A pair of damascus gaucho blades.

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Hello gentlemen, I share with you some photos of a couple of blades of criollo style knives, the typical argentine gaucho knife, descended from the ancient knives of Flanders.
Both are made of damascus from 1090 carbon steel and 15N20, one in feather pattern and the other in Turkish pattern of six bars with a triangle cut from the tip and forged to shape for the pattern design accompanying the knife in the shape of the spine and the edge.
Hope you enjoy the photos. Thanks for looking.
Saludos desde Argentina, Javier & Marcial. VdS.

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Nice blade shapes and beautiful Damascus. To me his mark kills his blades, it is a major distraction...
 
That is some beautiful steel. I sure hope we are going to get to see the knives that incorporate these blades.
 
Thanks for your kind comments, these blades have been purchased for the silversmiths to make the handles and sheaths in silver.
In these photos you can see other examples of such knives complete in its two main variants, all-metal or silver hardware combined with wood or stag and leather or raw.
Excuse my poor english.

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or knives suitables for everyday work

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Saludos, Javier & Marcial.VdS.
 
Those two blades are grogeous and I also really like that larger stag pair of knives.

Roger
 
Beautiful work in all these pieces, the damascus is great, I especially like the turkish twist, and the silver work is amazing.

Bill
 
Beautiful Damascus and a great look at another tradition in "handling" knives. Gives makers and collectors something extra to think about.

John
 
d.parker said:
Nice blade shapes and beautiful Damascus. To me his mark kills his blades, it is a major distraction...
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blad5 said:
I agree. Feather damascus is currently my favorite pattern.

Paul
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Yes, it is true, the mark in the middle of the blade makes it a little distracting the attention of the damascus pattern, but in the subject of such knives, criollos, there are unwritten but very traditional specifications somehow forced to place the mark on that place, even in pieces like these that are, in fact, damascus interpretations of the traditional carbon steel knives.
On the other hand, viewed from another perspective, the idea is just to make our brand visible at this early stage of growth.
We are very honored by the comments of all participants.
Saludos, Javier & Marcial. VdS.
 
Beautiful work from pommel to tip on all these knives. He has honed skills that many of us envy him for.

I too think his mark shouldnt be the center of attention.
 
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