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Old 14th July 2010, 01:49 AM   #1
Warren McQ
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Default Spanish Folding Sword ?

This just finished on our favorite auction site at a high price.........
I've never seen anything like it at 33 inches open length.
What is it and why did it bring a high price ?

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Old 14th July 2010, 02:09 AM   #2
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Warren,

Because it is an extremely desirable and very large broad exhibition quality Navaja, a shame I didn't see it, I too would have paid handsomely.

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Old 14th July 2010, 04:45 AM   #3
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I thought it was unusual, Here's the link to the completed auction
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...=STRK:MEWAX:IT
It is impressive !

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Old 14th July 2010, 08:01 AM   #4
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a lot of these giant folders were used in shop windows of knife stores/manufacturers as an easily recognizable advertisement/shop sign, important in the days when reading was not a universal skill.
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Old 14th July 2010, 11:03 PM   #5
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It's a Najava, as freebooter said. Distantly related to knives like the Laguiole. I think the seller just threw "SWORD" into the title as a searchterm hook to try to get more exposure. Worked, apparently, most genuine Spanish Najavas seem to bring big money regardless of size.

Certainly a very nice piece, though when I saw it I was looking for something a bit smaller and more suited to everyday use.
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