I haven't posted for a while, but am finally getting caught up on orders.
This is a Coin Knife made from a real Silver 1915 Pancho Villa Army of the North Mexican Peso. It's one coin, split in half, with two folding blades; one a cutting blade and the other a nail file. Blades and spring are of 1/16" 440C steel. The coin is 40mm in diameter (just over 1.5") - a little larger than a US silver dollar. It features an integral "bail" to attach to a keychain or necklace. It comes in a handmade vintage leather pocket sheath. (The photos show the Coin Knife with an optional keychain - I work with a local Yucatecan jeweler who hand crafts them from .925 silver. SOLD US (including FedEx economical insured to US or Canada. $15 extra to most of EU) keychain is an extra $75.
Its a fairly rare coin, with an interesting story:
The coin was minted in Chihauhua, Mexico from silver that Pancho Villa stole from the American Smelting & Refining Company. In fact, the deaths of several of the Companys workers at the hands of Villistas during a train robbery, was one of the incidents that compelled the US to send troops into Mexico to hunt down Villa. Unlike other Mexican Generals in the Revolution, Pancho Villa paid his men in silver, not paper! Its one reason he was able to maintain the loyalty of his Division del Norte. The silver planchets from which the 1915 Pesos were struck, were generally of poor quality - you can see the striations running through them. This coin, in fact, cracked when split in half - I repaired it with a thin disk of nickel Silver soldered to the back of the obverse of the coin.
A beautiful little knife! Very slim - an easy everyday carry! You can see photos of some of the other coins I use HERE
I am a full time knifemaker working in Merida, Yucatan Mexico. I ship knives internationally on a regular basis via FedEx. I accept Paypal and credit cards.
I use almost exclusively local handle materials that I gather and mill or process myself. Dense tropical hardwoods as well as wild and ranched deer, cow, bull and water buffalo horns.
The silver escutcheons are made from old Mexican silver coins and are pinned through the liners. You can still see some of the surface irregularities of the coins. All of the pins are nickel silver and are hammered over and left slightly proud of the handle. The decorative file work and carving are precise and carefully done, but you can also see that it was done by hand I dont sand or polish the file-cuts.
Please checkout my website for more information about my work JDWARE KNIVES
If you want to purchase this knife or have questions or comments, post here, pm me, or contact me through my website.
Thanks for looking
J
This is a Coin Knife made from a real Silver 1915 Pancho Villa Army of the North Mexican Peso. It's one coin, split in half, with two folding blades; one a cutting blade and the other a nail file. Blades and spring are of 1/16" 440C steel. The coin is 40mm in diameter (just over 1.5") - a little larger than a US silver dollar. It features an integral "bail" to attach to a keychain or necklace. It comes in a handmade vintage leather pocket sheath. (The photos show the Coin Knife with an optional keychain - I work with a local Yucatecan jeweler who hand crafts them from .925 silver. SOLD US (including FedEx economical insured to US or Canada. $15 extra to most of EU) keychain is an extra $75.
Its a fairly rare coin, with an interesting story:
The coin was minted in Chihauhua, Mexico from silver that Pancho Villa stole from the American Smelting & Refining Company. In fact, the deaths of several of the Companys workers at the hands of Villistas during a train robbery, was one of the incidents that compelled the US to send troops into Mexico to hunt down Villa. Unlike other Mexican Generals in the Revolution, Pancho Villa paid his men in silver, not paper! Its one reason he was able to maintain the loyalty of his Division del Norte. The silver planchets from which the 1915 Pesos were struck, were generally of poor quality - you can see the striations running through them. This coin, in fact, cracked when split in half - I repaired it with a thin disk of nickel Silver soldered to the back of the obverse of the coin.
A beautiful little knife! Very slim - an easy everyday carry! You can see photos of some of the other coins I use HERE
I am a full time knifemaker working in Merida, Yucatan Mexico. I ship knives internationally on a regular basis via FedEx. I accept Paypal and credit cards.
I use almost exclusively local handle materials that I gather and mill or process myself. Dense tropical hardwoods as well as wild and ranched deer, cow, bull and water buffalo horns.
The silver escutcheons are made from old Mexican silver coins and are pinned through the liners. You can still see some of the surface irregularities of the coins. All of the pins are nickel silver and are hammered over and left slightly proud of the handle. The decorative file work and carving are precise and carefully done, but you can also see that it was done by hand I dont sand or polish the file-cuts.
Please checkout my website for more information about my work JDWARE KNIVES
If you want to purchase this knife or have questions or comments, post here, pm me, or contact me through my website.
Thanks for looking
J
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