Italian or spanish navaja old knife ?

[bvieira]

Hello,

it's spanish, model used in 19th and beginning 20th century, i have one similar, but it was some silver engravings.

Regards,

BV

[Chris Evans]

Originally Posted by bvieira

Hello,

it's spanish, model used in 19th and beginning 20th century, i have one similar, but it was some silver engravings.

Regards,

BV

Yours is French, made for the Spanish market in the late 19th century. See pg 149 of Forton's `Navajas Antiguas, Las Mejores Piezas de Coleccion'.

Edit: Had a bit more time to look in my library and it appears that this folder was made by the French maker Girodias. Reference pg347 in Forton's La Navaja Espanola Antigua.

Cheers
Chris

[francantolin]

Hello everybody,

Really nice knife BV !!

Thank you Chris for your precious comments,
I'll have to buy this book !

Kind Regards

[bvieira]

Originally Posted by Chris Evans

Yours is French, made for the Spanish market in the late 19th century. See pg 149 of Forton's `Navajas Antiguas, Las Mejores Piezas de Coleccion'.

Edit: Had a bit more time to look in my library and it appears that this folder was made by the French maker Girodias. Reference pg347 in Forton's La Navaja Espanola Antigua.

Cheers
Chris

Hello Chris,

Did not know that, tks! by the way do you know the value this knife today ?

Regards,

BV

[fernando]

Originally Posted by bvieira

... by the way do you know the value this knife today ...

Sorry Bruno ... no value appraisals here ; you can do it by PM (private message).

Here is page 347 of Forton's.


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