28th January 2008, 08:34 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Australia
Posts: 685
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Hi Gavin,
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Originally Posted by freebooter
Outstanding Chris, I knew you'd come through with some references.
Very interesting to see the 3 very different styles and that cutlers were still having a go at Navaja of huge proportions in modern times.
The image I see in the 1908 photo looks very much like a 1.76metre Navaja that sold last year in the US. I guess everyone would be plucking at straws with the questions I am about to ask, but I thought I'd throw it out there anyway. How many of these over sized Navaja do you think existed in the 1800/early1900s, considering the decline in sales, would they still be considered a banned item under Spanish law at this huge size and is there any reference anywhere as to where these first started to appear in these proportions?
very best regards
Gavin
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