Muela???

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Anybody know anything about Muela? I picked this up at the flea market for $20. I've heard of them but that's about it. It just really caught my eye and its scary sharp for a factory edge. It says its made in Spain. Thoughts?
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My dad bought these when I was really young. We still have a couple of them. Ours was similar to yours, but not recurve and a metal (I think aluminum) handle. I think my brother might still have it.

If you search online you should find some more info.

I would say you paid a good price.
 
Thanks for the input. Yeah I've looked it up and seems I got a good price. I was just wondering if anybody had any experience with using them. This handle is like a rubberized material

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They are good for the money. Not the best steel but good users and corrosion resistant. That's dried fish blood. No rust after saltwater use.
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They are made in my country, with good old methods.
Steel is similar to 440B or really nice 440A, soft but takes a wicked edge, easy to sharpen, really corrosion resistant.

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Construction is often stick tang, won't take much abuse (I talk from experience with many of them), but here are mainly used by light campers, scouts and hunters. Some see use as kitchen knives. Their sheaths are neat, well made and sexy.

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Their hunting knives and pigstickers are very nice. Their pricepoint is also correct, not cheapos but not expensive either.

Can be found in most shops here and local places, they make great introductory knives or light/medium users. They also have folding blades, machetes and such but they're not comparable to their hunting/camp models.

They have a lot of history, large variety of designs and use traditional inexpensive materials, wooden grips, brass pins, plastic guards...their newer line (Tornado, Hornet, Typhoon...) has better construction, "cooler" designs and a bit better steel.
 
ThePeacent said:
Construction is often stick tang, won't take much abuse (I talk from experience with many of them).
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Agreed. I do own a stag handled one (Cazorla) which got a bit of play after chopping with it.
There are a few models with full tangs, such as the Muela Kodiak (muela interpretation of the F1 kind of knife!), Colibrí, etc.


ThePeacent said:
Their sheaths are neat, well made and sexy.
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Leather work is top notch!
 
Thanks for all the info. The sheath is actually one of the things that initially caught my eye about it. Its a hard sheath not leather but I liked the fact that its so minimal and sleek. So many knives now have too much bulk to their sheaths that is just unnecessary. Anyway thanks everybody for your input. I feel pretty good about this purchase now. :-)

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That is a second generation Muela Com-G-16, a modern take of their previous Comando series. Serviceable, but be advised that the tang runs just a bit past the first pin after the guard, so it is a half tang.
 
I have a big wooden handled one, with pinned brass butt cap and brass fighting type handguard and a 9 inch high carbon blade. Nice balance but I've never used it.
 
my old deceased hunting buddy carried a 8in muella bowie, brass and wood handle for years in a calf sheath...seemed like good knife
 
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