Gaucho knives and cuchillos criollos of South America

[Arathol]

I couldn’t find any other markings whatsoever on it, but it does look to be brass.

Gold doesn't tarnish, at least not the real stuff........
It might be worthwhile here to get a tube of Simichrome, clean up the fittings and see what you really have instead of guessing.

 

[Trubetzkoy]

Gold doesn't tarnish, at least not the real stuff........
It might be worthwhile here to get a tube of Simichrome, clean up the fittings and see what you really have instead of guessing.

The tarnish could be on the parts where the plating has come off. Or maybe the plating is brass. But yeah, it's hard to tell from the picture and the current condition -- some cleaning might help.

 

[John A. Larsen]

I was told that this thread might be able to give me more information on this knife that I purchased at an estate sale. Thank you so much in advance for any information you can share with me!

Is that sheath wrapping shark skin? John

 

[CelloDan]

I was told that this thread might be able to give me more information on this knife that I purchased at an estate sale. Thank you so much in advance for any information you can share with me!

Thanks for sharing !
I enjoyed catching up with this thread and reading the insightful responses to your query about your cuchillo criollo.
Very nice knife that from what we gathered so far is at least 100 years old

Interested in knowing what the handle material is. I’ll second the motion requesting more pics

 

[Barbt]

More pics coming soon everyone and thank you so much I just love learning about this!

 

[3-1-1]

What a beautiful blade and sheath. The maker’s mark is a piece of art in itself.

 

[Barbt]

Is it considered bad manners to ask where I could sell this knife? Please ignore this request if it is not allowed.

 

[Trubetzkoy]

Is it considered bad manners to ask where I could sell this knife? Please ignore this request if it is not allowed.

I'd suggest Ebay, especially if you have no experience with more specialized venues.

 

[herder]

I was told that this thread might be able to give me more information on this knife that I purchased at an estate sale. Thank you so much in advance for any information you can share with me!

That's a nice F. Herder example from the early 1900s. The handle is ivory and the sheath is "fish skin" as Herder called it in early catalogs.
The metal parts on the handle and sheath are gilded with a vey fine (thin) layer of gold. Do Not use simichrome or any other cleaning or polishing materials on any parts of that knife.
You can still see traces of the original gilding on the metal parts which would be removed with any type of cleaning.

 

[Trubetzkoy]

That's a nice F. Herder example from the early 1900s. The handle is ivory and the sheath is "fish skin" as Herder called it in early catalogs.
The metal parts on the handle and sheath are gilded with a vey fine (thin) layer of gold. Do Not use simichrome or any other cleaning or polishing materials on any parts of that knife.
You can still see traces of the original gilding on the metal parts which would be removed with any type of cleaning.

Thanks for the valuable information as usual.

Do you know what material "fish skin" actually is by any chance? Is it ray skin as Arathol suggested?

 

[herder]

Thanks for the valuable information as usual.

Do you know what material "fish skin" actually is by any chance? Is it ray skin as Arathol suggested?

I'm fairly certain it is Sting Ray (not Mantra Ray) which has that same bumpy texture and is also used as a leather type material for other products.

 

[Barbt]

I'd suggest Ebay, especially if you have no experience with more specialized venues.

Thank you I will try that, as I do have experience with eBay.

 

[Trubetzkoy]

Finally done with this project I had been working on for a while for a friend's (belated) birthday:

Originally I was going to use a Mundial (Brazil) blade, but in the end I decided on an old (1980 or so) Henckels blade I had lying around, which was thicker and had a longer bolster, which I figured I'd turn into a botón oriental, after seeing how nice the combination with antler looked in RayseM 's knife.

 

[Prester John]

Finally done with this project I had been working on for a while for a friend's (belated) birthday:

Originally I was going to use a Mundial (Brazil) blade, but in the end I decided on an old (1980 or so) Henckels blade I had lying around, which was thicker and had a longer bolster, which I figured I'd turn into a botón oriental, after seeing how nice the combination with antler looked in RayseM 's knife.

That is gorgeous!

 

[oldmanwilly]

T Trubetzkoy that is really clean work and an extremely creative re-use of an old chef's knife. Now I've got ANOTHER cool project to add to my list (and maybe never get around to).

Thank you so much for sharing!

 

[SwissHeritageCo]

Finally done with this project I had been working on for a while for a friend's (belated) birthday:

Originally I was going to use a Mundial (Brazil) blade, but in the end I decided on an old (1980 or so) Henckels blade I had lying around, which was thicker and had a longer bolster, which I figured I'd turn into a botón oriental, after seeing how nice the combination with antler looked in RayseM 's knife.

Sheath came out amazing!

 

[Trubetzkoy]

Sheath came out amazing!

Thanks! It's actually the same one I shared a while back in this same thread. I just added the chape to it, upon my friend's request.

 

[CelloDan]

Finally done with this project I had been working on for a while for a friend's (belated) birthday:

Beautiful !!!

 

[CelloDan]

I thought I had smelled something fishy on this thread
My gut instincts were correct

Verijero at work on a nice catch by none other than my Mom who came to visit us for a few days

Mom was on a roll a caught a lot of fish
She went back home with with a bag full of frozen fillets to prepare and serve them to my two brothers in law ... those guys are like animals...they will eat anything

While visiting us Mom got to try Verijero while preparing "Pupusas", a traditional food from El Salvador and home country of one of my brothers in law.
She was quite happy at how well it performed and how comfortable the knife felt in her hands.

Oh, btw, going back to fish
On our last trip I tried cooking it directly on a rock over the coals.

It turned out great

Verijero is also capable of performing the most refined tasks with the same ease as cleaning fish on the outdoors.
This morning it help me cut organic strawberries for breakfast

 

[Arathol]

Been a while since anybody posted here, so.......
A couple old Movediza knives from the late 1940s / early 50s. The larger one is .925 silver, the smaller .800, 18K gold inlays.
Both handles have the Argentinian Coat of Arms. The larger blade is some sort of layered steel, not sure what exactly but its been suggested that its shear steel.