This is a small, slip-joint, folding Spanish Navaja with a 2-15/16" flat ground, belt satin-finish blade. Closed length - 4" The blade and spring are of 3/32" D2 steel.
The handle is some very fine Bull Horn that I collected from La Corrida, the bullfights, at the Plaza del Toros in Merida, Yucatan. I boil, press and cut the horns myself. The Bull Horn is backed with 23 kt gold leaf to help reflect light through the translucent areas of the horn - it's very beautiful in the sunlight. Nickel Silver liners, pins and file worked top and bottom bolsters. Silver 1925 ten-centavo escutcheon. Vine pattern file worked blade with thumb grooves. Handmade black lambskin pocket sheath. SOLD (including FedEx economical insured to US or Canada. $15 extra to most of EU)
There is no nail nick (I don't usually cut them in the Spanish Navajas) - there is more than enough blade exposed to pinch it open. Knife opens with a medium pull. Backspring is flush open and closed and has no half-stop. Supplied shaving sharp.
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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The handle is some very fine Bull Horn that I collected from La Corrida, the bullfights, at the Plaza del Toros in Merida, Yucatan. I boil, press and cut the horns myself. The Bull Horn is backed with 23 kt gold leaf to help reflect light through the translucent areas of the horn - it's very beautiful in the sunlight. Nickel Silver liners, pins and file worked top and bottom bolsters. Silver 1925 ten-centavo escutcheon. Vine pattern file worked blade with thumb grooves. Handmade black lambskin pocket sheath. SOLD (including FedEx economical insured to US or Canada. $15 extra to most of EU)
There is no nail nick (I don't usually cut them in the Spanish Navajas) - there is more than enough blade exposed to pinch it open. Knife opens with a medium pull. Backspring is flush open and closed and has no half-stop. Supplied shaving sharp.
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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