Ethnographic Arms & Armour - View Single Post - Cuchillo Canario with a Visayan twist ???

drac2k · 2nd September 2014, 08:55 PM

I recently acquired this very large knife, the blade being approx. 14.5" x almost 3" at it's widest.The handle and the scabbard had a Visayan look to them, but the blade had a Mediterranean appearance ,either Spanish or Italian.Upon further research, I found the exact blade type in the Canary Islands called a "cuchillio canario." The Canary Islands were under Spanish rule at one time and the local economy depended on cash crops such as sugar, etc.as well as being a port of call for the Spanish galleons for provisions .During the history of the Island, there were several mass migrations due to poor economy ; they went to Cuba, Puerto Rico and the Philippines among other Spanish possessions.
This might be a Philippine knife type that I am unaware of(very possible),but I think it could be the blending of cultures, into a hybrid .

2nd September 2014, 08:55 PM	#1
drac2k Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Posts: 1,178	Cuchillo Canario with a Visayan twist ??? I recently acquired this very large knife, the blade being approx. 14.5" x almost 3" at it's widest.The handle and the scabbard had a Visayan look to them, but the blade had a Mediterranean appearance ,either Spanish or Italian.Upon further research, I found the exact blade type in the Canary Islands called a "cuchillio canario." The Canary Islands were under Spanish rule at one time and the local economy depended on cash crops such as sugar, etc.as well as being a port of call for the Spanish galleons for provisions .During the history of the Island, there were several mass migrations due to poor economy ; they went to Cuba, Puerto Rico and the Philippines among other Spanish possessions. This might be a Philippine knife type that I am unaware of(very possible),but I think it could be the blending of cultures, into a hybrid . Attached Images