GUDY VAN POPPEL GITANO LONG LEATHER

JParanee

JParanee

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I picked this up from Gudy at Blade this past year

It was an order from the previous year that I made after seeing this model first hand

Gudy is a friend and a man of his word and i was thrilled to pick it up

I had Paul long do a black shark quick release horizontal pouch

Well the knife due to the cooler weather has made it ito the rotation a lot more so I wanted to revisit this blade package from to great artisans

All i can say is that i love it

It’s a big liner lock with carbon fiber textured scales a tapered titanium frame and hand carved skulls

The action is great and it feels very impressive in the hand

I love Navajas and this modern high end adaptation from Gudy is an incredible flipper variant

It’s come to be one of my all time favorite folders and ownership is an exclusive club

Gudy puts a ton of hand work in to these

Pauls Pouch makes this large folder carry like a dream

It’s a large folder but do to its titanium and carbon construction and tapered back spacer it moves like magic

A tapered tang on a folder is very cool

Gudy with Paul and John Gray
















Tapered tang on a folder

 
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Top notch buddy!!! Love Gudy’s and Paul’s exceptional craftsmanship....World Class.

His Gitano is a favorite folder and hopefully I’ll be able to get one from him someday....yes, I’ve asked, begged, etc. ;)

Oh, yeah, glad to see you posting....:D
 
Dawkind said:
Top notch buddy!!! Love Gudy’s and Paul’s exceptional craftsmanship....World Class.

His Gitano is a favorite folder and hopefully I’ll be able to get one from him someday....yes, I’ve asked, begged, etc. ;)

Oh, yeah, glad to see you posting....:D
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It’s the holidays so work is a tad bit slower and i seem to always splendid more time here in the winter

Ill bug him for you buddy

Compared to a full dress version this variant is tame in Gudy standards :)





I had asked for a plain jane one

What I like on mine is the all carbon fiber scales and the treatment he used to texture it

It is a lot of hand work done with I believe dental tools

As for the tapered frame and back spacer

There are not a lot of makers doing this and I would love to see more
 
john april said:
looks mean ! everything is killer including the sheath.
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Thx John

It’s certainly a very distinctive knife :)

Pauls leather work is lifetime quality

I did slightly wet mold this one which i really didn’t need to do but i wanted it to snap in and out so to speak
 
Very nice folder and sheath combo!!

Thanks for sharing more details. I remember when you initially posted pics.
 
She is a formidable piece

Feels very good in the hand

Pommel will make a great striker :)







Centering is perfect and exaggerated by the tapered frame

 
Commented on another thread. This is spectacular - ALL of it :thumbsup:
Congratulations on your good taste and talented friends.


Ray
 
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