gaucho knives

[Gonzalo G]

Originally Posted by Ferguson

I love them, and have a few from the late 20th century. Don't know much about them though, and would like to know more. I think the blade shape is very useful and pleasing to the eye.
Steve

Yes, it´s a nice work. The blade is commonly known as a "Tandil", and the chasing work belongs to the School of Olavarria, an old school which is characterized by the baroque style of decoration, very profuse and rich. It´s counterpart, is the School Rioplatense, which is characterized by a decoration more sober, like the one you can find in the cuchillos criollos exposed here in the other pictures. It is ver common for the silversmtihs to purchase an already made blade, and to mount it with their work. Is the same with the "sogueros", the people who works leather to make hilts over wood, and sheaths for the criollo knives. You can see a beatiful work of soguería in this tutorial here:

http://www.armasblancas.com.ar/foros...t=6047&page=10

I expect you can see it without registering. If not, I can get a permission to post the picture in this forum.

My regards

Gonzalo


My regards

Gonzalo