Spanish Knife

Randy: Thanks for the suggestion. Your Hardware carries Aitors?? You're a lucky man! All but one of the hardware stores in my city carry NO pocket knives, which was a huge surprise to me when I got re-interested in knives last January. When I was a kid in the 1950s and 1960s, hardware stores were THE place to buy jack knives.

Big thanks to sevilla :thumbup::thumbup:
He emailed me some very helpful information and links related to Spanish knives, and even recommended a knife shop (complete with owner's name) in his hometown. Just another example of the kind of behavior that's quite commonplace on this forum, but much more rare in the "real world"! Thanks again, sevilla!

- GT
 
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5K Qs said:
Randy: Thanks for the suggestion. Your Ace Hardware carries Aitors?? You're a lucky man! All but one of the hardware stores in my city carry NO pocket knives, which was a huge surprise to me when I got re-interested in knives last January. When I was a kid in the 1950s and 1960s, hardware stores were THE place to buy jack knives.

- GT
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That's what I was thinking. My Ace carries Frost cutlery knives only (shudder). I'm lucky enough to have a pretty good knife shop locally and it doesn't even carry Aitors.

This is a nice place to hang ain't it?
 
5K Qs said:
Thanks for the great photos of that Toledo leverlock, Jack.
I don't think I've ever seen that type of mechanism, and the artistic craftsmanship is very impressive!! :thumbup::thumbup:
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You're welcome my friend. I suspect those knives are made for tourists, but they go back aways :thumbup:

glocktenman said:
I was just in the hardware store a few days a go and looked at three of the Aitors. All three with wood handles, slip joints and CS leaf type blades. S/M/L. The prices were good IMO. Cool knives from Spain. Maybe you could find something that's not available here in the US and local only to Spain.
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All three sizes? Wow :) There was a rumour that Aitor had stopped producing the Pequenya. Great knives, but Aitor seem to produce a whole range of patterns, as do Castor, and I'm sure there are smaller Spanish knife companies :thumbup:

5K Qs said:
Big thanks to sevilla :thumbup::thumbup:
He emailed me some very helpful information and links related to Spanish knives, and even recommended a knife shop (complete with owner's name) in his hometown. Just another example of the kind of behavior that's quite commonplace on this forum, but much more rare in the "real world"! Thanks again, sevilla!
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:cool:

davek14 said:
This is a nice place to hang ain't it?
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It certainly is :) :thumbup:
 
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Talk about the knives and brands. NOT where to buy them.
 
Oops! Sorry, Frank; I should have known better than that. Thanks for keeping us on-track even on holidays.:)

- GT
 
Big thanks to sevilla :thumbup::thumbup:
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You´re always welcome. I do no more than I would like other people to do with me. So simple, so easy.
Let me know when you´re coming.
 
I'd get a traditional Spanish Navaja (in Toledo steel if possible).


When my parents lived in Madrid in the early and mid 1950s, Mom had a USN sword made for Dad in Toledoel (Dad was assigned to JUSMAG Spain). I have that sword now.

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Take a look at the "linea verde" (green line) from Aitor.

I have one, model Gran Patrullero, it's like a SAK Spartan with steroids.

Cheers

SAKV.
 
Thanks for the tip, SAKV. I'll check out the Aitors you recommend.

- GT
 
You're welcome sir

I have to say that any model, from the basic one blade Gran Quinto (only one blade like SAK solo), to the top of line Gran Montañero (tools combo like a SAK Camper) are very solid and nice MT.

The green line from Aitor, in proportions, is like 15% bigger than the 91mm series from Vic, so you have an idea, in fact, online you can find pics comparing them.

Cheers and "Ole"!

SAKV.
 
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