Gaucho knives and cuchillos criollos of South America

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I do seem to remember an old FB discussion (I'm not on that platform anymore, but there's a lot of groups devoted to questions about authenticity and provenance of this type of knife) mentioning a likely Chinese origin. Handsome knife nonetheless, regardless of where it was made. If the steel is good, it's definitely a win-win, since my impression is that you bought it as a user rather than as a collector's piece.

Yup. I think it might be handcrafted in Tandil using Chinese blades. But if it's all Chinese, it's still fine, as you say. The Chinese have been making good knives for a long time.