I own a large knife that I'd like to see if I can find out something about. It has a 12 in. blade which is engraved on one side the a wolf chasing a deer and on the other with a vine pattern and MEXICO. It has a bone handle with a gold or bronze eagle's head on the end. The sheath is leather engraved on one side with a leaf/chain pattern and an emblem with an eagle attacking a snake inside. Does anybody know anything about this knife and what would it be worth? I do not have a way to put a picture on right now.
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Mexican Knife
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My uncle gave me a similar one that he had picked up back in the early '60s. I've seen one other one since...and no they're not worth much, they're basically a lets sell a tourist something for not much money but that we'll be able to triple out money on. I've still got mine and they're a neat looking knife and as its a gift I'll probably never get rid of it. I'll post a picture later and you can see if its the same thing or not.
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My uncle gave me a similar one that he had picked up back in the early '60s. I've seen one other one since...and no they're not worth much, they're basically a lets sell a tourist something for not much money but that we'll be able to triple out money on. I've still got mine and they're a neat looking knife and as its a gift I'll probably never get rid of it. I'll post a picture later and you can see if its the same thing or not.
I have 2 of those. Tourist trash my parents brought back from honeymoon in Mexico 1960
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The cheap Mexican bowie knives have relatively thin blades and etching on the sides, rather than ingraving. If it is light weight and etched it is probably just a tourist bauble. I have found some serious bowie knives in places like Guadalajara with blades around 1/4-inch thick and no ingraving. These are worth using.
