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These are Argentinian criollo knives

This work is done by Javier and Marcial (Blade), Handle and sheath by David Saco (silversmith)


Blade lenght 12 cm, 15N20 and W1.

I hope you like it as much as I like it. ;)

Horacio



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Javier Vogt y Marcial dos Santos
 
Beautiful workmanship. I really like seeing knives that are reflective of different cultures.

Roger
 
Can you tell me, are the handles and sheaths carved or cast and then finished?

It looks like they're repousse' , embossed and chased. I could be wrong though.
Grant
 
But, are they good for doinh yard work?

Gimme a break, these are too nice for yard work. One uses Scagels for yard work!

Really nice workmanship. Whether cast or not, someone had to do some mighty nice carving. Always nice, as mentioned above, to see cultural diversity in knives, as in all other areas of life.
 
The handle and the sheath are made with chisel as shown in the picture.

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Criollo knives (in this case is a "verijero" because it has a 12cm blade) are the kind of knife used by men in the country. This is a luxury piece because it's been done with Gold and silver, but I can ensure that the blade is of the best quality and fit for any job.

Horacio
 
I guess some people don't realize that knives of this basic design have seen hard use in the field for centuries. You probably wouldn't choose to take such a magnificently embellished version out for work, but I don't doubt that you could rely on such a piece if you did.

Roger
 
The reason why the Gaucho and Criollo knives were such great field tools is exactly the basic and universal design they had. Mostly because the south american cowboy - the Gaucho - could not afford more than one knife so this one knife he had should perform well in many different tasks, such as fighting, hunting, cooking, and all work you need to perform on a farm.

If you need THAT much versatility on a knife, you want a very basic design

The pattern is actually an evolution of the French trend knife or the Mediterranean dirk. In fact many of such knives were imported from Europe.

The innovation was the shape of the choil that prevented the fingers to slip to the edge keeping the users hand safe, pretty much what Jim Bowie did by adding a guard to a similar knife.

But, are they good for doinh yard work?

The person who only 'sees' practical use for a knife when it´s ergonomics are just about perfect ignores a wide - if not the vast content as a whole - range of knife use as tool through history. Education is strongly suggested as this piece of artwork, though not ergonomic by modern standards, has been capable of doing things you would not believe for over a 100 years.

I see this knive by VdS and David Seco as a fine tribute to the Gauchos of the past.

Jeff Velasco

PS.: on a side note, this is the kind of knife I guess Ed Fowler was discussing in his recent article at Blade. Ed, please correct me if I am mistaken.
 
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But, are they good for doinh yard work?

"The person who only 'sees' practical use for a knife when it´s ergonomics are just about perfect ignores a wide - if not the vast content as a whole - range of knife use as tool through history. Education is strongly suggested as this piece of artwork, though not ergonomic by modern standards, has been capable of doing things you would not believe for over a 100 years."

If you thought my question was serious, you need to lighten up!

The thing is obviously a work of art!!!
 
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