Has anyone ever come across one these in their travels??

Cosmic Superchunk · Jun 11, 2001

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Mike Hull · Jun 11, 2001

I dont know about the bottom dagger,but the top and middle knife look like they came from the Canary Islands.They are still made like that today.

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Cosmic Superchunk · Jun 11, 2001

Originally posted by MIHKNIVES:
I dont know about the bottom dagger,but the top and middle knife look like they came from the Canary Islands.They are still made like that today.

Yes, they are typical of the knives carried by Canarian country folk.
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bensano · Jun 11, 2001

Canary Island Knives. I just got one made in Spain by Sami from www.cutlerytogo.com.

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Cosmic Superchunk · Jun 12, 2001

Here's a nice one from Cuchillería Sami.

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bensano · Jun 12, 2001

I just got the smaller one with the olive wood handle. Very light and quick.

--Ben

Originally posted by el cid:
Here's a nice one from Cuchilleria Sami

Cosmic Superchunk · Jun 12, 2001

They are one of the symbols of rural Canarian identity, very much like the Puukko of Finland. When most people think of Spanish knives, the navaja comes to mind, however, the Canarian knife is largely overlooked. By their design you can obviously see the Arab influence which is typical of many knives in Spain.

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Mike Hull · Jun 12, 2001

This is also a style that was very poplar in this country through-out the southwest,into Louisiana and Florida,way before the Bowie came into being.Now called the Mediterranean,or Spanish dagger.It's one of my favorites,in it's many forms.

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