Rick,
Carlos is absolutely right, the smaller souvenir navaja is typical of those made in St Cruz de Mudela, a giveaway are the little brass strips in the handle (cintillos). These rarely had the name of the maker and were marked with the ubiquitous "TOLEDO", suggesting to the gullible buyer a provenance from the famous swordsmiths of that city, by that time long gone.
The larger navaja, with the marking "ALBACETE", was a user. I have one that looks identical to yours and it also lacks the makers name, being marked only "ALBACETE".
Cheers
Chris
Last edited by Chris Evans; 18th August 2018 at 06:35 AM.
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