chris Evans
If you do, please post his reply. Cheers ...

If you do, please post his reply.

Cheers
Chris
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 23rd January 2023, 03:51 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 9,808
Posted By Chris Evans
ASPaulding, The correct name for these...

ASPaulding,

The correct name for these knives is Cuchillo Criollo’ rather than `Gaucho Knives’, Gauchos were originally vagabonds who roamed the Pampas and could not anywhere afford a lavish piece...
Forum: European Armoury 23rd December 2022, 02:33 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 4,043
Posted By Chris Evans
Wishing everybody all the very best for the...

Wishing everybody all the very best for the festive season and a happy new year!

Cheers
Chris
Forum: European Armoury 19th November 2022, 02:34 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 10,384
Posted By Chris Evans
Hi, The typical traditional Spanish navaja...

Hi,

The typical traditional Spanish navaja had a lock that consisted of am encased back-spring with one end flattened into which a rectangular slot was cut. This slot engaged with a notch on the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 18th November 2022, 01:41 PM
Replies: 77
Views: 41,111
Posted By Chris Evans
Hi Fernando, Thanks for the...

Hi Fernando,



Thanks for the correction, but you already did so back in 2017 with post #24 of this thread.

Cheers
Chris
Forum: European Armoury 18th November 2022, 04:28 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 10,384
Posted By Chris Evans
Hi Interested Party, 1. As Fernando...

Hi Interested Party,



1. As Fernando rightly says, the terminology of locks is muddied by popular usage and there is some overlapping. This Wikipedia article in Spanish gives a fairly good...
Forum: European Armoury 17th November 2022, 01:42 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 10,384
Posted By Chris Evans
Hi Fernando, Thanks for this post,...

Hi Fernando,



Thanks for this post, seems like the customs of the rougher gentry were not all that dissimilar from that of Spain.

Cheers
Chris
Forum: European Armoury 7th November 2022, 01:10 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 10,384
Posted By Chris Evans
Hi Fernando, I am inclined to agree...

Hi Fernando,



I am inclined to agree with you for its styling suggests French provenance, though it could have been made in in that country for the Portuguese market, or merely a locally made...
Forum: European Armoury 5th November 2022, 08:50 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 10,384
Posted By Chris Evans
Hi Fernando Why do you assume that the...

Hi Fernando



Why do you assume that the measurement refers to the blade length, as opposed to the overall length? After all folding and fixed blade knives are often described by their overall...
Forum: European Armoury 1st November 2022, 07:44 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 10,384
Posted By Chris Evans
Those illustrations are imbued with what we call...

Those illustrations are imbued with what we call these days `artistic license' and Gustav Dore was the grand master of dramatic illustrations.

I refer you to post #13 in...
Forum: European Armoury 1st November 2022, 07:38 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 10,384
Posted By Chris Evans
Hi Fernando, Thanks for that information re...

Hi Fernando,

Thanks for that information re Navalhas in olden times. Seems that Portugal was marching to a different drummer than Spain after the Burbons took over.

Cheers
Chris
Forum: European Armoury 26th October 2022, 06:31 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 10,384
Posted By Chris Evans
Hi Fernando, From what Forton tells...

Hi Fernando,



From what Forton tells us, the Spanish navaja came into being on account of the laws that prohibited swords and fixed blade knives early in the 18th century, after the Burbons...
Forum: European Armoury 25th October 2022, 02:00 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 10,384
Posted By Chris Evans
Hi Fernando, Read your PM. Thank you...

Hi Fernando,

Read your PM.

Thank you for posting these pics, would love to know more about `navalhas' but unfortunately my inability to read Portuguese is a major handicap.

From what I have...
Forum: European Armoury 4th August 2022, 03:51 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 3,175
Posted By Chris Evans
Napoleon, What a beauty – I am envious! ...

Napoleon,

What a beauty – I am envious!

In Forton’s book Navajas Antiguas - La Mejores Piezas de Coleccion, on page 82 there are three navajas that are very similar to yours and are attributed...
Forum: European Armoury 2nd August 2022, 03:07 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 4,711
Posted By Chris Evans
Hi Ken, I looked through all my books,...

Hi Ken,

I looked through all my books, including Forton's, trying to identify the ccutler's mark, all to no avail. Also, I couldn't find one quite like it. My gut feeling is that it is not...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 21st July 2021, 04:09 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 9,688
Posted By Chris Evans
Hi Miguel, That particular book of his, from...

Hi Miguel,

That particular book of his, from which I quoted, is lavishly illustrated with superb photos and has annotations in both Spanish and English.

See...
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