Tourist Knives: Traditional Knives Bought abroad.

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Blake the Blade

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Got this knife at a boot sale recently. It strikes me as a touristy type of thing and is marked Nicul Inox. I believe it was produced in Portugal. Though perhaps slightly trashy the knife is of good quality and it's design is clearly peculiar to its place of origin. I just wondered if anyone else had picked up anything interesting of a traditional nature on their holidays.

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Any information on this knife and, in particular, the material of it's scales would be of interest. Many thanks.
 
Doesn't look trashy at all to me, more a great find~ Looks like acrylic scales, a brass bolster and most likely a 420hc steel blade judging by 'inox'.

My resolza from italy that was gifted while being a 'lesser' steel at 420hc sharpens up to be a laser, is ground thing and has a beautiful patina going on the brass bolsters.
 
Blake the Blade said:
Got this knife at a boot sale recently. It strikes me as a touristy type of thing and is marked Nicul Inox. I believe it was produced in Portugal. Though perhaps slightly trashy the knife is of good quality and it's design is clearly peculiar to its place of origin. I just wondered if anyone else had picked up anything interesting of a traditional nature on their holidays.
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Any information on this knife and, in particular, the material of it's scales would be of interest. Many thanks.
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Cool knife, Blake! :thumbup:
I can't offer you any insights on the knife, other than agree with you that its design seems definitely influenced by the Spanish navaja.

Over the Christmas/New Years holidays, I went to visit my daughter who lives in Madrid, and we visited several Spanish cities. I bought at least one sharp souvenir at each locale. Here's a group shot of my Spanish mementos.

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Cool knife, Blake! :thumbup:
I can't offer you any insights on the knife, other than agree with you that its design seems definitely influenced by the Spanish navaja.

Over the Christmas/New Years holidays, I went to visit my daughter who lives in Madrid, and we visited several Spanish cities. I bought at least one sharp souvenir at each locale. Here's a group shot of my Spanish mementos.

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Thanks for the info mate, navaja eh. Nice collection too, particularly the smaller Joker knife. Thanks for your interest. :thumbup:
 
Ryouchijtx said:
Doesn't look trashy at all to me, more a great find~ Looks like acrylic scales, a brass bolster and most likely a 420hc steel blade judging by 'inox'.

My resolza from italy that was gifted while being a 'lesser' steel at 420hc sharpens up to be a laser, is ground thing and has a beautiful patina going on the brass bolsters.
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Yeah I do like it, It's robust with a substantial blade. Sharpened up it's a useable knife. Thanks :thumbup:
 
Few of mine that might fit in here :thumbup:



















 
I bought a higonokami in Tokyo a couple years ago. Sorry for the lack of a photo, but it has the usual brass handle.

And in the mid-1990s, I got a #6 Opinel in carbon steel at a tabac in the Rue Mouffetard (flea market street) in Paris. It's on the bottom:

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Blake the Blade said:
Nice collection Jack. I particularly like the last two: douk douk and vendetta knives I think ??
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Thanks my friend, the penultimate knife is actually a Lever-lock from Toledo, but I do have a Douk-Douk :)
 
AreBeeBee said:
I bought a higonokami in Tokyo a couple years ago. Sorry for the lack of a photo, but it has the usual brass handle.

And in the mid-1990s, I got a #6 Opinel in carbon steel at a tabac in the Rue Mouffetard (flea market street) in Paris. It's on the bottom:

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Nice one R.B.B. Where better to pick up an Opinel.:thumbup:
 
Blake the Blade said:
Got this knife at a boot sale recently. It strikes me as a touristy type of thing and is marked Nicul Inox. I believe it was produced in Portugal. Though perhaps slightly trashy the knife is of good quality and it's design is clearly peculiar to its place of origin. I just wondered if anyone else had picked up anything interesting of a traditional nature on their holidays.

Untitled by Mark Saunders, on Flickr.Untitled by Mark Saunders, on Flickr

Any information on this knife and, in particular, the material of it's scales would be of interest. Many thanks.
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Doesn't the "inox" stand for "inoxidable" or "stainless"?

Captain O
 
Hi mark . I have found a company called NICUL- NOVA INDUSTRIA DE CUTTELARIAS . it's in Portugal they do low end to highed kitching knives . and a small range of hunting knives . though I didn't find any folders in their catalogue . they were established in 1975 . so there is a possibility its one of there early ones . hope this helps . :)
 
Years ago and during a port visit, I picked up a Brusletto-Falken in Norway. It was a hard choice to make considering all the different Brusletto knives they had.
THEN ... Mason chewed up the sheath tip when he was a pup and I had to try and reshape it ... shoot

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GIT down !!!

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I used to to have a lot of Brusletto's Jim, I acted as a consultant to their UK importer back in the 90's, very good knives I think. I've given almost all of them away over the years, but they've gone to good homes :thumbup:
 
Most of the Brusletto-Falken sheaths today, look similar to the one I posted ... except for canid teeth marks Lol
But my sheath originally had a triangular kind of leather "tab" hanging down on the end of it ... gone
 
BrotherJim said:
Most of the Brusletto-Falken sheaths today, look similar to the one I posted ... except for canid teeth marks Lol
But my sheath originally had a triangular kind of leather "tab" hanging down on the end of it ... gone
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LOL! I know just the sort of thing you mean Jim, I think they're a traditional Norwegian dog-chew design! :D :thumbup:
 
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