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Navaja
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The area around Albacete is where most of Spain's Cuchilleria are located. Unfortunately, that is about 375 miles from Marbella.
You will almost certainly be able to find stores that sell Navajas right in Marbella, but if you want to go to where most of them are made, then plan on travelling a few miles.
You will almost certainly be able to find stores that sell Navajas right in Marbella, but if you want to go to where most of them are made, then plan on travelling a few miles.
Marbella is kind of small,
Try Malaga, it's 45 minutes drive north, or Ronda (25min), here you may find something and the visit to Ronda is really worth it.
If you look for navajas at fleamarkets "Rastros" or "Rastrillos" there are usually some nice ones floating around.
For newer or more custom models Toledo and Albacete are the places to go.
Hope this helps,
Try Malaga, it's 45 minutes drive north, or Ronda (25min), here you may find something and the visit to Ronda is really worth it.
If you look for navajas at fleamarkets "Rastros" or "Rastrillos" there are usually some nice ones floating around.
For newer or more custom models Toledo and Albacete are the places to go.
Hope this helps,
Marbella is surely not the place for knives, but I am sure you can get anything you are looking for in Malaga. Ask for a "cuchilleria", a knife shop. You will be able to find lots of 10´´ bladed folding knives, with a curious locking device we use (a set or maybe 8-10 notches to keep locking it in place by incremented angles). Good ones are not cheap, but we use them since 200 years ago, so they are well proven designs.
Stay clear from Toledo knives in general, since they tend more to do collectors items than real use stuff. Albacete is excellent for field use blades. Also their kitchen knives are good.
Last thing, make sure the axis is sturdy enough, because they are intended for flick opening, and sometimes they can break if not properly done (spend your money).
About training, I don´t really understand what you are looking for. If you can be a bit more specific I may be able to be of some help.
Have fun, and stay in the shaded side of the street.
Jaime.
Stay clear from Toledo knives in general, since they tend more to do collectors items than real use stuff. Albacete is excellent for field use blades. Also their kitchen knives are good.
Last thing, make sure the axis is sturdy enough, because they are intended for flick opening, and sometimes they can break if not properly done (spend your money).
About training, I don´t really understand what you are looking for. If you can be a bit more specific I may be able to be of some help.
Have fun, and stay in the shaded side of the street.
Jaime.
Yes, James Loriega's Sevillian Steel is interesting reading. In it he has devoted a chapter to Escuela Sevillana de Armas Blancas/The Sevillian school of edged weapons. He also describes 3 different fighting styles: The Baratero, the Gitano and the Sevillano.
Btw... The overall design of the Navaja is what made me start collecting knives!
Btw... The overall design of the Navaja is what made me start collecting knives!
