One on my desk now
One of my first loves in weapons was the Navaja and Sword cane...just something about them.
The one pictured reads CUCHILLERIA GAVILAN STA CRUZ de MUDELA and is of the place and period Chris writes about.
I've had many Navaja and one that sticks out in my mind was of the exact same profile with a beautiful panel of script that read;
"Cuando acaricia mi mano"
"la cacha de esta navaja"
hasta los valientes tiem?lau"
"al ver mis bravas houzanas"
It was manufactured by Alvaro Garcia Albacete and is thought to pre-date these by many decades.
Good to see you here Chris.
Gavin
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