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I'm not sure if anyone has heard of these awesome handmade custom knives before, but awhile back I ordered two handmade survival knives from Aeros De Hispania (or something like that). I have to say that for their price (both roughly $80 because knives handmade in Spain are much cheaper than they are when someone makes them in the US. Here in the US, I personally think that most knife makers are all about the almighty dollars they can make rather than just being happy about their awesome skill. In Spain and in other countries. it is the other way around and to those knife makers, the joy and happiness that they are working and making something great are what is important to them. Sure they like making money, everyone does. But I just think they are more about their pride in their work and less about the money they can make. But I may be way off with that.) Anyway, when i got the knives, I was extremely surprised! They are just absolutely exquisite all the way around. And I have not ever seen that many knives with the high quality and great working and looking materials as these two knives seem to have. I tell you, I rate them right up there with Voorhis and Neely (well, maybe not that high up, but just trying to make a point here about them)> When I was looking at them and was trying to decide on them, I read that these knives are handmade and the blades are made with forged 440C steel but also that the maker(s) have added something to their metal which makes the steel blades, when finished, much higher quality than just the regular US 440C steel. I know they add vanadium, or however you spell it. But they also add something else to it that, from what I read, while theys till label the blades 440C steel, they are closer to being CRO VAN or SAN MAI III steel. Either way, the blades on these awesome knives are solid as any blade I have ever used or seen! They get razor sharp with ease, but what is most important and surprising, is that the blades ln these specially forged handmade knives from Spain, stay razor sharp and hold their edge longer than any knife, production or handmade, that I have ever used. The saw ridges aka serrations are like razor sharp and extremely pointy piranha teeth. And the knives are extremely well balanced and light enough to maneuver for fighting, yet heavy enough to use in survival situations such as sawing and batoning wood for fire. The knives being full tang is also a big plus. And Spain has been forging steel and using blades in swords and knives and other things just as long if not longer than any other country! Now, what is very interesting is that a few weeks ago or maybe even a month ago, I was on Ebay and looking at knives. I just so happen to come across a knife from Spain that was Identical to one of the ones that I have. Anyway, I was downright shocked and had a feeling of satisfaction at the same time, when I viewed the current Bid amount for it and that current amount was already at $465. And the knife still had 2 days left to go. If I can remember right, two days later when I looked, that knife, just like one of the ones I bought from the makers' site for $80, had finally ended up selling for $610. And I know it was the same exact knife as mine because I looked at both mine in hand and the pic of the one on Ebay, and I compared the two and every single detail was the same. Plus the Seller actually listed the knife as one that came from the same place I bought mine. I tell you, I was very proud of myself and also of my two beats of a knife that I bought from a place in Spain and which were handmade. I think my next knife that I want is the Aitor Jungle King 1 survival knife, and I mean the Real Original one that was crafted in Italy which sells for $250 and up, and not the el cheapo Chinese knockoff one!
And so I leave you with this. If you have a computer and love surfing the web and finding great near-impossible to believe deals, go to the Aceros De Hispania(?) site where they have many many high quality handmade and production made knives, and make you some high end high uality and extremely low prices purchases. One thing though, if you do go there and look and plan to buy, make sure you look for the knives that are actually from Spain, as they do have and sell and show some knives there that are actually obtainable here in the states, such as the cheapo United Cutlery and Master Cutlery Rambo knives. Just make sure when or if you buy, to buy the actual knives that are made there in Spain. believe me, when you buy one of those knives for $80 or $100 or more and then later you see the same knife in Ebay or even online selling for hundreds of dollars, you will be aweful glad you bought yours. Thank You!
I'm not sure if anyone has heard of these awesome handmade custom knives before, but awhile back I ordered two handmade survival knives from Aeros De Hispania (or something like that). I have to say that for their price (both roughly $80 because knives handmade in Spain are much cheaper than they are when someone makes them in the US. Here in the US, I personally think that most knife makers are all about the almighty dollars they can make rather than just being happy about their awesome skill. In Spain and in other countries. it is the other way around and to those knife makers, the joy and happiness that they are working and making something great are what is important to them. Sure they like making money, everyone does. But I just think they are more about their pride in their work and less about the money they can make. But I may be way off with that.) Anyway, when i got the knives, I was extremely surprised! They are just absolutely exquisite all the way around. And I have not ever seen that many knives with the high quality and great working and looking materials as these two knives seem to have. I tell you, I rate them right up there with Voorhis and Neely (well, maybe not that high up, but just trying to make a point here about them)> When I was looking at them and was trying to decide on them, I read that these knives are handmade and the blades are made with forged 440C steel but also that the maker(s) have added something to their metal which makes the steel blades, when finished, much higher quality than just the regular US 440C steel. I know they add vanadium, or however you spell it. But they also add something else to it that, from what I read, while theys till label the blades 440C steel, they are closer to being CRO VAN or SAN MAI III steel. Either way, the blades on these awesome knives are solid as any blade I have ever used or seen! They get razor sharp with ease, but what is most important and surprising, is that the blades ln these specially forged handmade knives from Spain, stay razor sharp and hold their edge longer than any knife, production or handmade, that I have ever used. The saw ridges aka serrations are like razor sharp and extremely pointy piranha teeth. And the knives are extremely well balanced and light enough to maneuver for fighting, yet heavy enough to use in survival situations such as sawing and batoning wood for fire. The knives being full tang is also a big plus. And Spain has been forging steel and using blades in swords and knives and other things just as long if not longer than any other country! Now, what is very interesting is that a few weeks ago or maybe even a month ago, I was on Ebay and looking at knives. I just so happen to come across a knife from Spain that was Identical to one of the ones that I have. Anyway, I was downright shocked and had a feeling of satisfaction at the same time, when I viewed the current Bid amount for it and that current amount was already at $465. And the knife still had 2 days left to go. If I can remember right, two days later when I looked, that knife, just like one of the ones I bought from the makers' site for $80, had finally ended up selling for $610. And I know it was the same exact knife as mine because I looked at both mine in hand and the pic of the one on Ebay, and I compared the two and every single detail was the same. Plus the Seller actually listed the knife as one that came from the same place I bought mine. I tell you, I was very proud of myself and also of my two beats of a knife that I bought from a place in Spain and which were handmade. I think my next knife that I want is the Aitor Jungle King 1 survival knife, and I mean the Real Original one that was crafted in Italy which sells for $250 and up, and not the el cheapo Chinese knockoff one!
And so I leave you with this. If you have a computer and love surfing the web and finding great near-impossible to believe deals, go to the Aceros De Hispania(?) site where they have many many high quality handmade and production made knives, and make you some high end high uality and extremely low prices purchases. One thing though, if you do go there and look and plan to buy, make sure you look for the knives that are actually from Spain, as they do have and sell and show some knives there that are actually obtainable here in the states, such as the cheapo United Cutlery and Master Cutlery Rambo knives. Just make sure when or if you buy, to buy the actual knives that are made there in Spain. believe me, when you buy one of those knives for $80 or $100 or more and then later you see the same knife in Ebay or even online selling for hundreds of dollars, you will be aweful glad you bought yours. Thank You!
