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Looks just like the one my Father bought in the Restaurant Cabana way back on 14 Aug 1972 (wow 52 years ago!). The only difference I note is the sheath I have has some embossed figure on it, just like the ones posted by Dan back on page 57. I have never been able to make out what the embossed figure is supposed to be? Anyone know what it is? John
5.25" blade, 4.25" handle, 1/16" thick.
Knife and sheath look unused.
It's a bovine head. Mine has it faintly; there are some more clearly stamped on the bay.
It's a work of Art.
Total she-dog who unicycled to the top of the barbecue?“Todo bicho que camina va a parar al asador”
LOL Jer
, turtle etc)This knife is IMO one of the most underrated of this thread. So simple, yet such nice lines. I love the wider blade with the round bolster.
Thank you!
Very interesting knife indeedGreetings, fellow gauchos. Unfortunately, I don't have much to share from my personal collection, since I haven't been able to work on my projects. Still, I figured I'd share this very interesting knife I saw on the Hilario website a while ago:
There is a lot that's interesting about this knife. For one, it's made in Spain, by the Fábrica de Toledo, which is not usual for gaucho knives. This can be noted in the second picture, which shows the etched maker's mark "Artillería Fábrica de Toledo, año de 1883," in the distinct style of the Fábrica. The other side of the blade, shown in the first picture, reads "A.F.J. Vidiella, recuerdo de tu tío Juan" ('A.F.J. Vidiella, a souvenir from your uncle Juan'). Another interesting feature is, of course, the long, straight clip-point blade, contrasting with the Rio-Grande-style handle and scabbard, which are made of neither silver nor nickel silver, but steel or iron. Further, I think that the handle and scabbard decorations might be etched rather than chiseled (or perhaps a combination of the two), which would also be unusual but consistent with the knife's Toledan provenance.
Cheers!
I am positive 
it is a different kind 
As I understand, the chiripá was replaced by the "bombacha" sometime after the Crimean War.
I found it fascinating to learn about this not long ago actually.
See post below:
LOL Jer
Your comment sent me on a little search regarding another item in the gaucho apparel called "bombacha", the baggy pants we see them wearing in some pictures and illustrations.
Now "bombacha" in modern day Argentine Spanish also refers to women underwear, hence my brain trying to relate to your earlier comment lol
It turns out that the "Bombacha" came a bit later in the history of gaucho apparel.
Up until the 1860's or so gauchos wore what is called a...
The leather belt is the tirador (or cinturón) held together by the rastra ( a type of belt buckle ) Rastra also refers to an agricultural device used to smooth the soil to prepare for planting.
The Faja was a piece of cloth worn/wrapped around the waist under the tirador.
I pulled together a little impromptu asado this afternoon. I had to use a stand-in for my cutlery as I left my criollo at home.
*it's a real asado since it's doused in fresh chimichuri.
Oh, wait... I found a little criollo that my dad got on a hunting trip in Spain; his guide was Argentinian and gave him this little guy as a parting gift. It's on the "tourist trinket" end of the spectrum and came dull, but it's pretty neat and I thought it deserved to step out for a minute.
I'm getting the itch for a new criollo soon.
