Knife

[VANDOO]

THESE ARE PRIMARLY A EVERDAY WORK KNIFE CARRIED BY THE WORKERS AND CABALLEROS/VICARREOS. THEY ARE ALSO USED TO SETTLE DISPUTES WHICH SOMETIMES TURN BLOODY.
AFTERMATH OF A ARGENTINE KNFE FIGHT WIN OR LOSE THE OUTCOME CAN BE VERY BAD.

[Chris Evans]

Originally Posted by VANDOO

THESE ARE PRIMARLY A EVERDAY WORK KNIFE CARRIED BY THE WORKERS AND CABALLEROS/VICARREOS. THEY ARE ALSO USED TO SETTLE DISPUTES WHICH SOMETIMES TURN BLOODY.
AFTERMATH OF A ARGENTINE KNFE FIGHT WIN OR LOSE THE OUTCOME CAN BE VERY BAD.

He must have seen it coming!

Cheers
Chris Evans

[David]

Thanks for the clarification Chris.

[Winnlex]

Thank you all for your information on this knife and sorry for my late response. Do you happen to know if there would be much of a demand for one to collect an item such as this? Thank you again very much.

Winnlex

[Chris Evans]

Winnlex,

I guess that it depends where you came at it from and the role that it would play in one's collection.

The antiques fetch a good price in Argentina, as exemplified by this old English blade: http://articulo.mercadolibre.com.ar/...y-no-facon-_JM

It is my impression that Creole knives and such like are more seriously collected in Sth America than elsewhere.

Cheers
Chris

[Gavin Nugent]

Brian,

With reference to your now closed thread, the image you have on file and the knife type used to inflict such wounds are found here, discussed in this thread.

Your closed thread here;
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=22753

Gavin

[Lee]

Well, I guess that answers Iliad's question. I had suspected the victim's belt was gaucho and so the knife is the plain, rather than silver mounted, variant of the cuchillo gaucho. Please note the examples in Abel Domenech's excellent article.